Extra point: Duke football falls in lopsided fashion to Florida State to cap off 2020 season
By Sam Mickenberg | December 14, 2020The Blue Devils dropped their ninth game of the year in Tallahassee, Fla. Saturday.
The Blue Devils dropped their ninth game of the year in Tallahassee, Fla. Saturday.
“When you go through adversity, you're going to come out on the other side with a bright light if you're the right type of people,” Cutcliffe said. “And I do believe we have the right type.”
Florida may be called The Sunshine State, but things weren’t so sunny for Duke Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee.
Duke is making it interesting in Tallahassee, as its second quarter comeback puts them within striking distance.
Will Duke close out its season with a win? Our beat writers don't seem too optimistic.
While this season has surely been a disappointment for the Blue Devils, there's still an opportunity to secure a historic first.
The Blue Devils struggled on both sides of the ball during their shutout loss to the ninth-ranked Hurricanes.
There was exactly one thing that went right for the Blue Devils in 60 minutes of play against Miami Saturday night. It occurred at the 14:46 mark of the first quarter.
Reminiscent of Duke’s previous late-season home blowouts to Wake Forest and Syracuse, the Blue Devils seemed out of it emotionally as the game progressed, and Miami simply laid down crushing blow after crushing blow.
For a team that has largely relied on its rushing attack to stay in ballgames, Duke must step up in that department over the final two quarters for the Blue Devils to have a fighting chance in the contest.
The Blue Devils come into Saturday's game as 14.5-point underdogs.
The Blue Devils have won two straight in the series, but our beat writers don't expect that streak to extend to three.
Garner has really emerged as the primary deep-ball target for quarterback Chase Brice, despite them struggled to connect last weekend.
The Blue Devils have won two straight against the Hurricanes, but this time they enter as heavy underdogs as Miami looks to keep its ACC Championship Game hopes alive.
Duke will host No. 9 Miami Saturday night and then travel to Florida State Dec. 12.
It’s nights like Saturday—ridiculous affairs between bottom-dwelling teams that seem to cross into the Twilight Zone—that remind us of why college football is so compelling.
The Blue Devils finally returned to action after a bye week and the cancelled game with Wake Forest gave them two weeks off.
In Duke's final road game of the season, it heads to the locker room trailing Georgia Tech.
The Blue Devils enter the contest as slight road favorites.
Our beat writers are confident in a Duke win Saturday in Atlanta.