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Blue Devils will try to end a streak against Wake Forest Saturday
Duke (3-3, 1-1 ACC) will host in-state ACC rival Wake Forest (4-2, 3-1 ACC) on Saturday afternoon in Wallace Wade Stadium. The two programs are familiar foes, having met 91 times, including each of the last 44 seasons. The Blue Devils hold the all-time lead in the series, but the Demon Deacons have dominated their [...]
BDN goes 1 on 1 with Duke RB Desmond Scott as he prepares for Wake
DURHAM – Duke running back Desmond Scott hopes to build on last Saturday’s game where he led the team in rushing with 77 yards against Wake Forest this weekend. BDN caught up to Scott for a 1 on 1 chat where he speaks of how big the game is and the fact he’ll be going [...]
Monday Musings, Holiday Style! Football, Basketball, Cheerleaders, Mild Rant
Good Labor Day Monday folks! Despite the holidaze there is still a Monday Musings column in store for those who read on. I recap the opening day win over Elon, touch on recruiting, encourage you to support Coach K and Team USA and whine a little bit about the Wade Wacko’s who leave the game [...]
Sunday Morning Quarterback: Recapping Duke’s 41-27 win over Elon
DURHAM – BDN takes a look at several aspects of the game and individual play in our first addition of Sunday Morning Quarterback for the 2010 season. Sean Renfree Debut is solid Renfree was one cool customer in the Blue Devils opening win throwing for 350 yards and 2 touchdowns. More impressive was his completion [...]
BDN Locker Room Report – Nolan Smith talks Wake Forest
Durham, N.C. – BDN was once again on hand for this weeks player availability and we had a chance to ask Nolan Smith about the Wake game as other media members chimed in. In fact, Al Featherston who you all know does some work for us led the way with some really good questions. Just [...]
Lewis, Varner shine but Wake offense too much for Duke
DURHAM, N.C. – Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner threw for 372 yards and five touchdowns as the Demon Deacons defeated the Duke Blue Devils, 45-34, Saturday afternoon in front 21,420 fans at Wallace Wade Stadium. Senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis turned in a strong performance in his final game, completing 28-of-48 passes for 387 yards and [...]
Duke vs Wake – A special night in Cameron (Game Analysis, quotes and more)
There have been many entertaining games in Cameron Indoor Stadium over the years and Duke’s 101-91 win over #9 Wake Forest is now one of them. I had the feeling going in that this game would be a bit special and my gut proved accurate from the very start. As the Duke starting lineup was [...]
BDN Premium Interview – Duke Freshman Elliot Williams
Here is a sample of what you will find in addition to recruiting news on Blue Devil Nation Premium. I was able to sit down with Elliot Williams earlier this evening and spoke with the player everyone wants to hear from. I hope you enjoy the interview, where all but three questions were our [...]
Gerald Henderson talks of Wake, being ranked #1
Gerald Henderson took time to answer a few questions during yesterday’s media availability – On how Duke matches up with Wake – By the numbers, we don’t match up. But we’ve played big teams, Florida State and Georgia Tech. We have to go to our strengths. We’ll continue to game plan and stick to the [...]
Scheyer talks of Duke being atop the polls and preparing for Wake Forest
Jon Scheyer took the time to answer a few questions on Monday. Scheyer addressed being ranked number one and the upcoming game at Wake Forest. What is it like to be ranked number one in the nation? Obviously it’s an honor to be number one at any time in the season. It’s a lot of [...]