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Riley breaking through coverage and ranks
By Will Flaherty | October 12, 2007With seven touchdowns in his past three games, Eron Riley has plenty of reasons to smile.
With seven touchdowns in his past three games, Eron Riley has plenty of reasons to smile.
How to turn ore into gold might be a question better suited for geologists, but Virginia Tech star running back Branden Ore's struggle to find end-zone paydirt this season has equally befuddled the...
Following a nearly completed comeback bid against Wake Forest last Saturday, head football beat writer Matthew Iles caught up with offensive coordinator Peter Vaas to talk about the weekend that...
In a year when top-ranked teams seem to be falling by the bunches to unranked opponents, No. 12 Virginia Tech's contest against Duke (1-5, 0-3 in the ACC) looks less like an automatic win and more...
Duke players and head coach Ted Roof echoed that one line over and over again following yet another disappointing loss Saturday. But the repetition is starting to get old.
After a close 24-14 loss to Miami last weekend, head football beat writer Matthew Iles caught up with offensive coordinator Peter Vaas to discuss the team's performance thus far and the upcoming...
As linebacker Glenn Williams kneeled on the sideline of Groves Stadium last year with a chance to beat Wake Forest, he was too nervous to even watch--. But with the final play resulting in a...
After a furious 21-point rally against Maryland Sept. 22 that led to a dramatic 31-24 overtime victory, it would not have been surprising if Wake Forest suffered a letdown the next week. Except...
For some of Duke's players, the Blue Devils' four-game road trip lasted so long that they seemingly forgot where the stadium was.
As a South Florida prep star, quarterback Thaddeus Lewis was one win shy of a playoff game in the Orange Bowl. But in his first game at the legendary stadium Saturday, Lewis quickly became familiar...
It did not matter if Joe Surgan, Nick Maggio, Greg Meyers or anyone else was kicking for Duke. The Blue Devils were going to go for the win if they had the chance, even if it meant foregoing an...
After Navy's game-winning field goal sailed through the uprights as time expired last Saturday, the Blue Devils could not help but feel a sense of déjà vu.
Well, the bottom line is we didn't win. So, the bottom line is we didn't score enough points.
In the first three periods of its games this season, Miami looked like it did in its championship years, forcing turnovers and scoring points at a rapid pace.
In light of last weekend's crushing 46-43 loss to Navy, where missed kicks by starter Joe Surgan and backup Greg Meyers accounted for more than Duke's margin of defeat, head coach Ted Roof was...
The Blue Devils are in dire need of a placekicker and they opened their doors to any and all interested students Monday to take a crack at walking onto the team.
After suffering their third loss on a game's final play over the last 15 games, the Blue Devils must have had just one question on their minds following Saturday's tilt at Navy-how did we lose?
Facing the nation's top rushing offense in Navy, the Blue Devils defense did a phenomenal job sticking to their assignments and wrapping up the ballcarrier
Duke went toe to toe with Navy for nearly 60 minutes in an offensive shootout Saturday, but it was the game's final play that led to an all-too familiar result.
Even in victory, Duke knows it cannot rest on its laurels-it has to go up against the best rushing attack in the nation this weekend. Rather than fight fire with fire, the Blue Devils (1-2, 0-1 in...