This Saturday, as many Duke students head home for fall break, head coach David Cutcliffe will take his team a mere 10 miles down the road to face off against North Carolina.
After rattling off three straight home wins, the Blue Devils hit the road Saturday for a date with nearby North Carolina. The Blue Zone brings you a player to watch out for on both sides ahead of Duke's ACC opener.
Duke football opens conference play this Saturday with a marquis matchup against cross-town rival North Carolina, but before the Blue Devils make their way to Kenan Stadium, the Blue Zone brings some film analysis to preview the game.
With Week Three in the books, the Blue Zone takes a look at how former Blue Devils fared in the NFL.
Duke and North Carolina have a showdown at Chapel Hill Saturday at 12 p.m. However, a game that was once a foregone conclusion heading into the season now has the potential to be a competitive one.
The Blue Zone breaks down everything you need to know about Duke football's victory with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead.
Perhaps it would be wishful thinking to expect Duke to hold the Jayhawks to single-digit scoring but, against a team that hadn’t scored more than 22 points in a game this season, a final Kansas score in the teens shouldn’t have been out of the question.
For all Duke’s shortcomings Saturday, it used a superb second half and polished offensive showing to recover from a poor start and to do what matters most: win.
It’s been an up-and-down ride for the Blue Devils through the opening half of this matchup. After Duke opened up the game with a Mataeo Durant touchdown for the lead, it’s been a back-and-forth affair since with six lead changes for a score of 24-21 in favor of Kansas heading into the locker room. Here’s five of our observations from the first half:
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.
Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track of their prediction records every week. Duke hosts Kansas Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium for a 4 p.m. kickoff where the Blue Devils enter as 16-point favorites.
The Blue Devils pulled off an encouraging 30-23 win against Northwestern last week, and they can maintain their perfect home record by keeping up that momentum against Kansas at Wallace Wade Stadium this Saturday afternoon. In preparation, the Blue Zone brings three keys to game for Duke to do just that.
This Saturday marks the last game before ACC play starts for Duke.
The Jayhawks and Blue Devils, both known for their basketball prowess, will be taking the field to compete in football Saturday. The Blue Zone brings you a player to watch out for on both sides ahead of Duke's final non-conference matchup.
The Blue Zone takes a look at some Kansas film ahead of Duke's matchup with the Jayhawks.
Just two weeks after a derailing opening loss to Charlotte, Duke has now flipped the momentum to a positive trajectory after defeating Northwestern 30-23.
The Kansas Jayhawks march into town off the back of two straight drubbings at the hands of Coastal Carolina and Baylor. The Blue Devils, antithetically, are on the upswing, riding the high of a statement win against Northwestern after taking care of business against North Carolina A&T.
With the second week of the NFL coming to a close, let’s take a look at how a few former Blue Devils performed across the league. The Blue Zone keeps you up to date:
Beating a successful Power Five program like Northwestern in such a gritty, defensively tough way is a reason for optimism among Blue Devil fans.
In their second home game of the season, Duke football emerged victorious against Northwestern with an unlikely 30-23 win. With three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead, the Blue Zone breaks down everything you need to know about the Blue Devils' close win.
