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Duke defeats Virginia 28-17
Duke utilized a clutch fourth quarter performance to defeat Virginia 28-17, on the road, in Charlottesville, to improve to 5-3 (3-1 ACC) on the season. The victory was the third straight conference victory for the Blue Devils. Duke scored the games final 16 points to comeback from a 17-12 deficit.
Duke dominated first quarter [...]
BDN’s Duke at Virginia Preview
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Last time out
Duke defeated Maryland in a wet Wallace Wade Stadium, 17-13. Thad Lewis completed 30/43 passes for 371 yards and 2 touchdowns, connecting with six different receivers. The outstanding trio of Kelly, Varner, and Vernon led the way for the receiving corps, with a combined 22 receptions for [...]
Duke football lands another in state recruit in Nick Sink
Durham, N.C. – Duke Football continued its in state recruiting success when they got a commitment from Nick Sink, a 6-6 245 pound prospect from Forsyth Country Day.
Sink becomes the 16th player in the Blue Devils class of 2010 announcing his intent on Thursday.
The newest addition to the Duke Football family plays tight end and [...]
Marshall Plumlee – “There are many attractive aspects when thinking of playing with my brothers at Duke”
Forging your own identity as a basketball player is a tough task, but that’s especially true if you have two older brothers who already play for one of the elite programs in college basketball.
But if anyone is up to he task it’s Marshall Plumlee, a near seven foot front court player that is going into [...]
Duke Football Injury Report – Boyette, Butler likely to miss UVA game
Duke Football Injury Report
Duke vs. Virginia – October 31
RB Re’quan Boyette (knee) – Questionable
CB Lee Butler (leg) — Doubtful
LB Abraham Kromah (leg) — OUT
WR Tyree Watkins (leg) — OUT
RB Kyle Griswould (leg) — OUT FOR SEASON
S Anthony Young-Wiseman (knee) — OUT FOR SEASON
Victories bring out the fanbase
Durham, N.C. – Many old timers will tell you that when Duke has won a few games in the past fans come out of the woodwork. Unfortunately for Duke, a good crowd dwindled as the rain periodically soaked Wallace Wade Stadium this past Saturday.
Putting fans in the seats in Durham has been no easy task, [...]
Coach K – Defense builds character at Duke
Durham, N.C. -A lot of Duke fans were not around when current Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski was first named the basketball coach at Duke University. Thirty years ago, Tom Butters interviewed the then Army coach at the bequest of Bobby Knight and the rest is glorious history for the Duke program.
Krzyzewski didn’t inherit a [...]
Jon Scheyer discusses social media outlets, family and Coach K
Jon Scheyer talked of social media groups, such as Twitter and Facebook, his parents’ support and thoughts on playing for Coach K in Part 1 of a recent one-on-one interview with the senior Sorry, but you must become a premium subscriber to view the rest of this post.
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BDN Quick Hitter – Thaddeus Lewis talks of the upcoming game with UVA
BDN sat down with Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis this afternoon and got his thoughts on the upcoming contest with Virginia. Hear his thoughts for yourself by clicking play below -
Duke Freshman Ryan Kelly discusses the recent win over Pfeiffer
BDN caught up to freshman Ryan Kelly after the Duke-Pfeiffer game to get his thoughts on his 17 point effort -
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Duke at Virginia Game Notes
Blue Devils Travel To Charlottesville
Duke (4-3, 2-1 ACC) will head to Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, Oct. 31 to face Virginia (3-4, 2-1 ACC). Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. (ET) at David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium. The game will be streamed live on ESPN360.com with Frank Giardina calling the play-by-play and Danny [...]
Duke WR Austin Kelly talks about the Devils big win over Maryland
Not to be lost in all of the basketball hullabaloo is Duke’s second consecutive ACC win in football. The Blue Devils took care of business against Maryland posting a 17-13 victory. BDN caught up with Austin Kelly to get his thoughts on the game. Kelly had a team high nine catches for 61 yards.
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