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Recruiting heating up for NC LB Keilin Rayner
The Duke coaching staff has been scouting the country in search of players to help improve the Blue Devil defense, but they have been focused on an in-state linebacker for several months now. Keilin Rayner is a 6’3” 220 pound linebacker prospect from Leland, North Carolina. As a junior, Keilin played primarily defensive end, helping [...]
Tarboro RB Todd Gurley is still focused on Duke, NC State, and UNC
Led by elite running back Todd Gurley, Tarboro High School successfully defended their 2009 State Championship and finished 16-0 in 2010. Gurley, a 6’1” 195 pound athlete, finished the season with 30 touchdowns and was named to the 2A All-State team. Highlights of his junior year can be viewed here. Duke is looking to add [...]
Top TE Justin Meredith says Clemson, Duke, UNC have stood out among ACC schools
Tight end is a position that Coach Cutcliffe and Coach Middleton hope to develop into a consistent strength within the Duke offense. In the past few seasons, Duke has featured a dynamic group of tight ends, including Brett Huffman, Brandon King, and Cooper Helfet. The Blue Devils will add freshman David Reeves to the depth [...]
ACC Tournament Thoughts Day Two (Updated game by game)
North Carolina 61 Miami 59 The Tar Heels won on a buzzer beater where Kendall Marshall found Tyler Zeller wide open for an easy lay in. Oddly, that was the only time UNC led in the entire contest. The Tar Heel guards didn’t score in the first half from the field, but they warmed up [...]
Duke vs. UNC: Something Like a Phenomenon
November 13, 2009. In basketball terms, it feels like an eternity ago. Duke was still stinging from a demoralizing loss to Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, and to make matters worse, their arch-nemesis from eight miles down the road were celebrating a fresh National Championship. It was a particularly difficult ending to [...]
Featherston – Ranking the ACC going into conference play
BDN Exclusive – Like Caesar’s Gaul, all ACC basketball seasons are divided into three parts. At least that’s the way Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski approaches the basketball year. He divides each season into (1) the non-conference “pre-season”; (2) the conference season; and (3) postseason. Of course, there’s not always a fine dividing line before the [...]