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What we learned from unbeaten Duke’s 55-13 win over NC Central

The NC Central Eagles played the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 in Durham, NC. Here’s Duke analysis with the scores and stats from the game.

N.C. Central’s Isaiah Totten, right, carries the ball in front of Duke’s Marquis Waters during the Blue Devils’ 55-13 win over the Eagles on Saturday.

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What NC Central football learned about itself in its loss to Duke

The NC Central Eagles played the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 in Durham, NC. Here’s an Eagles’ analysis with the scores and stats from the game.

Duke quarterback Quentin Harris (18) carries the ball for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina Central in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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Blue Devils improve to 4-0 with win over NC Central

The NC Central Eagles played the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 in Durham, NC. Here’s are live updates with the scores and stats from the game.

Cutcliffe says building depth is one of secrets to Duke program

The Saturday, Sept. 22 Duke Blue Devils football game against NC Central Eagles is on ACC Network Extra. ACC Network Extra lets ESPN subscribers watch live college football games online, on a smartphone app or on a TV via Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire or XBox. Here’s how to get the app and how to watch.

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Cutcliffe says building depth is one of secrets to Duke program

Duke coach David Cutcliffe explains Duke's approach to depth that has allowed the Blue Devils to start 3-0 despite injuries to seven starters.

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Duke’s Hudzick explains Duke’s approach to building depth

Former reserve (now starter) cornerback Myles Hudzick explains Duke's approach to depth that has allowed the Blue Devils to start 3-0 despite injuries to seven starters.

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Duke keeps winning despite losing starter after starter. Here’s the secret to its success

Duke’s injury list continues to include starters like quarterback Daniel Jones, Mark Gilbert and Jeremy McDuffie. Yet the Blue Devils haven’t lost.

Duke co-defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri learned of his father’s death hours before the Blue Devils’ game at Baylor.

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How Duke football’s Matt Guerrieri helped coach from afar after the death of his dad

Duke Blue Devils co-defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri coached Saturday’s 40-27 win at Baylor Bears after learning his father had died from cancer on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Here’s how he’s balanced family and football.

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Five things that have to happen for NC Central to upset Duke

The NC Central Eagles football team plays at the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, NC. Here’s how the Eagles can upset the Blue Devils.

Duke quarterback excited by potential impact of freshman wide receivers

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Just 10 days after surgery for a broken clavicle, Duke’s Daniel Jones is back at practice

Duke Blue Devils football quarterback Daniel Jones is recovering from surgery on a broken clavicle he suffered in a game at Northwestern. He’s in pads and practicing as the Blue Devils and coach David Cutcliffe prepare for NC Central.

UNC’s Fedora, Tar Heel players load donations for stricken Hurricane Florence communities

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Want to help Florence victims? Duke, NC State and UNC football collecting and delivering items.

Duke, UNC, NC State are taking donations and supplies to take to victims of Hurricane Florence. The football teams are collecting items, like toilet paper and baby food, at the universities

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Hours after learning of his dad’s death, Duke assistant helps coach his team to a win

Duke Blue Devils football co-defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri coached Saturday’s 40-27 win at Baylor Bears after learning his father had died from cancer on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018

Duke running back Brittain Brown (22) runs down field ahead of Baylor linebacker Terrel Bernard, left, and defensive end Greg Roberts, right, on Saturday.

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How Duke endured injuries, upheaval to remain unbeaten with win at Baylor

Duke football is undefeated following a 40-27 win over the Baylor Bears on Sept. 15, 2018 at Waco, Texas

Duke cornerback Michael Carter II (26) runs through drills on the first day of full pads practice Monday, August, 6, 2018 in Durham, N.C.

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Add Michael Carter II to Duke football’s growing injury list

Duke’s undefeated football team lost another starting player Saturday when sophomore cornerback Michael Carter II suffered a leg injury against Baylor

Duke quarterback Quentin Harris, left, celebrates with teammate linebacker Ben Humphreys, right, after defeating Baylor 40-27 on Saturday.

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In his first career start, Duke QB Quentin Harris overcomes slow start to beat Baylor

The Duke Blue Devils and the Baylor Bears played in a non-conference football game on Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Waco, Texas. Here’s the score and stats from the game.

Morehead City, NC, area under water after Florence dumps 15+ inches of rain

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As Hurricane Florence disrupts college football schedules, players adjust their plans

Hurricane Florence latest update in Raleigh and the Triangle: Where do football players go when storms cancel classes and games? Florence made landfall at Wilmington as a category 1 storm on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

South Carolina coach Dave Odom gets tangled up with South Carolina forward Sam Muldrow (44) during a practice session for the SEC basketball tournament in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on March 12, 2008.

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You can think of former Wake Forest coach Dave Odom as the maestro of Maui

A decade has passed since Odom became Maui’s much-envied maestro. He remains a resident of Winston-Salem, pulling the necessary organizational strings from afar to set matchups and arrange backstage matters. Sometimes Odom travels to Hawaii to conduct basketball clinics.

Duke’s Cutcliffe on leaving early for Baylor: ‘We just said ‘Omaha,’ and got the plane here on Thursday’

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Can Quentin Harris keep things going until injured Duke QB Daniel Jones returns?

Quentin Harris will get his first start at quarterback for the Duke Blue Devils against the Baylor Bears on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 at Waco, Texas

Duke’s Zion Williamson takes off from foul line for a monster dunk

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Kentucky, Indiana and two games each with UNC and Virginia mark Duke’s basketball schedule

Duke starts its basketball regular-season schedule with a Super Bowl-level matchup and, traditionally, ends it with another, UNC. In between, the Blue Devils play in one of the toughest in-season tournaments and, finally, have two regular-season games with fellow ACC heavyweight Virginia.

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Duke cornerback Mark Gilbert is out for the season. Now the younger players step in.

All-ACC cornerback Mark Gilbert’s hip injury means Duke Blue Devils football will start four second-year players among its five defensive backs against Baylor on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.

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