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Duke football needs to be resilient
By Daniel Carp | September 12, 2012If Duke has shown one thing during the past few years, it has been its ability to bounce back from big losses.
If Duke has shown one thing during the past few years, it has been its ability to bounce back from big losses.
If there was ever a game for Duke to employ a little trickery on offense, it was the Stanford matchup.
Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe and his team have played just two games.
Duke fell to Stanford 50-13, with the Cardinal dominating in all phases of play in Palo Alto.
We sat down with the Stanford Daily football editor to get the inside scoop on the Cardinal football team.
No new names for the Blue Devils appear on this week's injury report, but the list remains long.
Brandon Connette is seeing action all over the field on offense for the Blue Devils.
Duke has not beaten a ranked opponent on the road in 41 years. The last time it happened, Stanford was the victim in 1971.
Stanford beat Duke football 44-14 last season, but looked shaky in its 20-17 season-opening win versus San Jose State.
Although fans were lacking, student attendance was a bright spot at Wallace Wade Saturday.
Matt Daniels didn't break the long drought of Duke football players going unselected in the NFL Draft, but he made the Rams roster anyway.
Although Duke's 46-26 season-opening victory was impressive, the defense needs to improve going forward.