NC State vs Duke (ESPN U , 4:00 PM)

[TrueOrange]

NC State (3-5, 0-5) comes into Durham to play nearby rival Duke (6-2, 2-2).


Coach Cut and Duke will be looking to give Duke it's first winning season since 1994.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Not to get too ahead of things, but Duke has a decent shot at 9-3.

 

[TrueOrange]

Duke's remaining schedule (including today) is as follows:

NC State (3-5)
#11 Miami (7-1)
Wake Forest (4-6)
UNC (4-5)


If Duke can pull off the win today and things go well, they could see their first 9-win season since 1941 (when they went 9-1). An 8 win season would be the school's first since 1994.

(A possible 10 or more win season would be the first ever in the school's history.)

 

[TrueOrange]

Wow, what a pass down to the 4 yard line.


QB runs it in for a TD.

 

[TrueOrange]

10-0 Duke at half

 

[TrueOrange]

And just like that it's 10 all in the 3rd

 

[VolsSportsFan]

NCSU goes up 13-10 for like 5 seconds, then Duke runs the kickoff 100 yards to go back up 17-13.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Duke has 4 turnovers today. They aren't exactly rising to the occasion today.

 

[TrueOrange]

Duke has 4 turnovers today. They aren't exactly rising to the occasion today.

Yeah they seem a bit rustier coming off the bye.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

And NCSU just scored a long TD pass. 20-17 Wolfpack.

Duke better respond here. They haven't done anything offense-wise since the first half.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

And Duke does respond.

Duke leads 24-20 with 3:31 left in the game.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Wow, what a play.

Duke intercepts and runs it back, now up 31-20 with 3:21 left.

 

[TrueOrange]

And a second pick 6 after that last one; that'll do it. Barring a miracle, Duke will move on to a 7-2 record. Their first winning record since 1994.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

And for the dagger, another pick 6.

38-20 Duke.

 

[Titans4Vols]

Cutcliffe has done an incredible job. He's an incredible coach.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Not to get too crazy, but Duke actually can still win the division. Not likely with Miami next week but should they win out they could do it.

Not sure the tiebreakers but unless they end up tied with Georgia Tech head to head, they'd have any head to head tiebreakers over Miami or VT. GT still goes to Clemson so that will likely be their 3rd ACC loss, and VT likely loses to Miami tonight.

Again, not likely to happen because I doubt they beat Miami, but that would be quite a story if they made the ACC Championship. Of course they'd be destroyed by FSU but still.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Miami getting beat by VT. It's looking like they're going to roll in Raleigh on a 2 game losing streak.

I wouldn't write this down as an L for Duke just yet.