The Victory Bell rings from Chapel Hill yet again.
Duke will make the short trip to Chapel Hill this weekend to close out the season with its annual rivalry game against North Carolina.
Early in the game Saturday afternoon, it appeared that Duke was poised to pull off an upset over a quality opponent.
After dropping last weekend’s game against Virginia, the Blue Devils entered this week of practice understanding that they would again be ineligible to appear in a postseason bowl game.
Donovan Varner’s 64-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter Saturday against Virginia made history as it vaulted Varner into a tie with former Blue Devil Clarkston Hines with 189 career receptions.
After his team’s fifth straight loss, usually loquacious head coach David Cutcliffe issued a terse opening statement.