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Duke beings conference play against Virginia Tech Saturday. The Hokies may be the ACC newcomer, but it might be Duke that is in for a rude awakening.
Often a team is defined by its quarterback.
Duke not only fell to Connecticut Saturday, but the team lost one of its emotional leaders on and off the field to injury.
With only a quarter remaining in Duke's game against Connecticut, it seemed as if Duke might walk away with a rare road victory.
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Every athlete dreams of being in the situation that the Duke players faced Saturday with 3:40 remaining in regulation.
Two days after its 27-12 opening loss to Navy, the football team remained “disgusted” with its performance.
Wake Forest running back Chris Barclay wants to be a physical therapist after college, but this season he’ll be breaking ankles rather than mending them.
For head coach Chan Gailey and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, last year presented the best of seasons and the worst of seasons.
With the nation’s sixth-hardest schedule, N.C. State will undoubtedly have the opportunity to prove itself against some of the strongest teams in the nation.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Momentum plays a key role in every football game. Whichever team best utilizes momentum swings almost always wins.
The last time Duke’s receiving corps was this excited about the upcoming season, the Blue Devils were playing under the not-so-humble tutelage of Steve Spurrier.
September 18, the Virginia Tech football team will become a true member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. That is the date when Duke will roll the welcome wagon all the way to Blacksburg, Va.
At first glance, one might have wondered if anyone could have lifted Duke’s football program out of its perpetual doldrums.
When Florida State was down 16-14 with 5:30 to play in last year’s Orange Bowl, kicker Xavier Beitia missed a 39-yard field goal wide right against then out-of-conference rival...
Senior co-captain Phillip Alexander knows that Duke’s defense has lost a chunk of its heart and soul.
The battle started last spring and will not end any time soon.
It’s finally starting to come together for head coach Al Groh and the Virginia Cavaliers.
The Duke football team will face many challenges this season, both from its own lack of experience and from the talent its opponents will bring to the field.
Still high off last year’s surprising mid-season turnaround and Peach Bowl victory, Clemson, with 14 returning starters, expects to build off last year’s momentum in Death Valley.
Can a football team ever have too much depth?.
