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Duke's predicted finish in the 2015 ACC Coastal Division race, according to a vote of media members at the annual ACC Football Kickoff event. The Blue Devils received four first place votes, trailing Georgia Tech (96), Virginia Tech (44) and Miami (7). Clemson was picked to unseat Florida State as Atlantic Division and ACC champ.

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Tractor trailer trucks utilized in transporting the neccessary elements to Duke for the installation of new sod on the Blue Devils' football field. There were 208 truckloads of gravel, 105 of sand and 18 trucks carrying the sod — an engineered grass called Latitude 36 Bermudagrass, which was grown at a Precision Turf farm in Braselton, Ga.

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Energy consumption reduction expected in 2016 when Duke switches to LED lighting at Wallace Wade Stadium. Ephesus Lighting will handle the upgrade, making Wade the second field at Duke to go LED. Last year the Blue Devils' field hockey stadium became the first NCAA Division I outdoor stadium to install LED lighting by Ephesus.

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Career pass receptions for All-America receiver Jamison Crowder, enabling him to tie former teammate Conner Vernon for the all-time Duke record. Crowder posted three 1,000-yard seasons — joining Hall of Famer Clarkston Hines as the only Blue Devils to achieve that feat — before heading to the Washington Redskins as a fourth-round draft pick.

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Career points totaled by kicker Ross Martin, making him the all-time scoring leader in Duke football history entering his senior season. Martin has connected on 82 percent of his field goals and has hit 154 of 155 extra points, including his last 110 in a row. Martin needs four field goals to supplant Sims Lenhardt (1996-99) as Duke's career FG leader.

Positions on Duke's offense and defense that featured the same starter in all 13 games of the 2014 season. The only lineup changes on offense included one game with Cody Robinson at LG instead of Lucas Patrick, and two games with Josh Snead at RB instead of Shaquille Powell. The defense used two different starters at DE and three at WLB.

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Rushing yards last season for Denver Broncos rookie Juwan Thompson, the third best total on the team, to go along with three TDs and an average of 5.0 yards per carry. Thompson played in 15 games after making the Broncos' roster as a free agent following a Duke career in which he rushed for 1,244 yards in 49 games (24 starts).

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No one hits harder, or is more important to Duke's defense, • By Barry Jacobs than senior safety Jeremy Cash

ear the end of Ohio State’s 2011 spring football game, the Buckeyes were running a goal-line play. Fullback Zack Boren, a bruising 245-pounder, was handed the ball and set steam for the end zone. Awaiting him on defense was a 190-pound freshman safety, an early enrollee from Miami just a few months out of high school. “That was probably the one time I ever got run over in college,” recalls Jeremy Cash, now a senior All-America at Duke widely known for his hard-hitting style. “I thought we were just going to say, ‘Hey, we’re teammates and we’re just going to make this happen.’ But, no, he lowered the boom on me. That’s when I realized you have to make practice like a game.” The acquired propensity for approaching football at full speed, for not just playing hard but playing with relentless purpose, is what sets Cash apart on the field. It also solidifies his exemplary leadership, keying a Duke secondary that’s among the deepest and most experienced in the nation, and the strength of a team seeking its fourth consecutive bowl appearance. “He only has one speed now. In practice he goes faster than everybody else,” says Duke defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. “Your best players, they’re either great because they have great talent, or they’re great because they understand that creating that game-like atmosphere during practice makes you so much better when the game occurs. And

then obviously your (very) best are the ones who can put both together, that are talented and also know how to practice at game speed. That’s the level Jeremy’s reached now.” Cash didn’t quite arrive at Duke accustomed to performing at peak intensity. That is, once he decided to come to Durham at all, a choice more fortuitous than intentional. Coach David Cutcliffe hadn’t recruited the 6-2 safety, a four-star prospect with a 4.0 GPA who was pursued out of Plantation High School by the likes of Florida, Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Ohio State and South Carolina. Cash played five games for the 2011 Buckeyes, but by then Jim Tressel, the head coach with whom he’d bonded, had resigned amid a scandal over his failure to report NCAA violations. Cash reassessed his commitment and was counseled by Tressel to call Cutcliffe. Cash found the Duke coach another “nurturing and loving and caring person” like the one he’d signed with at Ohio State. “He’s a relationship kid,” explains Cutcliffe, admitting he knew little of the young man who phoned. Tressel put his friend and colleague’s mind somewhat at ease with “a great scouting report.” Taking the transfer “was, as it ended up,” Cutcliffe says, “a match made in heaven.” Cash fought being forced to sit out the 2012 season as a transfer, but the NCAA didn’t budge. The sidelined player was able to do everything but travel with the team and appear in games. While he relished working with the scout team, the enforced hiatus only increased his hunger for

game competition. “It was hard, it was hard,” he recalls, to the extent he consulted the team’s sports psychologist to help put matters in perspective. “It was a difficult time in my life.” When Cash finally became eligible, his impact was as pronounced as one of his characteristically fearsome hits, illustrative of his personal dictum that “it’s better to be a hammer than to be a nail.” He started all 14 games for Duke in 2013, notching 121 tackles, 4 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 forced fumbles. Last season Cash repeated as an All-ACC selection. Again he started every game. Again he reached triple figures in tackles (111), adding 5.5 quarterback sacks, 4 fumbles, and 2 interceptions. “The only stat I’m really missing in my career is a picksix, so one of those wouldn’t hurt,” Cash says. Aligned at strike safety, a cross between a defensive back and a linebacker, Cash enjoys the flexibility to fill multiple roles. He often haunts the line of scrimmage, and is an adept blitzer. The preseason All-ACC choice — again — also has the capability, and judgment, to go for a big hit when he thinks his teammates or the home crowd need a boost. “He can rush the passer or make plays in the passing game,” Knowles says appreciatively. “He can stop the run inside or he can stop the run outside. He’s got a complete game. And he can cover one-on-one, he can cover a lot of guys one-on-one.” With injury prematurely ending linebacker Kelby Brown’s career, Cash becomes even more crucial, particularly as Duke confronts the contemporary game’s fast-paced attacks and spread offensive formations.

HAMMER. LEOPARD. SERVANT-LEADER. Cash, 23, returns for his final season of eligibility as a nominee for most every national defensive award (Thorpe, Bednarik, Nagurski, Lott IMPACT) and for the Maxwell Award as the nation’s best player. He is the ACC’s top returning career leader in tackles — 58 shy of reaching 300 for his Blue Devil career — and one of five FBS performers with multiple 100-tackle seasons. (He took part in three tackles at Ohio State.) “Jeremy is, as he calls himself, a leopard among the cheetahs,” Cutcliffe says, referring to his defensive backfield. “Jeremy is a hammer, he is.” Duke coaches pronounce themselves pleased with Cash’s leadership off the field as well. “He sets the tone in practice, he sets the tone in meetings,” Knowles says. “He now teaches the younger kids. That’s the way you build a sustainable winner.” In that, Knowles agrees, Blue Devil football emulates a formula that worked well for Mike Krzyzewski’s program. For long stretches, particularly from the mid-80s to the mid-90s when it first reached the sport’s pinnacle, Duke basketball thrived in part by having norms passed along from one cluster of players to their successors. Winning, and a certain attitude toward achieving that success, became ingrained. “He’s doing everything you want a leader to do,” Cutcliffe says of Cash, Duke’s sole returning captain on either side of the ball. “Jeremy sets a standard for how your team manages themselves from the locker room to the equipment room. Sounds like an unimportant thing — that’s huge. Same thing’s true in the training room. Those are all learned behaviors.” Nor is Cash so consumed by football that he fails to see the bigger picture. He enters the season only three courses shy of a master’s degree in liberal studies. He even looks like a serious student with a Lincolnesque beard and glasses. A fan of TV shows such as Criminal Minds, Cash aspires to become an agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation following a pro football career. He already practices at a gun range with a variety of weapons, and fantasizes about being involved with precision FBI takedowns of suspects. A broader perspective, and the opportunity to further his education at Duke’s expense, ultimately convinced Cash to return to school this season rather than go pro. He had all but decided to leave, family members buying him luggage

for his December 9 birthday and for Christmas so he could pack to embark on the next phase of his football journey. But when Cash made a list of the pros and cons of staying in Durham, one factor ultimately took precedence. As he explains it, using hand gestures to illustrate his point: “Your life is this long and football is this much of it.” The football portion is significantly shorter. “At one point football is going to stop.” So, as he puts it, “With education, I made an investment in myself.” Sadly, this essential balance eludes many players. Consider that on the same day Cash revealed his guiding view of life’s geography, USA Today profiled an injured SEC player who declared, “A lot of people say, ‘God has bigger plans for you.’ But I’ve never seen a bigger plan than football.” Cash sees a bigger plan, one he’s happy to share with younger teammates. “Coach Cut always talks about leaving a place better than you found it, so my mission now as I’m leaving is being more of a servant-leader,” he says. So far, so good.

The offensive line graduated two prime-time performers but is positioned to reload around all-star veteran center Matt Skura • By Al Featherston

uke lost two exceptional players off its 2014 offensive line. Left tackle Takoby Cofield was a three-year starter, while guard Laken Tomlinson was a consensus first-team All-America and a first-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions. So how big a loss is that going into the 2015 season? “I’m very confident we can close ranks and keep marching ahead,” former guard David Harding said. Harding should know. He’s seen the replacement process at work. After the 2012 season, when Duke had its best offensive line performance of the 21st century, Duke had to replace line leader Brian Moore. Matt Skura stepped in at center and the 2013 offensive line actually got better — it led the ACC in least sacks allowed and opened holes for Blue Devil runners to rush for 178.0 yards a game, the highest average at Duke since 1977. But after the 2013 season, head coach David Cutcliffe and line coach John Latina had two more big holes to fill — Harding, a four-year starter at guard, and Perry Simmons, a four-year-starter at right tackle. So Casey Blaser stepped in at right tackle and Lucas Patrick took over at guard. And the 2014 line was even better than the 2013 line. At least that’s what the numbers say. Duke not only led the ACC in least sacks allowed again, but also led the nation in least negative yardage plays. The rushing total climbed again to 181.9 yards a game. “We lost Perry and lost Dave and we played well (in 2014),” Latina said. “Losing Takoby, who was All-ACC, and Laken, who was All-American, … well, it’s not devastating, but it’s tough. But every program goes through that.”

Indeed. And the best programs replace their losses with equally-talented players who have come up in the system and are ready to play. That’s what Duke has suddenly been able to do in the last few years. Very good players have graduated, yet the offensive line as a whole has gotten better every year. Can that continue this season, despite the loss of two players as accomplished as Tomlinson and Cofield? “Yeah, there’s no question,” Cutcliffe said. “You look at what we’re doing. We’ve got Matt, we’ve got Lucas and we’ve got Casey back. Cody Robinson, Tanner Stone and Jake Sanders, Tripp McNeill — there are some guys battling.” Cody Robinson, a fifth-year senior who has started one game and has played extensively in the last two seasons, is contending with Tanner Stone, a fourth-year junior, who saw action last year. Both veterans have had to contend with injuries in their careers, especially Stone, who was battling Blaser for Simmons’ vacant tackle spot before the 2014 season. Sanders and O’Neill are newcomers who are most likely to see backup action this season as they move through the offensive line pipeline. They should be ready to contend for starting jobs in 2016 or 2017 as the players in front of them move on. That’s the way it works, according to Skura, who is preparing to start for the third straight year at center. He redshirted in 2011; every offensive lineman recruited by Cutcliffe has redshirted as a freshman. “That’s huge,” Skura said. “I think it gives a year for someone to physically and mentally develop. Get to learn the playbook. Get to build themselves up physically so that they can handle themselves on the field. That redshirt year is healthy.”

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As a redshirt freshman in 2012, Skura saw his first game action — as a backup at offensive guard. “My freshman year, I played center, but when Coach Latina came, he had me play guard,” Skura explained. “That helped me so much because I understood what the tackle’s problems were and what the center’s problems were. That helped me develop as a better center. So versatility is a huge thing for our offensive line.” By the time he was asked to step in for Moore at center going into the 2013 season, he was ready to play at a high level. And he took it to a higher level in 2014, when he became one of the best centers in the ACC (third-team all-conference). “One thing Coach Latina tells us is that guys going into their second season as starters really make the huge improvements,” Skura said. “After that one season, they kind of learn from their mistakes. From my own experience, I think that’s true.” That process should help second-time starters Blaser and Patrick improve their play this season. And, as a third-year starter, Skura could elevate even more. He was the preseason pick (by a wide-margin) as the All-ACC center and he’s a Rimington nominee as the nation’s best center. In fact, Skura’s career progression looks a lot like Tomlinson’s — and he ended up as Duke’s first consensus All-America lineman since Freddie Crawford in 1933. “He can be really good,” Latina said of Skura. “He’s highly intelligent and disciplined. It’s not disrespect to Laken — I love Laken — but Matt graded out consistently higher last season.” Skura is also taking over from Tomlinson as the leader of the offensive line. Cutcliffe noted that his senior center is a tough taskmaster. “Matt’s going to be different than Laken,” the Duke coach said. “Laken was an emotional stick of dynamite before a game. Matt is day-to-day about as demanding as any leader we’ve had. You’re going to do things right around Matt. His dad’s a surgeon. That’s kind of a good fit for a center. He wants all his instruments where they’re supposed to be. I think they’ve had a great summer. I think Matt Skura is exactly what you want in a center.” Of course, it’s not all demanding leadership on the practice field. Duke’s offensive linemen have established a close bond, maybe the closest of any positional grouping on the team. It starts during recruiting and continues when the newcomers arrive on campus. Many of Duke’s linemen went to Africa together in the summer of 2012 to dig wells. They participate together in cleanup parties. And every Thursday, they get together for what they call “Thick Thursday” — a group run to a restaurant (often a buffet) to load up on food. “That’s something that Dave Harding, Perry Simmons and those guys started way back when,” Skura said. “When we were freshmen, they brought us in and let us hang out together. That’s continued through my years. We’ve always been a close-knit group. We’re all friends. I think that helps. Off-the-field chemistry helps with on-the-field chemistry.” That chemistry is one reason Duke’s line performance is so good, especially when it comes to limiting sacks. “Coach Latina was the offensive line coach when Eli Manning was at Ole Miss and one of the things he told us when he got on campus was we had a mindset that no one’s going to touch our quarterback,” Skura said. “So he’s kind of instilled that in us. He told us, we’re going to be the hardest working group … we’re going to be the best group on the field. We really pay attention to the details. We get overly prepared for games, so nothing is going to blindside us.” During film sessions, the players watching the film have to shout out their line calls as if they were in a game. “For the offensive line, it’s about working in unison,” Harding said. “Most sacks are caused by miscommunication or missed assignments.” That hasn’t happened very often at Duke in the last few years. “First of all, we have a lot of good assets,” Latina said. “Smart kids. We shouldn’t have mental mistakes. A quick sack is usually a mental mistake or a missed assignment. Protecting the quarterback is as important a job as an offensive lineman has. We don’t do a lot of drills. We

RETURNING STARTERS: G LUCAS PATRICK (67), C MATT SKURA (62), T CASEY BLASER (71) don’t do a lot of different things … we just try to be perfect in the things we do.” That approach — and a sustained run of recruiting success — has turned the Duke offensive line into a smooth-running machine. There are plenty of future pieces in the assembly line, young players such as Reno Rosene (the biggest lineman Duke has ever recruited at 6-7, 325), Christian Harris, Zach Baker and Zach Harmon. Redshirt sophomore Austin Davis may be the next in line at center, although like Skura, he’s going to see most of his game action this season at guard. Then there is Gabe Brandner, a redshirt sophomore who played in five games last season. He’s currently listed as the starting left tackle — Cofield’s old position. He’s likely to be the youngest starter on this year’s line. “(Brandner) is a tall, lean guy … super athletic … very good with his feet … extremely smart,” Skura said. “That’s all the characteristics you’d want in a left tackle. He’s been doing very well against the starting defensive line and hasn’t been making mistakes. Every time, every day we’ve been together, I’ve been building trust in him.” Cutcliffe also likes what he sees. “He’s no different that Takoby was — same age — when Takoby became a starter,” he said. “He’s very comparable in my opinion to that. Then, you’ve got Sterling Korona, who’s pushing him. Christian Harris is a name you’re going to hear about who could play either tackle.” And while Cutcliffe can’t mention the names of non-signed prospects, his latest recruiting class includes, on paper, the best crop of offensive linemen that he’s landed at Duke: a four-star tackle prospect from Georgia who picked Duke over Alabama, Penn State and Georgia; a four-star Florida guard who picked Duke over Miami, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Georgia Tech; and a New Jersey three-star tackle who had offers from most of the ACC. None of those players is guaranteed success, but Duke’s recent history would suggest that the offensive line will continue to replace the good players that graduate with prospects that are just as good — or better.

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From Central Casting New starter Thomas Sirk has all the attributes needed to lead • By Jim Sumner the offense. Now it's time to play.

uke had a distinct division of labor at quarterback last season. Starter Anthony Boone was the dual-threat guy, passing for 2,700 yards and rushing for 375 more. When Duke needed a change-of-pace short-yardage option, they went with backup Thomas Sirk. He was very good at his job, rushing for 238 yards and eight touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime at Pittsburgh. He also threw a game-winning TD pass against Virginia. But Sirk didn’t throw the ball much, just 14 attempts; he completed 10. Boone, by contrast, attempted 453 passes. It’s easy to see that discrepancy as a reflection of Sirk’s passing abilities. Boone graduated and Sirk won the job as his replacement in spring practice. If Sirk cannot pass effectively, then Duke’s resurgence can come to a screeching halt. Head coach David Cutcliffe says not to worry. “He’s not just a running back. What you saw last year was a young man who played a role he was asked to play a year ago. He could have played a different role.” Sirk agrees. “People didn’t get a chance to see me throw the ball a lot. But I go out and do that every day at practice. At practice, last season, I was running the exact same plays as Boone. I was just put into those packages, the short-yardage, goal-line. I have confidence in my ability to make any throw on the field.” Sirk isn’t one of those guys who started attending quarterback camps in elementary school. He played mainly wide receiver and safety at Baker County High School in Glen St. Mary, Fla., until his senior year, when he made the switch to quarterback, passing for 2,303 yards and rushing for 1,018 more.

At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Sirk looks like a quarterback from central casting. But he also ran a 4.5 40, was a superb student and perfectly matched Cutcliffe’s desire for big quarterbacks who can run and pass. Sirk sat out his first season but was in the mix to replace Sean Renfree the following season before tearing an Achilles tendon. “Prior to him rupturing his Achilles, he was our number two quarterback,” Cutcliffe says. “He had earned that spot. He had solidified himself as number two and was competing with Anthony.” Sirk sat out the 2013 Coastal Division championship season and backed up Boone last season. He beat out rising redshirt sophomore Parker Boehme and rising redshirt freshman Nico Pierre in the spring. Sirk demonstrated that he could make all the throws necessary to lead a David Cutcliffe team. “Thomas Sirk is talented,” Cutcliffe says. “Period. Extremely talented. He’s big, he has a big arm, he’s got great aim, better range than we’ve had, the fastest quarterback we’ve had.” Senior Max McCaffrey, Duke’s most experienced wide receiver, shares Cutcliffe’s confidence. “Sirk’s an incredible quarterback,” McCaffrey says. “He’s ready to come out and make a huge difference this year for us… He’s more of a running quarterback. He’s a little taller than Boone. He’s 6-4, 6-5, a big quarterback. So, he’s going to be able to see over the line a little easier than Anthony was. He can definitely scramble out and make plays on the run. He has a great arm, he can throw it really far. He’s worked a lot with our receivers in the last two years, just getting that accuracy down, how fast these guys are, when they come out of their routes.” Redshirt freshman Chris Taylor adds that Sirk “can make a play out of nothing. He has this ability to extend the play.”

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QUARTERBACK TRANSITIONS

A look at how Duke backup quarterbacks have transitioned into the starter's role over the past few seasons under head coach David Cutcliffe. Stats listed are passing attempts, completions, yards and TD passes. BACKUP STARTER 2009 –

Sean Renfree 34-50 330 2

Thad Lewis 274-449 3330 20

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Brandon Connette• 10-22 125 0

Sean Renfree 285-464 3131 14

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Anthony Boone 30-53 298 1

Sean Renfree 282-434 2891 14

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Anthony Boone• 49-95 531 5

Sean Renfree 297-441 3113 19

2013 –

Brandon Connette• 90-145 1212 13

Anthony Boone 206-322 2260 13

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Thomas Sirk 10-14 67 3

Anthony Boone 255-453 2700 19

Brandon Connette 5-13 38 3

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•N otes: Boone started 1 game in 2012 (Renfree injury). Connette started 3 games in 2013 (Boone injury) and 1 in 2010.

SIRK WAS THE ONLY RESERVE QB (ZERO STARTS) IN THE NATION WITH TWO GAME-WINNING FOURTH QUARTER OR OVERTIME TD PLAYS LAST SEASON: HIS TD PASS TO DAVID REEVES WITH 7:23 LEFT IN THE VIRGINIA GAME, AND HIS RUSHING SCORE TO BEAT PITT IN 2 OT.

It isn’t just spring ball that gives Duke confidence in Sirk. He guided player-led practices this summer and spent nights and weekends working with his receivers, his running backs and center Mat Skura — working on timing, on tendencies, mastering the play book, reviewing film. If this reads like someone with a strong work ethic, it’s supposed to. Here’s how Sirk describes his summer vacation. “Getting to know my guys better, getting to know my players on offense, spending more time with them in the film room, more time after practice on the field, trying to get the timing perfect with the running backs, building a relationship with the offensive line.” Sirk says he always been a hard worker. “That’s how I grew up, hard work. I feel like working hard puts you into position to be where I’m at today. I’ve put in a lot of hard work to become the starting quarterback.” Skura has noticed Sirk’s work ethic. “He’s very athletic, a dual-threat quarterback. He has running ability, really great passing ability. I haven’t really seen any weaknesses yet. He’s kind of eliminated those in the offseason, attacked those, made himself better. He’s definitely become a master of the offense, knowing how to control it, that sort of thing. He’s

come a long way.” Sirk embraces the leadership role usually assumed by a starting quarterback. “Leaders eat last,” he notes. “I’m not going to ask anyone to do anything I’m not doing. I need to be the first to arrive and the last to leave. I try to get film work every day. I’m comfortable with the play book. I feel like I’ve been here long enough now. There are always things to continue learn as a quarterback. You’ve got to be consistent on the field and carry out what you study onto the field.” Will lack of experience be an issue? Sirk says he doesn’t fear the moment and he does have those two fourth-quarter game-winning plays to back that up. Playing on the road? “You come in and get in the zone and block out the noise and the crowd and focus on executing the offense at a high level.” It’s been said that quarterbacks get too much credit when things are going well and too much blame when they aren’t. There’s some truth to that. Lots of great quarterbacks have been unable to lift mediocre teams. By the same token, not many great teams have been led by mediocre quarterbacks, certainly not in today’s pass-happy college football universe. David Cutcliffe doesn’t think Duke needs to worry about mediocrity at quarterback. “Thomas Sirk is going into his fourth year in our program. He’s played well in practice. He has a great ability to make practice like a game. It’s serious. So, he’s prepared. Everything we’ve done since he walked in as a freshman is about preparing him for this moment. It’s always going to be about talent…But it’s also about preparation and he’s ready for this moment. I like where we are.”

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Veteran Max McCaffrey takes charge of youthful pass-catching corps • By Jim Sumner

n each of the past six seasons, the Duke football team came into the fall possessing at least one and sometimes two of the top receivers, not only in school history but in the history of the ACC. All-America and All-ACC wideouts such as Donovan Varner, Conner Vernon and Jamison Crowder were critical in Duke’s emergence under head coach David Cutcliffe. Those last two, Vernon and Crowder, just happen to hold the ACC record for most receptions in a career with 283 catches each. To fully understand the Blue Devils’ dominance at the wide receiver position, consider that since the 2009 season, when Varner was selected first team All-ACC, Duke has had a receiver selected as either preseason or postseason first team all-conference every year. This year will be a little different. Not that there isn’t a potential All-ACC or All-America receiver dressed in a Duke football uniform this fall. It’s just going to take some time for that player to develop. The talent is there, just not the press clippings — yet. The so-called “young” group of receivers will be led by senior Max McCaffrey and junior Johnell Barnes, joined by junior Ryan Smith, redshirt junior Anthony Nash, redshirt sopho-

more Quay Chambers and redshirt freshmen Chris Taylor and Trevon Lee. “This year instead of one or two players getting the majority of the receptions, you will see more of a group of receivers catching balls,” explained Cutcliffe. McCaffrey, the elder statesman of the group, has played in 40 games in his three-year career, including three bowl games and an ACC Championship game. He has started in 25 games, pulling in 65 receptions for 698 yards and seven touchdowns. “A lot of people were saying, ‘What’s going to happen?’ when Conner (Vernon) left, and we did okay as a receiver corps. Now they are saying the same thing, ‘What’s going to happen with Jamison (Crowder) gone?’ and we will be okay,” explained McCaffrey. “We have veterans on this receiving corps that have played in key games, in key moments of those games, and it’s doesn’t feel like we are a young group. “All our receivers know how to play all the receiver positions. We know what’s happening on each and every play, which makes us very interchangeable and knowledgeable,” he added. Over his career at Duke, McCaffrey has been fortunate to have played with two of the best receivers to ever don the Duke blue, and he has

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learned quite a bit from them. “Reading the coverages, getting a better feel for the passing game, learning the little moves that you can use to get open, those were some of the little things they taught me,” McCaffrey said of Crowder and Vernon. “They would take me into the film room and show me things about the game that I didn’t know. I had just one year with Conner, but really enjoyed that season since he and I are more of possession receivers.” McCaffrey knows that it is now his time to teach the younger players those skills. At the ACC Kickoff in Pinehurst in late July, Blue Devil all-everything safety Jeremy Cash called McCaffrey the leader of the receivers. “We have all taken responsibility for our positions this summer,” said Cash. “Max (McCaffrey) is the leader of the receivers...” “As a senior my true role at this time of the year is to make sure the younger players understand the importance of summer workouts, how important the summer is when you prepare yourself to win in November and December,” McCaffrey explained. “One of the reasons we have been successful in the past three years is because we have been in great physical condition throughout the year.” “Max holds us accountable for everything we do,” noted the redshirt freshman Taylor. “Not being late for meetings or practice. He knows that it is the little things that add up to make you a better player. “But what he really does is lead by example,” Taylor continued. “He will outwork everyone on the field and in the weight room. As a freshman it was my goal to work harder than Max in every phase of the game, and that has been very hard to do.” McCaffrey is one of four active wide receivers in the ACC to have registered 25-plus receptions, 250-plus receiving yards and 3-plus TD receptions in each of the past two seasons, joining Tyler Boyd of Pittsburgh, Quinshad Davis of North Carolina and Ryan Switzer of North Carolina. Among active players in the ACC, McCaffrey ranks 10th in pass receptions and 12th in receiving yards. Barnes has seen a great deal of action in his first two seasons as a Blue Devil. As a true freshman he pulled in 15 passes for 217 yards. In two seasons he has played in 25 games, caught 38 passes for 454 yards and scored one touchdown. While McCaffrey learned a lot from the possession receiver Vernon, the speedy Barnes benefited from the tutelage of the big-play Blue Devil Crowder. “Jamison taught me a lot about running routes and getting open for the big plays,” Barnes said.. “He taught me you could make big plays, but to stay humble and don’t drop the ball.” At 6-1, 180, Taylor will be looked at to fill the outside spot vacated by Issac Blakeney, who pulled in seven touchdowns last year.

MAX McCAFFREY (87), Sr. Career: 40 games 65 catches, 698 yards, 7 TD JOHNELL BARNES (4), Jr. Career: 25 games 38 catches, 454 yards, 1 TD

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2013 Chick-fil-A – 2 catches, 48 yards, 33 long 2014 Hyundai Sun – 2 catches, 44 yards, 30 long, TD “It’s a unique situation to have the opportunity to be in the position to be a major contributor as a freshman,” said Taylor. “Last year I really thought as a true freshman that I could play, but I had a lot to learn about the plays and the game. This year I feel like I have the chance to get in the game and really help this team. Along with the current group of returning receivers, Blue Devil fans can watch for true freshman T.J. Rahming, a 5-10, 165-pound high school All-America from Powder Springs, Ga., to possibly see playing time this fall. These receivers will be catching the ball from another “so-called newcomer” in quarterback Thomas Sirk. While he hasn’t seen a lot of playing time as the Blue Devils’ signal-caller, Sirk has been on the Duke football team since 2012, coming in the same time as McCaffrey. “For the fans, it will seem like a new quarterback, but for us on the team we have been working with him in practice for the last three years,” explained McCaffrey. “With his height, Sirk can see the field really well, and he is an excellent runner, which will cause the defense some problems, which hopefully will translate into more open lanes to throw the ball.” McCaffrey comes from a very athletic and Duke family tree. His dad Ed played wide receiver for Stanford and in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Denver

Broncos, capturing three Super Bowl titles. His mother played soccer at Stanford, and his brother is currently on the football team at Stanford as well. His grandfather is Dave Sime, worldclass Olympic sprinter and football player at Duke in the 1950s; his uncles Scott Sime and Billy McCaffrey played football and basketball at Duke, with Billy being a part of the 1991 national championship team. His aunt Monica played basketball at Georgetown. “My whole family is very supportive,” McCaffrey explained. “They have helped me throughout my career and they leave it up to the coaches and fully trust the people here at Duke.” Since arriving on the Duke campus, McCaffrey has seen the expectations for Duke football change completely from his freshman season, when the team’s goal was to win six games and get to a bowl game. “The games we have won over the past three seasons have made it so we know that we can win every game that we play this year,” said McCaffrey, who has been part of 25 wins over the past three years. “Our goals aren’t to win enough games to make a bowl game, but to win every game we play, win an ACC title and a bowl game. We can beat these teams; we won’t be run over by anyone.”

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ith the start of any new college football season, a team’s coaching staff must evaluate its personnel and determine how to best fill the voids created by those lost to graduation. Heading into the 2015 campaign, Duke finds itself in this familiar situation, especially on the defensive line, which saw three positions vacated following the graduation of a trio of redshirt seniors. Lone-returning starter, Carlos Wray, will be called on to bolster Duke’s defensive front this year, while working on developing cohesion with this season’s new starters. Wray, a senior defensive tackle from Shelby, N.C., heads into the upcoming season with 1,342 college snaps, while serving as a starter in all 13 of Duke’s games last year. Wray owns significant in-game experience compared to defensive end Britton Grier (494 career snaps) and defensive tackle A.J. Wolf (425 career snaps), two teammates projected to start alongside Wray in 2015. Although the only returning starter from last year, Wray is joined by another Blue Devil who has seen significant playing time over his career, as Kyler Brown (1,362 career snaps) rounds out the foursome on Duke’s defensive line. Wray believes he and Brown can put their experience to good use in preparing the new faces on the defensive line this season. “I know what to look for now,” Wray said. “I recognize formations, and I can make line checks for my guys beside me. I’ve become smarter about the game and things are starting to slow down a little bit.” With so many moving parts in today’s complicated defensive

schemes, communication is integral in properly executing on any given play. Wray’s understanding of the game allows him to effectively and efficiently relay information with his teammates to put the team in the best possible position. A self-admitted loud speaker on game day, Wray uses his vocal nature to coordinate with his fellow defensive linemen. With how fast the game has become at the college level these days, sharing information concisely is paramount in excelling on the field, which is why Wray values the relationship he has with Brown. “Kyler Brown and I can go out on game day, I can give him a check, he can give me a check, and we’ll know exactly what’s going on,” Wray explained. “I can just look at him and say ‘more, more,’ and he knows that means to get up the field more before he cuts inside and I come around. Just simple things like that, those are things that on game day make a difference in a win or a loss or a stop or a completion by the quarterback.” Although communication is often used to relay information with his fellow defensive linemen, Wray also employs some tricks of the trade to cause confusion for the opponent on the opposite side of the ball. Through the use of decoy calls, Wray hopes to create a feeling of uncertainty in the opposing team’s offensive line, over-complicating the situation for the opponents while putting himself and his teammates in the best possible position to disrupt the play. Wray’s vocal nature carries beyond the game field and into practice. If he feels a teammate’s attitude or effort is detrimental to the team’s

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Duke Football Radio Show overall goals, Wray finds no issue with voicing his opinion on the matter and reminding those around him of the importance of preparation. “If we’re out there working during a conditioning day and somebody messes up, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt the first time,” Wray stated. “But the second time, I’m jumping down their throat, because I believe that we owe it to ourselves and we owe it to our coaches to give a maximum amount of effort every time we go out on the field. Whether it’s being vocal, whether it’s a freshman getting on a senior for not going as fast as they can or vice-versa, I believe that everybody plays an important role on this team, and I believe that we all have to stand together if we want to make this thing happen.” Wray practices what he preaches to the team’s younger players, working tirelessly when not on the field in order to prepare for game day. He has placed a greater emphasis on watching film and taking responsibility for his own preparation. Rather than wait for a coach or teammate to identify that a mistake has been made, Wray recognizes where the error occurred and makes adjustments accordingly. After seeing significant playing time last season, Wray began picking up on tendencies of his opponents, an additional skill that he feels will benefit him as a starter this year. Speaking of starters, Wray recognizes the misconception that sometimes is associated with the term. Even though an individual might not be listed as a starter on the depth chart, Wray insists this does not mean he is not seeing time on the field. Brown is a perfect example of this, boasting the most career snaps of anyone starting on Duke’s defensive line this season. On paper, the defensive front may look inexperienced, but this misconception is disproven when one looks at the actual game experience of the four starters. Brown saw extensive playing time at a myriad of positions, including linebacker and defensive end, while Grier has shifted from safety to linebacker and has found a home on the defensive line as an end. Wolf also saw playing time during his first three years, especially last season, and could have potentially seen more as a redshirt sophomore, had he not been forced to miss three weeks due to a leg injury. Regardless of whether a player receives the designation of starter, the Blue Devils can count on Wray and his fellow defensive linemen to be ready for the upcoming season, through the use of a full, team effort. “It’s the best team sport in the world,” Wray admitted. “If one guy messes up, then the whole play is messed up. If one of the 11 that’s on the field at the time messes up against the other 11, then it causes an 11to-10 ratio. I love it.” It is with this mindset that Wray heads into the 2015 campaign, and you can rest assured that he will do everything in his power to cause that disruption and help shift the ratio into Duke’s favor.

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Room to Grow for Zavier Carmichael and his fellow hybrid linebackers

hile Duke’s linebacker corps will miss the power and experience of core components David Helton and Kelby Brown this fall, the unit won’t be lacking in speed. Senior Dwayne Norman and sophomore Zavier Carmichael have been tabbed to take over the positions previously held by Helton and Brown, two players who were a major presence during their time in the front seven. Helton graduated ranked 10th in program history with 347 tackles and Brown, a returning All-ACC performer and team captain, went down with a career-ending knee injury over the summer after being granted a sixth year of eligibility. Though Brown will remain with the team this fall to serve as a student coach, it will be up to Norman, Carmichael and a few other new faces to uphold the defensive standard the Blue Devils have come to expect. Carmichael saw the field in all 13 games as a true freshman last season, accounting for 20 tackles and two interceptions. He turned in a season-high six tackles against Troy while making picks in road victories over Tulane and Georgia Tech. Although tasked with a tall order as Duke’s new starting Mike linebacker, he says he has already benefited from the support of teammates like Norman and defensive linemen Carlos Wray, A.J. Wolf and Kyler Brown, as well as the coaching staff. The Eight Mile, Ala., native also knows he can count on Kelby for guidance as the season unfolds. Carmichael says that as a student coach, Brown has “picked up the role and run with it.” The sixth-year veteran has been sending film to his position teammates and holding one-on-one meetings with players. “Everybody got their hopes up when Kelby got his sixth year,” Carmichael recalled. “(His injury) got our hearts kind of down. But he’s a great person and Kelby’s spirit is high … He’s the same emotional leader we need to help us get riled up.” Norman will join Carmichael in the position group after spending his first three seasons in Durham as a safety. His experience includes appearances in 36 games over the course of his career with 12 starts. A product of Jacksonville, Fla., Norman has compiled 126 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 quarterback sacks, two fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and two quarterback pressures. He also shares Duke’s single-game record for fumble recoveries with two against Florida State in 2012. “Dwayne has spent plenty of time not just as a linebacker but as a

• By Leslie Gaber safety, as a rover in different places,” Carmichael says. Both were originally recruited as safeties, an advantage Carmichael has already seen pay off as they have matched up against the Blue Devils’ wide receivers in practice. “We’re not as big as David Helton and Kelby Brown, but we’re transitioning toward more of a quicker, agile linebacker, (which) is definitely helping us out,” he said. “Dwayne Norman, Chris Holmes and I, being more of safety-hybrid type of linebackers, we believe we bring something new to the field — a little more speed.” Holmes, a redshirt sophomore who played in all 13 games with four starting assignments last fall, is charted as the top reserve at Will linebacker behind Norman. With 30 tackles to his name a year ago, he also figures to be an important part of the unit’s success. Ben Humphreys, a true freshman who came to Duke ranked a consensus top-25 outside linebacker nationally, has shown potential as well in a short amount of time. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has a bevy of veteran players returning at defensive back, which should also aid the linebackers as they adapt to their new roles. “The Cheetahs,” as the safety group calls itself, helped Duke’s defense rank 24th in the nation last season, allowing opponents just 21.8 points per game. Returning All-Americas Jeremy Cash and DeVon Edwards as well as junior Deondre Singleton will look to supplement the play of Carmichael and Norman with speed of their own. Despite the depth and experience that will be lined up both in front of and behind the two linebackers, Carmichael says he feels pressure to measure up to the legacy left by Brown and Helton. That includes not only putting up high tackle numbers, but also getting stronger and learning to be more of a vocal leader. “Last year he did very well as a freshman,” Norman said of his young teammate. “This year I see him growing, getting a little bigger, getting faster and getting stronger. He’s definitely gotten a lot smarter, knowing the playbook ... If he has any questions he can come to me and if I have any questions I can go to him. That way we can just depend on each other.” “There’s still a lot for me to grasp,” Carmichael says. “The defense is built around linebackers. With us being so novice at this position, we (hear), ‘Their defense is not what it used to be. It’s kind of falling apart.’ So it’s really up to me and Dwayne to control the defense and keep everybody’s hearts in the game.”

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Gridiron Gazette Hunger Game

With 25 victories and three bowl appearances over the past three seasons, Duke enters the 2015 football season with a different collective perspective than any Blue Devil squad of recent vintage. No longer are they in the position of having to learn what it takes to win or to prove they’re capable of winning. Instead of getting over some perceived hump from losing to winning, they now face the challenge of continuing their newfound string of successes. Coach David Cutcliffe and his assistants have been master motivators over the last few years in harnessing the program’s hunger for respect and converting it into tangible results. Now, Cutcliffe’s roster is loaded with players who have experienced victory. For decades, the Blue Devils knew nothing but losing seasons; the majority of players on the 2015 roster know nothing but bowl seasons. Aside from the freshmen, every scholarship player on the roster

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has been on a bowl team every year of his college career, with the exception of eight redshirt seniors: LB Kyler Brown, TE Braxton Deaver, DE Britton Grier, P Will Monday, OG Lucas Patrick, TE David Reeves, OG Cody Robinson and C Matt Skura. It will be interesting to see how Duke handles its recent prosperity. The perception is that hunger still abounds — to reclaim the ACC Coastal, return to the league championship game and win a bowl contest after three straight heartbreaking season-ending defeats. Experience Factor Although Duke graduated some key playmakers off last year’s 9-4 club — most notably QB Anthony Boone (19 TD passes), WR Jamison Crowder (8 TD), WR Issac Blakeney (7 TD) and LB David Helton (134 tackles) —

the Blue Devils enter 2015 with a solid core of returning starters on both sides of the ball and in the special teams department. Developing a new set of touchdown makers obviously looms as a critical factor for the passing game if Duke is to remain one of the ACC’s most potent attacks. Production along the defensive front must also be monitored closely, given Duke returns only one guy with any appreciable starting experience among the front six (DT Carlos Wray). Having fielded the ACC’s fourth best scoring offense (32.4 ppg) and fourth best scoring defense (only 21.8 ppg allowed), no one in blue & white wants to see a step back this year. Identifying a new punt returner is equally important; Crowder was a game-changer in that area and, as Cutcliffe notes, “We don’t want it to drop off.” Returning starters: OFFENSE (6) — C Matt Skura, OG Lucas Patrick, OT Casey Blaser, TE David Reeves, WR Max McCaffrey, RB Shaquille Powell DEFENSE (6) — DT Carlos Wray, S Jeremy Cash, S DeVon Edwards, S Deondre Singleton, CB Breon Borders, CB Bryon Fields SPECIALSTS (4) — PK Ross Martin, P Will Monday, LS Thomas Hennessy, KOR DeVon Edwards

200 Point Made

The top three scoring teams in Duke history have come under the direction of coach David Cutcliffe during the past three seasons, with 410 points in 2012, a record 459 points in 2013 and 421 in 2014. Those three teams also played more games than any other teams in school history, with 13 or 14 each year, but even when you look at scoring average per game they stack up among the most prolific ever at Duke. They are three of only six teams to average 30 points per game for a season, and the 2012-14 stretch marked the only time Duke hit that averaged three straight seasons. The 30-point club:

Year Scoring Record Bowl 1943 33.50 8-1 2013 32.79 10-4 √ 1941 32.70 9-1 √

Year Scoring Record Bowl 2014 32.38 9-4 √ 2012 31.54 6-7 √ 1994 30.00 8-4 √

Four teams in the ACC averaged over 200 yards rushing per game last year. Duke ranked fifth in the league at 181.9, and with the way the Blue Devil running attack has grown over the past three years, it’s natural to wonder if a 200yard rushing average might happen in the foreseeable future. Duke last averaged 200 yards per game on the ground in 1976. Last year marked the program’s best average since the 1977 team came in at 198. Over the past two seasons, the Devils have topped the 200-yard mark eight times, including a mammoth 358-yard outing in the 2013 win over Miami. It’s worth noting that Duke won six of those eight 200-yard rushing games, dropping only a pair of shootouts — to Pitt at home in 2013 and to Texas A&M at the Chick-fil-A Bowl. One of Duke’s best wins last year was accomplished on a day the running game stood tall with 242 yards at Georgia Tech.

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2015

Gridiron Gazette

When Duke hosted North Carolina for an ESPN Thursday night contest last November, it ended a run of 17 straight seasons in which the Blue Devils did not appear in one of the much-coveted prime time Thursday night television slots. Now the Devils are playing on Thursday for the second consecutive season with their Sept. 3 opener at Tulane, on the CBS Sports Network. Overall, Duke’s Thursday history has been brief but noteworthy: • There were two ESPN Thursdays in the 1990s, an overwhelming home win over Army in ’94 as part of Duke’s 7-0 start and a loss at Georgia Tech in ’96. In 1983, under portable lighting, Duke hosted N.C. State on TBS and staged fourth quarter rally for the ages to win on a last-minute TD pass from Ben Bennett to Mark Militello. • Twenty years earlier, in 1963, Duke hosted North Carolina on a Thursday afternoon (Thanksgiving) in a game that was postponed from the previous Saturday — the day after President Kennedy was assassinated. The 1959 UNC at Duke game also was moved to Thanksgiving on late notice, to accommodate national TV. • And, of course, the first football game in program history was held on a Thursday — when Duke’s predecessor Trinity College met North Carolina on Thanksgiving Day 1888 at Raleigh’s baseball park.

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2012

Duke’s David Cutcliffe spent a day at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., on July 28, as part of the network’ annual two-day “car wash” with all the ACC’s head coaches. Cutcliffe was a guest on multiple ESPN TV and radio platforms, including a morning edition of SportsCenter, when he noted: “I think we’re better today than at any point that I’ve been at Duke.”

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Preseason Check List

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Duke Candidates

Outland Trophy

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Matt Skura

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AFCA Good Works Team

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Defensive player Running back

Linebacker/lineman Defensive back Center

Tight end

Most versatile player Placekicker Punter

Community service

Jeremy Cash, DeVon Edwards Jeremy Cash

Jeremy Cash, Kelby Brown* Shaquille Powell Matt Skura

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DeVon Edwards Ross Martin

Will Monday

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Gridiron Gazette

August 12, 2015 The view of Wallace Wade Stadium from the rooftop of the Yoh Football Center exactly one month prior to the 2015 home opener with N.C. Central on Sept. 12. The new Brooks Field installation was nearing completion, the new videoboard was in place and additional lower level seating was being mounted, while construction continued on the Blue Devil Tower. With the tower due for completion in 2016, temporary press facilities were being constructed for 2015 only.

A Look Ahead.... Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonconference football opponents for the next five years, plus its rotating opponent from the ACC Atlantic Division

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The other seven opponents on future schedules include 6 ACC Coastal foes (Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pitt, Virginia, Virginia Tech) and ACC Atlantic partner Wake Forest. FUTURE SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

55 1960 team that won the Cotton Bowl is headed back to campus in September

The last Duke team to win a bowl game celebrates its 55th anniversary this season. Members of the 1960 Blue Devil team plan to gather at the ACC opener against Georgia Tech on Sept. 26. The 1960 squad, coached by the late Bill Murray, posted a 7-3 regular season record, won the ACC championship at 5-1 and earned an invitation to the Cotton Bowl, where it edged Arkansas 7-6 on Jan. 2, 1961, in Dallas. It finished No. 10 nationally in the

final Associated Press poll of the season. The â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60 Blue Devils played only four home games, all in a row during the middle of the season. The most famous historically was a November contest against fourth-ranked Navy and eventual Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino. The Midshipmen led 10-0 at halftime but Duke scored 19 unanswered points to win. The Blue Devils faced three straight road games to close the

regular season and lost two of them, to UNC and UCLA, before their victory in the Cotton Bowl. Five Blue Devils made the All-ACC team that year, including first-teamers Tee Moorman, Dwight Bumgarner, Art Browning and Mark Leggett, and second-teamer Don Altman. Moorman and Bumgarner were All-America selections. The winning TD in Dallas came on a pass from Altman to Moorman, with Browning adding the decisive extra point.

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Running With The Devils Duke head coach David Cutcliffe was fielding questions on the opening day of preseason practice when a reporter asked him to discuss the positions that promised to be the most hotly-contested in the weeks leading up to the 2015 opener at Tulane. Cutcliffe outlined potential battles at several slots before the topic of running backs crossed his mind. Assistant coach Re’quan Boyette, he said, had done such a good job of getting the RBs to buy into an allfor-one mentality that even he thought of the four candidates for playing time in Duke’s one-back scheme as a single entity. Heading into fall camp, Boyette presided over a stable of running backs all blessed with experience and talent to complement their unselfish attitude. The group included last year’s leading ground gainer in rock-solid senior Shaquille Powell; the top rusher from the 2012 and 2013 seasons in junior Jela Duncan; last year’s freshman sensation Shaun Wilson, who had a 245-yard game against Kansas; and up-and-coming

sophomore Joseph Ajeigbe, looking for more carries after running the ball 41 times on his 190 freshman snaps last year. The veteran Powell, the only back with more than 100 carries last year, stood No. 1 on the depth chart, but the other three figured to get plenty of opportunities to shine. Last season Boyette distributed the workload to get at least three guys carries in every game and four in most games, without relying too heavily on any one set of legs — leaving everyone fresh for the fourth quarter. Senior Josh Snead and Wilson were the first two subs for Powell and they had almost identical attempts, at 81 and 78, respectively. With Snead’s graduation and Duncan’s return after missing the 2014 season for an academic infraction, the expectation was that the ground crew wouldn’t miss a beat this year. At 181.9 yards per game, the Blue Devils had their highest team rushing average since 1977 last season and there was a chance it might elevate even higher behind a no-nonsense

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•B ack on the field after missing last season, then suffered an injury early in training camp • Topped the 500-yard mark in each of his first two college campaigns

•P layed in every game as a reserve redshirt freshman last season • Ran for 53 yards in Duke's win at Georgia Tech

• S et all-time Duke record with 245 rushing yards vs. Kansas as a true freshman last year • Also set school record for best yards-per-carry mark in one season at 7.67

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Running With The Devils offensive line. But all expectations were up for further review after the first practice in pads for 2015. By the time the workout ended, Powell was the only returning running back still standing. Duncan suffered a partial tear in his right pectoral muscle, leaving him out of action indefinitely, while Wilson and Ajeigbe were sidelined by lower body injuries that kept them out of contact drills. “Just when you feel comfortable with four experienced running backs on the depth chart, three of them are in the training room,” Cutcliffe said. “Jela’s injury is obviously disappointing because we know how hard he’s worked to get back into the thick of things following the two shoulder surgeries. Joe and Shaun aren’t available right now, but neither appears to be out long term.” With only two other running backs on the roster — senior walkon Eamonn Vain-Callahan and Harvard transfer Zach Boden — Cutcliffe moved third-team quarterback Nico Pierre to RB after the early rash of injuries. Pierre redshirted as a true freshman last year and served as the scout team QB in practice. He was ranked the No. 14 dual-threat QB in the nation as a recruit out of Miami. “I’m really proud of Nico and how he’s handled this situation,” Cutcliffe said. “With his unselfishness and commitment to this program, he is displaying the traits of the ultimate teammate. And I absolutely love it because it’s a great sign of the growth of our program when the young men take ownership of the organization and have the passion to contribute in any way possible.” With an offensive line that can start at least four veterans and at least three 300-pounders, the Blue Devils still figure to make a statement with their run game this season. Duke had struggled to gain yardage on the ground for nearly a decade, bottoming out with less than 70 yards per game rushing in both 2007 and 2009. But the past two seasons saw Duke average 178.0 and 181.9 rushing yards per game and the linemen hope to keep that momentum going. The Devils ran the ball more times than they threw it in 2013 and 2014 and scored 52 times on the ground vs. 49 through the air in those two campaigns.

Duke Top 10 Most Rushing Yards, Game 245 Shaun Wilson 238 Robert Baldwin 234 Randy Cuthbert 218 Chris Douglas 214 George Clark 204 Steve Jones 201 Steve Jones 201 Roger Boone 199 Larry Martinez 188 Steve Jones 188 Mike Grayson

2014 vs. Kansas 1994 vs. Maryland 1989 vs. Georgia Tech 2003 vs. Georgia Tech 1945 vs. Wake Forest 1971 vs. Florida 1972 vs. Wake Forest 1989 vs. Northwestern 1974 vs. South Carolina 1972 vs. Wake Forest 1981 vs. Wake Forest

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Running With The Devils Duke Top 10 Most Rushing Yards, Season 1,236 Steve Jones 1,187 Robert Baldwin 1,138 Chris Douglas 1,031 Randy Cuthbert 1,023 Randy Cuthbert 979 Alex Wade 884 Ace Parker 861 Steve Jones 854 Steve Jones 841 Chris Douglas

1972 • 1994 2003 1992 1989 2002 1935 1971 • 1970 • 2001

Workhorse & Stallion • Steve Jones (46) had the best rushing season in Duke history as a senior in 1972. His 1,236 yards not only remain the school record, but he also posted six 100-yard performances and carried the ball 287 times, by far the most attempts ever for a Blue Devil. The rock-steady Jones averaged over 200 carries per season during his threeyear career, the only person to do that in school history. With three of the top 10 rushing seasons in the Duke record books, it's no wonder he's now enshrined in the school's Hall of Fame. Randy Cuthbert (42) is the only Blue Devil with two 1,000-yard seasons. Tony Benjamin (30) amassed over 2,500 yards vs. the tough schedules of the 1970s.

Century Marks Most 100-Yard Rushing Games Career Seasons* 13 6 + 4 + 3 Steve Jones 11 6 + 5 Randy Cuthbert 10 6 + 3 + 1 Chris Douglas 10 3 + 3 + 3 + 1 Mike Grayson 8 4 + 4 Art Gore 6 6 Alex Wade 6 3 + 2 + 1 Tony Benjamin 6 4 + 2 Mike Dunn 6 3 + 2 + 1 Roger Boone

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Running With The Devils

Duke Top 10 Most Rushing Yards, Career 3,122 Chris Douglas 2,951 Steve Jones 2,790 Randy Cuthbert 2,441 Mike Grayson 2,251 Tony Benjamin 1,989 Julius Grantham 1,939 Mike Dunn 1,900 Roger Boone 1,856 Ace Parker 1,848 Robert Baldwin

2000-03 1970-72 1988-92 1980-83 1973-76 1982-86 1975-78 1986-89 1934-36 1991-94

Chris Douglas (4), the school's all-time rushing leader and the only 3,000-yard Blue Devil, is this year's ACC Football Legend from Duke. He will be recognized with the rest of the legends from around the conference at the ACC Championship Game Dec. 5 in Charlotte, N.C.

Touchdown Duke Most 31 28 24 22 21 21 20 20 20 20

Rushing Touchdowns, Career Brandon Connette 2010-13 Tom Davis 1941-44 Jay Calabrese 1965-67 Mike Dunn 1975-78 Ace Parker 1934-36 Chris Douglas 2000-03 Elmore Hackney 1935-37 Steve Jones 1970-72 Randy Cuthbert 1988-92 Robert Baldwin 1991-94

QB Brandon Connette (18) is the only player in Duke history to run for over 100 yards and pass for over 300 in one game. But his most noteworthy strength was running the ball into the end zone, which he did more than any other Devil.

The legendary Ace Parker (34) is one of two former Duke halfbacks enshrined in both the college and pro football halls of fame, along with George McAfee (193739).

> The Final Round

Uniform Watch

With blue, black and white helmets, jerseys and pants, Duke has 27 possible uniform combinations. The Blue Devils donned a different combo for all 13 games last season:

Elon W 52-13

@ Miami L 22-10

Virginia Tech L 17-16

@ Troy W 34-17

@ Georgia Tech W 31-25

North Carolina L 45-20

Kansas W 41-3

Virginia W 20-13

Tulane W 47-13

@ Pittsburgh W 51-48

Wake Forest W 41-21

@ Syracuse W 27-10

@ Sun Bowl: Arizona State L 36-31

For the most devoted contributors to Duke Athletics, the Iron Dukes recognizes those Blue Devil fans contributing to the Iron Dukes Annual Fund at our premier levels. A commitment to the Iron Dukes Champions Club or Cameron-Wade Society paves the way for our student-athletes to become champions on the field and in the classroom. CHAMPIONS CLUB ($100,000) FULL SCHOLARSHIP ($69,122) for one student-athlete TUITION ($47,566) for one student-athlete

While times and technology may change, Duke Athletics’ mission endures — to provide the best athletic and academic experience for our student-athletes. Thank you to all of our 2015–16 Champions Club and Cameron-Wade members. CHAMPIONS CLUB Mr. & Mrs. Doug Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Jack O. Bovender Jr.

Mr. J. Michael Goodson Mr. Robert K. Steel

SCHOLARSHIP Mr. & Mrs. Rex Adams Mr. & Mrs. William W. Baxter Dr. & Mrs. H. Keith Brodie Mr. Louis DeJoy & The Honorable Aldona Wos Mr. & Mrs. John A. Forlines III

Mr. & Mrs. James Goetz Mr. & Mrs. N. Shepard Moyle Mr. & Mrs. James Schiff Dr. Blair Sheppard & Dr. Martha Putallaz Mr. Donald J. Thimsen & Dr. Ann Pflugrath

TUITION Mr. & Mrs. Jake Akers Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Brandaleone Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Eads III Mr. & Mrs. T. Ritson Ferguson III Mr. & Mrs. Staley M. Gentry Mr. Leonard S. Graham Jr. Mrs. Nancy Hemmerich Mr. Matthew Hulsizer & Ms. Jennifer Just

Mr. & Mrs. Gregg S. Hymowitz Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Kahn Mr. & Mrs. William Laverack Jr. Mr. Aubrey K. McClendon Morton Family Foundation Mrs. Susan Sabiston Mr. & Mrs. A. Morris Williams Jr. Valeant Pharmaceuticals

TAG HEUER FORMULA 1 STEEL & CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH Cara Delevingne challenges rules. Being free-minded is her motto. Like TAG Heuer, she defies conventions and never cracks under pressure.

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