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Duke To Hire ASU Recruiting Coordinator Matt Lubick

by Taylor Doherty on February 18, 2010

The Arizona Central is reporting that Arizona State recruiting coordinator Matt Lubick has finalized a multiyear deal to join the Duke Football program. Lubick will have an expanded role in the Blue Devils’ coaching staff, serving not only as the recruiting coordinator but also as the passing game coordinator and receivers coach.
“It was a really, [...]

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Eleven Blue Devils Earn ACC All-Academic Honors

by Taylor Doherty on February 17, 2010

It looks like a bunch of Duke Football players have something to write home about today.
Eleven Duke Football players were awarded spots on the 42-member 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic, Commissioner John Swofford announced Wednesday. Duke led the ACC with the most selections of any program.
To be eligible for the team, a player must have a [...]

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Duke To Open 2010 Season With Elon

by Ben Cohen on January 27, 2010

David Cutcliffe will kick off his third season at Duke with a Sept. 4 home game against in-state FCS squad Elon, the school announced yesterday. The Phoenix finished last year with 9-3 and in the FCS Top 10, where it was joined by Richmond, the FCS team that spoiled the Blue Devils’ 2009 opener in [...]

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Duke Football Rolls in ACC cash

by Gabe Starosta on January 26, 2010

Duke fell short of qualifying for a bowl game this year, but that didn’t stop the Blue Devils from pocketing a nice chunk of change from bowl season.
Seven ACC teams qualified for bowls, and the league generated $28.85 million in revenue from those games, according to the Triangle Business Journal.
After reimbursing schools that played in [...]

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Head coach David Cutcliffe was going to be Tennessee’s new coach—or so Internet sources speculated—and then all of a sudden he wasn’t. After a number of media outlets reported yesterday evening that Cutcliffe had agreed to join the Volunteers’ program, Cutcliffe and Director of Athletics Kevin White released a statement this morning that the coach will stay at [...]

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Cutcliffe To Remain At Duke

by Gabe Starosta on January 15, 2010

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UPDATE, 11 a.m. | The David Cutcliffe Era will extend into at least a third season after Duke’s head coach rejected overtures from the University of Tennessee and decided to remain with the Blue Devils.
Cutcliffe, a former Tennessee assistant, was reported to be in serious talks with Tennessee throughout Thursday and was [...]

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Cutcliffe Not A Vol Just Yet

by Taylor Doherty on January 14, 2010

Conflicting reports involving head coach David Cutcliffe’s possible move to Tennesee have taken the Internet by storm today. The Vols are currently searching for a new coach to replace Lane Kiffin, who became the head coach at Southern California on Tuesday night.
Several Tennessee media outlets have reported that Cutcliffe is set to become the Volunteers’ new [...]

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Neither Tennessee nor a search firm had contacted Duke to talk with head coach David Cutcliffe as of Wednesday evening, Art Chase, Duke’s sports information director, told The Chronicle.
Multiple media outlets and reporters have speculated that Cutcliffe, Tennessee’s former offensive coordinator, could be a potential candidate to replace Lane Kiffin, who bolted to become the head [...]

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Cutcliffe Surfaces in Rumor Mill

by Alex Fanaroff on January 13, 2010

With the news that Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin is bolting for USC, you had to believe that former Vols offensive coordinator (and curent Duke head coach) David Cutcliffe’s name would surface in rumors.
And, predictably, Cutcliffe’s name has blown up on Twitter. (Note: That might be an overstatement, but we’re talking about Duke Football, so [...]

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Lewis, Oghobaase Invited to NFL Scouting Combine

by Taylor Doherty on January 5, 2010

Sports Information Director Art Chase confirmed today that Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis and defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase are among the 300 players invited to attend the NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held between Feb. 24 and Mar. 2 at the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium. The NFL calls the event an “intense, four-day job interview” and “a [...]

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