BDN’s LATEST TWEETS
Duke is a finalist for star Miami student-athlete Ryan Janvion
The strength of the new Duke defense relies on a group of dynamic athletes at the safety position to slow opposing offenses. Duke’s safeties are led by seniors Matt Daniels and Lee Butler, which means that the Blue Devils will have to reload at the position in 2012. The Duke coaching staff has secured a [...]
Blue Devils looking to add coveted Florida OL Robert Conyers
The Duke Football class of 2012 is up to 14 verbal commitments now, and with only a handful of scholarships remaining, the Blue Devils’ coaching staff is looking to add a few impact players. One such prospect is a highly-coveted offensive lineman from the talent-rich state of Florida. Duke recently hosted 6’5” 275 pound junior [...]
Run-stopping DE Torey Agee says Duke has “everything I’m looking for”
With the addition of veteran Defensive Line Coach Rick Petri this offseason, expectations are high for the Blue Devils’ defensive line in 2011 and beyond. Prior to his arrival in Durham, Coach Petri has tutored some of the top units in the country at Miami, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and South Carolina. Throughout his career, Coach [...]
Duke adds top in-state TE Dan Beilinson to class of 2012
With the impending graduation of Cooper Helfet and Danny Parker, Duke is looking to reload at the tight end position in the class of 2012. On Saturday, the Blue Devils did that, securing a commitment from top in-state TE Dan Beilinson. Beilinson is a 6’5” 220 pound prospect from Panther Creek HS in Cary. As [...]
Baker County (FL) athlete Thomas Sirk earns a coveted Duke QB scholarship offer
Though he admittedly dislikes the label, Duke Head Coach David Cutcliffe is known in football circles as a quarterback guru. Having mentored both Peyton and Eli Manning (who worked out at Duke on Wednesday), along with several other top collegiate signal-callers, Coach Cut’s reputation is well-deserved. At Duke, he has continued to develop outstanding quarterbacks, [...]
Elite WR Drae Bowles is one of Duke’s top recruiting targets
Under Head Coach David Cutcliffe, the Blue Devil offense has featured some of the best receivers in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the country. This fall, Duke fans hope to watch All-ACC candidates Donovan Varner and Conner Vernon help lead the Blue Devils to a bowl game. With the impending graduation of senior Donovan Varner, [...]
Football Friday: Mythbusters
You still haven’t joined BDN Premium? Man, you’re missing out! …collapsing the distinction between the exasperatingly silly and the charmingly naughty… …delivers plenty of wit, verve and surreal mayhem to entice… A piece of fluff as artificially sweetened as a fuchsia Peep… Thanks to its fondness for smushing together seemingly incongruous elements…is just demented enough [...]
ACC schools battling for VA safety C.J. Prosise
While Duke worked hard to improve their defense on the field this spring, the coaching staff is also working hard to upgrade the defense with a talented group of prospects in the class of 2012. The Duke staff has targeted an elite group of defensive backs who already have received verbal scholarship offers from the [...]