After a disappointing 2-9 season in 2020, Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe and the Blue Devils are closing in on their first game of the season against the Charlotte 49ers. As Friday draws closer, the Blue Zone has you covered with some film study.
For Shaka Heyward, the gridiron is more than just a platform to pursue his passion—it’s a link to his family history. Like many kids growing up in football-crazy Georgia, Heyward found himself involved in some classic backyard battles with his siblings. Nothing out of the ordinary, right?
Duke announced its starters for Week One of the 2021 season in head coach David Cutcliffe’s Monday afternoon press conference.
Heading into 2020, Durant sat second on the depth chart at running back behind senior captain Deon Jackson. With only 114 career carries to his name and just a single touchdown, he began the season as a bonafide backup, and after an underwhelming start in the season opener against Notre Dame, it seemed as if Durant was destined to lie another season in waiting before his opportunity finally rolled around. Maybe, just maybe, he wasn’t ready yet.
Gunnar Holmberg will be taking the reins of the offense after several key departures.
With the 2021 season right around the corner, The Chronicle breaks down each of the eight major position groups for the Blue Devils: Quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends, offensive line, defensive line, defensive backs, linebackers and specialists.
Entering the 2021 season with last year's corps mostly intact, Duke’s deep roster of pass-catchers seeks to prove itself as a force to be reckoned with.
With the 2021 season right around the corner, The Chronicle breaks down each of the eight major position groups for the Blue Devils: Quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends, offensive line, defensive line, defensive backs, linebackers and specialists.
Duke football held their second scrimmage Saturday, and with more practice under their belts, these Blue Devils are in the final stretches of preparation for the start of the season.
The Blue Devils have their captains, and apparently, three is the magic number.
While adding depth on the recruiting trail is still a goal for the coaching staff, the emergence of the next crop of Duke linebackers—particularly Shaka Heyward—have eased some concerns.
With the 2021 season right around the corner, The Chronicle breaks down each of the eight major position groups for the Blue Devils: Quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends, offensive line, defensive line, defensive backs, linebackers and specialists.
Heading into 2021, Duke is losing nearly every impact player along the defensive line and is seeking replacements.
Duke is dealing with the loss of its former standout kick returner Damond Philyaw-Johnson but it returns the rest of the pieces of a special teams unit that made impacts all of last season.
Head coach David Cutcliffe led an 85-play, full-team scrimmage last Saturday, and all players logged valuable game-simulating minutes in pads.
Nakeie Montgomery’s talent on the Koskinen Stadium grass is already well-established. And now he's going to to bring it to Wallace Wade Stadium.
With the 2021 football season just over a month away, head coach David Cutcliffe and his Blue Devils have their eyes set on a turnaround season.
Duke's best product from the 2021 NFL Draft class may not be who you think—but he is in prime position to develop into a strong starter.
After all was said and done, four Blue Devils were taken in the 2021 NFL Draft and three more were signed as undrafted free agents. Now, the Blue Zone takes a look at where they ended up and what the future could hold.
Good things come in threes, and that held true for Duke in the aftermath of this year’s NFL Draft.
