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Duke defeated the Broncos with a golden goal overtime win in thrilling fashion.
The Blue Devils won the John Rennie Nike Invitational with their win against Cal State Bakersfield.
The triple-option seemingly fit Duke’s personnel, but in reality, limited the offense’s potential.
The Blue Zone gives three key takeaways and stats and looks forward for the Blue Devils following their season-opening loss to Alabama.
For the first portion of the game, the Blue Devils rose to the occasion, and showed their loyal fans who traveled down to Atlanta, the Crimson Tide and the rest of the nation that Duke’s football program is not afraid of the pressure.
Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, the game lasted longer than two possessions, and prognostications were correct.
Here are some quick notes and observations with Duke needing a comeback to pick up its third straight bowl win.
Pigs flew and Satan went ice skating Friday night.
Although the Blue Devils face arguably its toughest matchup of the season in just the first weekend, this weekend's campaign will give Duke the chance to showcase many new faces in its scheme as well as highlighting key returners in Payton Schwantz and Ade Owokoniran.
Quentin Harris will be making his first appearance as QB1 after starting two games last year, and the new look offense will have a tough first test against the Crimson Tide.
The Chronicle will be your go-to source for all things about the Blue Devils as they go for their seventh bowl appearance in the last eight years.
Entering Duke's season opener Saturday afternoon, the Blue Zone has previewed all teams the Blue Devils are slated to play in 2019.
The Chronicle's football beat writers Derek Saul, Evan Kolin, Ramona Naseri, Dilan Trivedi and Shane Smith give their predictions for the upcoming Blue Devils campaign.
The redshirt senior must develop into a true dual-threat signal caller if he hopes to lead Duke to a successful campaign.
“We're not the biggest guys, so we're not going to be lions. We're not the strongest guys, so we're not going to be tigers," Jones said.
Both Joe Giles-Harris and Ben Humphreys are gone. Now, the team must scramble to find new leaders on the defensive end of the field.
Joe Giles-Harris and Ben Humphreys are gone, making linebacker the defensive position for Duke that has needed the most retooling since last fall.
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