With the regular season over and the playoffs beginning this weekend, a couple of former Blue Devils have begun their offseasons early, but another pair is still playing on.
The year was not kind to Duke Athletics, with major injuries coming into focus at the wrong time for some of the program’s best teams and the Blue Devils' 26 varsity teams failing to capture a team ACC or national title.
Duke's wrestling, men's basketball, field hockey and football teams all had notable wins against North Carolina in 2016.
Although many former Blue Devils have seen their roles diminish in 2016, one former Duke star is still excelling as the playoffs draw closer.
Quarterback Chris Katrenick and four-star defensive end Drew Jordan are among the group making their official visits this weekend.
1980s Duke football recruiting visits included personal tours from female student hosts and mentors.
Duke's special teams took a major step back a year after losing the most accomplished kicker and punter in school history.
The Chronicle's football beat writers break down what went wrong for Duke in its 4-8 season.
The Blue Devils took down North Carolina 27-25 in 2013 to get to 10 wins and earn a trip to the ACC championship.
The Blue Devil defense was not consistent enough to lift Duke to the postseason this year.
The Blue Devils’ 4-8 record this year did not surprise me, but I was surprised at how they got there.
Duke's offense was hampered by injuries to three key players, but still did enough to lift the Blue Devils to two key upsets.
Duke could not put any pressure on Brad Kaaya, who torched the Blue Devils for 396 passing yards and four touchdowns.
Following Duke's season-ending 41-20 loss at Miami, The Chronicle's Sam Turken explains what went wrong for the Blue Devils.
Duke came out of the locker room as a completely different team in the second half, allowing 24 unanswered points in a blowout loss.
Duke answered two Miami scores with long touchdown drives and heads into the locker room trailing the Hurricanes 16-14 at Sun Life Stadium.
Getting to Brad Kaaya in the pass rush could be the key to disrupting Miami's high-scoring offense.
Ahead of Duke's final regular-season game at Miami, The Chronicle's Hank Tucker and Mitchell Gladstone explain what the 4-7 Blue Devils need to change coming off a 56-14 loss at Pittsburgh.
Duke's defense could rise or fall with the play of Ben Humphreys in its regular-season finale.
Duke will look to keep its postseason hopes alive when it travels to take on the Hurricanes on the road Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium.
