With the opening kickoff of the 2020 season rapidly approaching, it was time for the Blue Devils to select their team captains.
Head coach David Cutcliffe named Chase Brice as the team's starting quarterback to open the season.
NFL football is right around the corner so here is a breakdown of the former Blue Devils to watch out for when the season begins.
Damond Philyaw-Johnson turned heads as a redshirt sophomore last season, and enters the 2020 campaign with huge expectations.
The starting job is up for grabs, with three players having legitimate cases to take snaps.
The loss of Wohlabaugh comes as a huge blow to the Blue Devils' offensive line.
Duke's running backs start the season already with two backs injured.
Duke's receiving corps returns the majority of its receiving yards from a season ago.
Duke athletics alumni and students alike have shown their support to this cause through social media, attending peaceful protests and giving touching speeches.
With last Saturday’s scrimmage serving as an inflection point in the growth of this iteration of Duke football, the last few days have been an opportunity for the coaching staff to find out how the depth chart will shake out.
Duke's secondary returns all of its starters from a year ago.
They say “the show must go on” and in the midst of a global pandemic and a stadium without fans, these words couldn’t ring truer for the linebackers hard at work on improving Duke’s defensive team for the 2020 season.
Duke's roster features a steady dose of newcomers and veterans up front.
Duke's defensive line has the ability to dominate the line of scrimmage all season long.
There will be a mixture of old and new faces in the realm of special teams for Duke.
With his prolific talent at such a young age, the young Manning has already picked up numerous offers, including Alabama, Boston College, Georgia, LSU, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas.
Chris Rumph II is one of the most dangerous pass rushers in all of college football.
It’s been a hectic week not just in college athletics, but college in general. Nevertheless, Duke football has continued to press on, with no signs of altering its course.
"In my heart of hearts, I believe we can play 11 games and we’re going to get it done," Cutcliffe said.
Regardless of whether college football is played this fall, the players have fundamentally altered the course of the sport forever.
