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BDN previews Duke’s 2011 special teams units
Prior to the arrival of Head Coach David Cutcliffe, Duke fans remember all too well the days of missed field goals (and extra points!!), botched snaps, muffed punts, and missed tackles. Duke’s special teams is now light years ahead of where it was just a few seasons ago, and should continue to improve and become [...]
Football Friday, the extended version – previewing the Duke Offense
If you think football season is close, consider this: there is only one more Football Friday before Duke opens training camp. If that doesn’t get you excited, hopefully the rest of this column will. Early analysis suggests that this may be the longest Football Friday ever, so pace yourself! No sales pitch this week. If [...]
Duke targets star in-state running back Jela Duncan
With fall training camp just one month away, the Duke coaching staff is hoping to close out their July by adding the final pieces to the class of 2012. The Blue Devils have already had a busy summer, securing 13 verbal commitments before Independence Day. Looking at the projected Duke roster, however, there are a [...]
BDN Free Football Friday Encore
Is it Friday already? Time flies when you’re knee deep in recruiting season. As we did last week, we’ll share Football Friday with everyone this week. If you like reading what we have to say, please consider joining BDN Premium. We’ve quickly become the best resource for all things Duke athletics around, and we’d love [...]
White defeats Blue, 21-14 in Duke Football Spring Game
DURHAM, N.C. - Anthony Boone’s 32-yard touchdown pass to Tyree Watkins with 11:15 remaining in the fourth period lifted the White squad to a come-from-behind victory over the Blue unit in Duke’s annual Spring Game on Saturday afternoon at Wallace Wade Stadium. Saturday’s event brought spring practice to a close for the Blue Devils. The Blue team [...]
Football Friday interrupts March Madness
Even in the middle of March Madness, Football Friday is back to satisfy your weekly craving for Duke football. So far, we’ve covered Duke’s incoming freshman class, football recruiting 101, and a look at the fall schedule. While we love us some good recruiting scoop here at BDN, we think it’s also just as important [...]
Stats Update: Josh Snead and Lee Butler Shine
Except the lopsided final score, Duke survived the Alabama game from a statistics perspective, which goes a long way toward validating the humorous saying often quoted, “Liars, damn liars, and statisticians.” There is more to football than numbers. However, that is equally true of the final score, which was the result of being overmatched against [...]
BDN chats it up with Duke running back Josh Snead
DURHAM – True Freshman running back Josh Snead scored his first collegiate touchdown against Elon and he hopes that’s just the begginning. BDN sat down with Snead to get his thoughts on the opening day victory and the big game to come with Wake Forest. Just press play -
A Fan’s Guide to the 2010 Blue Devils
In preparation for kickoff Saturday night against Elon, BDN provides a guide to the 2010 Blue Devils. Hop on the Duke Football bandwagon now and join Blue Devil Nation as we cover the Duke Football beat all season long. We’re ready for some football! Gameday Blue Devil Walk: Coach Cutcliffe has adapted this pregame ritual [...]