Spring Football Practice Begins...
22 February 2012 | 1:37 pm
After first balking at the quarterback leaving for any school, the Terps rightly relented, setting a strong example.
22 February 2012 | 12:38 pm
The Duke football team opens spring camp today with a keen understanding of its recent history and an internal challenge to learn from its losing ways.
22 February 2012 | 6:31 am
"There's no sin in losing, if you learn from it," said Duke coach David Cutcliffe, who returns for his fifth season.
22 February 2012 | 1:00 am
While not every school has officially released its spring schedule or completed its preparations for its spring...
21 February 2012 | 2:40 pm
Duke Football is hitting the field earlier than most schools for spring practice and most of the players are ready to go. BDN went one on one with the Blue Devils star wide receiver Conner Vernon who is coming off an injury but you would never know it talking to him.
21 February 2012 | 2:30 pm
The Duke football team opens spring camp today with a keen understanding of its recent history and an internal challenge to learn from its losing ways.
21 February 2012 | 2:27 pm
Head coach David Cutcliffe had more preparation to do than usual for spring practice this year. Student Health Executive Director Dr. William Purdy reported in an email to all students Monday that there had been “several cases” of noroviruses, commonly known as the stomach flu, diagnosed within the last week. “I went straight to Lowe’s,” [...]...
21 February 2012 | 1:39 pm
Cutcliffe Talks Spring Practice...
21 February 2012 | 12:45 pm
David Cutcliffe returns 14 starters, and the Blue Devils head into spring practice with high hopes of reaching a bowl game this fall.
21 February 2012 | 12:31 pm
Spring Football Opens Wednesday...
20 February 2012 | 1:59 pm
Alabama may have put the finishing touches on the 2011 college football season less than a month and a half...
20 February 2012 | 1:15 pm
Realignment has struck once again in the landscape of college athletics, with conferences losing and adding members like a grandmothers’ bridge club over the past few months.
16 February 2012 | 9:44 am
DURHAM, N.C. – Led by All-America safety Matt Daniels, Duke landed a league-high 18 selections on the 2011 Academic All-ACC Football team announced by the conference office on Wednesday morning. Daniels was one of eight repeat picks from Duke, joining Ross Cockrell, Dave Harding, Cooper Helfet, Sean Renfree, Perry Simmons, Will Snyderwine and Donovan Varner. [...]...
15 February 2012 | 12:00 pm
Duke Leads ACC Academic FB Team...
15 February 2012 | 10:00 am
Triangle Transit bought the building, at 4600 Emperor Blvd., from a consortium headed by real estate investor and former Duke University football star Anthony Dilweg. County land records show that the agency paid a bit less than $3.8 million for the ...
14 February 2012 | 6:08 pm
The ACC only had one coaching change in the offseason, but the league has a lot of work ahead this spring.
14 February 2012 | 12:45 pm
Four Earn ACC Postgrad Awards...
13 February 2012 | 9:14 am
A weeklong grade book for the offseason coaching hires. Previously: Grading the Up-and-Comers. … Grading the Climbers. Today: New head coaches coming from formative years in the NFL. CURTIS JOHNSON • Tulane Age: 50 Alma Mater: Idaho. Replacing: Bob Toledo, … Continue reading →...
10 February 2012 | 6:22 pm
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and Rockies first baseman Todd Helton have been working out at Duke this week, an athletic department spokesman says Thursday.
9 February 2012 | 6:09 pm
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and Rockies first baseman Todd Helton have been working out at Duke this week, an athletic department spokesman says Thursday.
9 February 2012 | 2:15 pm
Our news desk just passed me this: Peyton Manning is at Duke University with former UT teammate Todd Helton this week on a "social visit" with Duke...
9 February 2012 | 12:22 pm
Peyton Manning is in Durham, N.C., working out at Duke University, according to one of the Blue Devil football...
8 February 2012 | 6:29 pm
Blue Devil safety Matt Daniels is not among the 328 players invited to attend the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine, according to league press release today. Daniels, a Walter Camp Foundation second team All-American and first team All-ACC safety, had 126 tackles and 14 pass breakups in 2011. He finished the season with a career-high 18 [...]...
7 February 2012 | 7:55 pm
The official list of invitees for the NFL scouting combine, to be held Feb. 22-28 in Indianapolis, was released Tuesday.
7 February 2012 | 11:43 am
Syracuse and Pittsburgh will bring more than just two elite basketball programs when they join the ACC. Sports Business Journal reported today that each conference school is likely to receive $1-2 million in increased yearly revenue as ESPN and the ACC work to renegotiate its television deal. The current deal was agreed upon in 2010 [...]...
7 February 2012 | 11:20 am
Making the morning rounds. • Thanks for RSVPing. West Virginia is still tangled in a legal thicket in its defection from the Big East to the Big 12, but here's the best sign yet the Mountaineers are planning to be … Continue reading →...
6 February 2012 | 7:11 am
The Blue Devils have hit a stretch under coach David Cutcliffe, who'll be in his fifth season in 2012, when they need to start making more headway in the results column. The progress has been noted, but the rewards have continued to be lacking. While respect for the Blue Devils has grown around the ACC, they simply don't have much to show for it. The notion that this coming year could be the breakthrough season is a reasonable assessment give...
3 February 2012 | 2:15 am
You had everybody on pins...
2 February 2012 | 1:27 pm
ESPN The Magazine's Ryan McGee went behind the scenes with David Cutcliffe on Wednesday and wrote a great piece on what it has been like for Duke's st...
2 February 2012 | 1:00 pm
Duke Football welcomes 20 new prospects to help Coach Cutcliffe build his vision of turning Duke into a winner and Blue Devil Nation has been on the scene all day long Patrick Cacchio has the behind the scenes details for our premium members on the message board and he’s been at it all day long [...]...
1 February 2012 | 2:42 pm
Duke football pulled in a strong 2012 recruiting class, adding 20 new members to the program.
1 February 2012 | 1:35 pm
It’s Signing Day for Duke Football! Coach Cutcliffe and the Blue Devils officially will welcome the class of 2012 into the Duke family today. BDN has all the coverage, including Mark Watson live at Coach Cutcliffe’s afternoon press conference. National Letters of Intent Received TE Erich Schneider Height: 6’7″ Weight: 220 pounds High School: [...]...
1 February 2012 | 6:28 am
The Memphis Tigers finished the 2011 season with a 2-10 record and a 1-7 record in conference play. In 2012, the Tigers will play non-conference games against the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, and Duke Blue Devils.
1 February 2012 | 2:33 am
By HAROLD GUTMANN and STEVE WISEMAN hgutmann@heraldsun.com; 419-6668 CHAPEL HILL - Jordan High senior Phil Williamson said his childhood dream was to play football at North Carolina.
1 February 2012 | 1:44 am
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31 January 2012 | 11:38 pm
National Signing Day is finally here and now is the best time to join Devils Illustrated! Be sure to sign up so...
31 January 2012 | 10:49 pm
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31 January 2012 | 3:28 pm
Historically, National Signing Day has been a lackluster affair for Blue Devil fans, as Coach Cutcliffe and his staff typically work hard to secure verbal commitments during the summer and fall recruiting seasons. Last year, Duke fans were pleasantly surprised by the Signing Day commitment of Alabama TE David Reeves. This year, however, Duke Football [...]...
31 January 2012 | 6:00 am
With signing day looming, it's time for the Doc's annual, week-long examination of the recruiting-industrial complex. Part One: The basics: Correlating recruiting rankings and success. The holy hour of the vast, seedy recruiting underworld, national signing day, is a little … Continue reading →...
30 January 2012 | 3:42 pm
Duke secured a commitment from the 18th member of their class of 2012 over the weekend, as DE Michael Mann committed to the program. Mann will join Valor Christian teammate and close friend Max McCaffrey in Durham this fall. Rated a 3-star prospect by ESPN, the defensive end picked up an official scholarship offer from [...]...
30 January 2012 | 11:13 am
Duke head coach David Cutcliffe has taken a personal interest in Ryan Switzer. Cutcliffe visited Charleston (W.V.) George Washington and offered th...
27 January 2012 | 9:22 am
On Tuesday we looked at the 2011 report cards for the Atlantic Division. The Coastal Division is up next: DUKE Overview: In the fourth season un...
25 January 2012 | 2:00 pm
Dan Scheirer II/Chronicle File Photo Three Blue Devils who had their seasons shortened due to injury received some good news on Tuesday. The ACC granted Kenny Anunike, Lee Butler and Brandon Connette medical hardship waivers. Without the waiver, Anunike and Butler would have exhausted their collegiate eligibility. Anunike, the tight end converted defensive end, began [...]...
24 January 2012 | 9:07 pm
Apparently men’s basketball isn’t the only Duke sport suffering from poor attendance. The number of fans at Wallace Wade Stadium this fall during football games reached a three-year low in 2011, with an average of just 24,393 tickets—or 71.87 percent of the stadium’s full capacity—sold per game, according to an NCAA report. A total of [...]...
24 January 2012 | 11:26 am
Duke has reaped the reward of yet another defector from Ohio State after the Buckeyes’ chaotic year. Blue Devil head coach David Cutcliffe announced Monday that freshman defensive back Jeremy Cash had transferred from Ohio State to Duke. Cash has enrolled at Duke for the spring semester and will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. [...]...
24 January 2012 | 12:12 am
With the recent decision by Terrell Jackson to re-open his recruitment, the Blue Devils find themselves looking to bulk up their defensive line in the class of 2012. With that in mind, Duke hosted Valor Christian DE Michael Mann on an official visit over the weekend. Originally committed to Arizona State, Mann opted to re-open [...]...
23 January 2012 | 8:19 am
Reactions to the death of longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno: -- -- -- "He died as he lived. He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. His ambitions were far-reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them.
22 January 2012 | 6:43 pm
It’s no secret that Jela Duncan has been the Duke coaching staff’s top priority in the class of 2012 for the past several months. The Mallard Creek star RB is viewed as the type of elite athlete that will help the Blue Devils’ program get to the next level. As signing day approaches, Duncan is [...]...
22 January 2012 | 1:35 pm
The tragic ending notwithstanding, the coach-school relationship that Joe Paterno had with Penn State won't be seen again.
22 January 2012 | 1:17 pm
