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Expand the playoff
By Andrew Donohue | December 6, 2017The four-team playoff is a fundamentally-flawed design with five so-called power conferences.
The four-team playoff is a fundamentally-flawed design with five so-called power conferences.
Two years after winning the Pinstripe Bowl in New York, Duke is heading north again in its return to the postseason.
Duke's defense anchored a shoddy offense for most of the season, and it earned recognition for its efforts Monday with four All-ACC members.
The Blue Devils' senior class will have another opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the program as they go bowling for a final time.
Duke knocked off the Demon Deacons 31-23 to earn its sixth win of the year and become bowl eligible for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
For Duke fans looking to pay attention to games that could impact the Blue Devils' bowl chances, here is a schedule of all the relevant contests.
The Blue Devil defense will have its hands full with one of the ACC's premier passers, who leads the conference in completion percentage, passer rating and touchdown-to-interception ratio.
The offensive stars of the day were running backs Brittain Brown and Shaun Wilson, who combined for 27 carries and 189 rushing yards.
The Blue Devils scored 30 unanswered points to finish the game.
Duke will look to avoid finishing with a losing record at Wallace Wade Stadium for the first time since 2011.
Fantasy sports diminish the single greatest feeling and enjoyment that comes from fandom: hatred.
Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall has excelled when opting to carry the ball this season.
Although Georgia Tech’s triple option differs from Army in its play-calling emphases, the Yellow Jackets are no pushovers running the ball.
The Blue Devils were expected to come out as the aggressor, but as it has been throughout its six-game losing streak, Duke let its opponent seize the momentum.
Duke’s offense has to get back on track Saturday at noon if it wants to win arguably its most winnable remaining game of the season.
Saying that explosive plays on the ground have burned the Blue Devils would be an understatement.
The Black Knights enter the weekend averaging an astounding 365.4 yards per game on the ground.
Despite all that has gone wrong in a season that continues to snowball out of control, Duke has somehow avoided the injury bug.
Watching Duke’s offense last Saturday was a tough task.
Once the Hokies got the ball with 30 seconds left in the second quarter, nightmares from the past came back to haunt the Blue Devils on Halloween weekend.