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BDN’s Q & A with prospect Quinn Cook
Can you talk about being the first junior in roughly fifty years to win the Washington D.C. Metro player of the Year award? Oh, it was a huge honor. Being the first guy in nearly 50 years and playing against the type of competition we had this year with Kendall and Tyler and everybody. I [...]
Duke leads for OG prospect Lucas Patrick
BDN’s look at offensive line prospects continues with a look at Lucas Patrick – Lucas Patrick is a 6’4” 287 pound junior offensive guard from Brentwood, Tennessee. In 2009, Brentwood finished second in the Tennessean’s year-end mid-state poll, falling one game short of the state championship. Lucas received the team’s Junior Weight Room Award, anchoring [...]
Offers are flying in for junior Duke prospect OT Shane Mertz
Duke was the first school to offer a scholarship to Shane Mertz, a 6’8” 275 pound junior offensive tackle from Hazlet, New Jersey, and the offers have kept coming in. On Tuesday, he received an offer from Buffalo and on Wednesday, he received an offer from Rutgers, bringing his total to four, with several others [...]
Amir Williams Talks of his Visit to Duke
On Thursday, 6’10″ Amir Williams of Detroit Country Day visited Duke University and was able to view the team’s banquet. By Saturday, he was back at work helping The Family AAU program of Detroit reach the Finals of the King James Shooting Stars Classic in Akron, Ohio. After speaking at length with Blue Devil Nation [...]
Sean Renfree recaps Duke Spring Football
DURHAM – BDN takes a look back at spring practice with this audio clip from Sean Renfree, the Blue Devil projected starting quarterback. Renfree of course, sat out for most of the spring rehabilitating his season ending injury from a season ago. All eyes will be on Sean Renfree this season with the loss of [...]
Jon Scheyer’s farewell speech from the Awards Banquet ceremony
DURHAM – BDN’s coverage of the magical national championship continues with Jon Scheyer making his farewell speech from the annual Duke Basketball Awards Banquet in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Needless to say this years event was truly special in that Scheyer leaves Duke with a National Championship. What an amazing season! Just press play -
A look at the Duke Blue Devils 2010 Football Schedule -Part 1
Durham, N.C. – After 9 wins in his first two seasons at Duke, Coach David Cutcliffe and the 2010 Blue Devils will look to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 1994. Do they have the schedule to do it? As spring practices kicks off, BDN takes a first look at the 2010 Duke football [...]
The Jon Scheyer Foundation will host May Madness: Gaming to Give
DURHAM, N.C. – After leading the Duke Blue Devils to the 2010 NCAA National Championship, senior Jon Scheyer plans to give back to the Durham community. The Jon Scheyer Foundation will host May Madness: Gaming to Give on May 1, 2010 from noon to 5 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The event will feature Halo 3 and FIFA [...]
BDN continues it’s look at Duke OL prospects with Marcus Aprahamiam
Marcus Aprahamian is a 6’5” 300 pound junior offensive tackle from Brookfield, Wisconsin. In addition to his efforts on the gridiron, Marcus is also a varsity track (shot put and discus) athlete at Brookfield Central High School, which produced Pro Bowl offensive tackle Joe Thomas of the Cleveland Browns. Marcus has been selected in the [...]
Duke picks up a true post commitment in Tyler Adams
It was no real surprise when Tyler Adams [6-9, 250 Brandon, Mississippi] pulled the trigger to play his college basketball at Duke University making him the second commitment in the class of 2011, the other being Michael Gbinije. You learned from BDN last week that Coach Krzyzewski and Nate James dropped in on Adams for [...]
Coach K addressed the giddy crowd during Duke’s Award Banquet
DURHAM – With the National Championship still fresh in the minds of Duke fans, BDN brings you some of Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s comments from the Award Banquet. So, enjoy – Just press play -
Duke Football taking a long look at OT prospect Grant Jones
Grant Jones is a 6’5” 301 pound junior offensive tackle from Lynchburg, Virginia, who has drawn interest from nearly every school in the ACC. Grant has been selected in the preseason Top 100 by Offense-Defense Sports, and was named first team all-conference, area, and state as a junior at Liberty Christian Academy. In addition to [...]