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By Andy Margius | September 13, 2010The newly renamed BB&T Field earned itself a nickname Saturday afternoon: The Defense-Free Zone.
The newly renamed BB&T Field earned itself a nickname Saturday afternoon: The Defense-Free Zone.
The Blue Devils have had a number of breakthroughs in the first two years of the David Cutcliffe era, like winning their first season-opener since 2002 and notching consecutive ACC victories last...
Duke travels to Winston-Salem Saturday to face a talented Demon Deacon squad that, despite being projected as one of the weaker teams in the ACC, still poses a real threat to the Blue Devils’ hopes...
With the conference opener at Wake Forest looming this weekend, Duke’s quest to make its first appearance in a bowl game since 1994 truly begins now.
When Duke started its 2008 season off with a win against an FCS opponent in head coach David Cutcliffe’s debut, he had to discourage students from taking down the goalposts.
September 1, 2007 was one of the worst days of my life. It wasn’t because I failed the SAT, got dumped by my girlfriend or realized that college was still a full year away.
“We were never at a level that we had reached in practice and training camp. This was not reflective of our football team,” head coach David Cutcliffe said a year ago after his team fell to...
If he wanted, Sean Renfree could finally let out a sigh of relief. He had just led his team to a 41-27 victory over Elon, passing his first test with flying colors as Duke’s starting quarterback.
Nineteen yards. That’s about the length of a standard construction dumpster like the one you might see in the Wannamaker firelane these days. And that’s all the rushing yards that the Blue Devils...
During the Ted Roof era, Duke’s special teams were anything but. Consequently, David Cutcliffe emphasized improving the most under-appreciated unit in football after he took over as Duke’s head coach.
When talking about Duke’s attempt at running the ball last year, head coach David Cutcliffe doesn’t mince his words.
When defensive linemen Vince Oghobaase and Ayanga Okpokowuruk graduated this past May, Duke’s traditional 4-3 defensive alignment went out the door with them.