As the 2023 season rapidly approaches, the Blue Zone takes a look at each of the eight major position groups on this Duke roster: Specialists, defensive line, offensive line, linebackers, defensive backs, receivers, running backs and quarterbacks.
On Friday morning, ACC leadership voted and turned rumor into action — extending invitations to Stanford, California and SMU, bringing its total number of members to 18.
Two-hundred-forty-seven days. It's been more than eight months since the Blue Devils last took the turf. On Monday night, the wait is finally over. The Chronicle is here with everything you need to know before kickoff.
A number is, after all, just a number, though it perhaps comes with some underlying personal meaning, supplementary swagger or the respect of newcomers. That’s certainly true for a bounty of the Blue Devils’ returning starters.
Jalon Calhoun and Jordan Moore — two former quarterbacks now plying their trade as wideouts — look to lead the Blue Devils onward and upward in 2023.
I must be the bearer of bad news. Duke has been here before. In fact, an almost identical situation played out in the 90s under the direction of Fred Goldsmith — and it didn’t go so well.
Barton’s path — which now seems destined for Sunday football — has been rife with obstacles. Now a senior, he has played through a pandemic, two lopsided losing seasons, position shifts and a head coaching change.
For the Blue Devils to truly contend in the ACC, or even fight for the top spot in that second tier, they need to keep their first game close.
The Blue Devils retain five full starting units from last year’s squad, though only one positional group on defense remains intact: all four starters on the defensive line.
The reigning ACC Coach of the Year has earned the respect of his assistants and locker room. This is what brought the successes of 2022 and what he hopes will lay the brickwork for successes in 2023.
On Monday evening, Duke football will begin to write the second chapter of the Elko Era as the squad takes on Clemson at Wallace Wade Stadium. Before the opening kick, take a look at The Chronicle's previews for each of the Blue Devils’ 2023 opponents.
