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Any Duke fan would like to forget 2007’s one-win campaign. Lost in the chaos of that season, though, was then-junior Re’quan Boyette’s best season, as he led the team with 432 yards rushing and averaged 4.2 yards a carry.
As 2008 began, Boyette was expected to head Duke’s running attack under head coach David Cutcliffe’s new [...]

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Blue Devils’ Running Game Fits In With ACC

by Ben Cohen on February 24, 2009

Photo by Chase Olivieri/Chronicle File Photo
On her ESPN blog yesterday, ACC blogger Heather Dinich anointed Georgia Tech’s backfield as the conference’s best, but not without mentioning that “the running game appears to be an early strength of the ACC—Duke included.”
We know Duke’s opening game against Richmond Sept. 5—mark it on your calendar!—is still more than [...]

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Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis has been upgraded to questionable for the Blue Devils’ Saturday tilt against North Carolina, but head coach David Cutcliffe said Tuesday that Lewis will play in some way–he just doesn’t know how much.
The more pressing part of Duke’s injury report, released early Thursday, is that freshman safety Matt Daniels is out [...]

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Lewis Doubtful For Saturday’s Game

by Ben Cohen on November 20, 2008

No surprises here: Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis is doubtful for Duke’s Saturday game at Virginia Tech. Of course, doubtful doesn’t really mean much beyond what head coach David Cutcliffe said Tuesday–we don’t think he’ll play (in fact, we doubt it!), but, he could.
Full injury report after the jump.

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Clifford Harris Out For Saturday’s Game

by Ben Cohen on November 18, 2008

Clifford Harris, Duke’s leading rusher, will be sidelined for the Blue Devils’ matchup at Virginia Tech Saturday with a broken arm he sustained in Duke’s 31-7 loss to Clemson, head coach David Cutcliffe announced at his weekly media luncheon Tuesday. Cutcliffe said Sunday that Harris would be further evaluated Monday, and X-rays showed a break [...]

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You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
In the Blue Devils’ first drive of Saturday’s contest against Clemson, quarterback Thaddeus Lewis went 3-for-3 for 24 yards, leading Duke to two first downs before a Tiger sack forced Duke to punt. On the next series, Lewis was hit as he threw on third down, straining [...]

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Tennessee-Themed Notes From Coke With Cut

by Ben Cohen on November 3, 2008

Photo by Lawson Kurtz/The Chronicle
David Cutcliffe might have had Tennessee on his mind Monday night at his bi-weekly Coke With Cut event in the Great Hall—he made two subtle references to the Volunteers in his 25-minute film session with about 75 students.
First, he noted that Clifford Harris’ second touchdown against Wake Forest came on a [...]

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Boyette Officially Out For Season

by Ben Cohen on October 29, 2008

Senior Re’quan Boyette will have another year with that class designation.
The running back will miss the remainder of Duke’s season after he underwent knee surgery Aug. 9, head coach David Cutcliffe announced Wednesday. On Oct. 21, Cutcliffe said Boyette would likely be redshirted, and he finally made the official announcement today. Boyette has one season [...]

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Boyette Will Likely Redshirt

by Ben Cohen on October 21, 2008

Senior running back Re’quan Boyette, Duke’s presumed starter before fall practice began, will likely take a redshirt this season after he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his leg in August, head coach David Cutcliffe announced Tuesday.
“We’re getting close to [deciding],” Cutcliffe said. “I watched him run today. He’s not close. We’re real close to looking like [...]

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Making The Grade: Duke-Georgia Tech

by Ben Cohen on October 6, 2008

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