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Thursday, December 27, 2012

2012 Belk Bowl Live: Duke Blue Devils vs.Cincinnati Bearcats

Dukee Blue Devils vs. Cincinnati Bearcats - pregame - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS LLC

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Belk Bowl falls from Duke’s grasp

The Duke Blue Devils suffered a gut-wrenching 48-34 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday.Following an 18-year drought, Duke (6-7) went into...

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Game Notes:

Belk Bowl - Bank of America Stadium - 6:30 p.m. - ESPN

Duke Blue Devils (6-6) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3)

First-ever meeting between both teams.
Duke is looking to cap off its season with a bowl win during its 100th season while Cincinnati is seeking to do the same in its 125th year.
The Bearcats have played in 13 Bowl games all-time and hold a 7-6 record in the postseason while the Blue Devils have appeared in 8 Bowl games and look to improve upon a 3-5 postseason record.

Players to watch:

Duke: Sean Renfree, Connor Vernon, Jamison Crowder, Desmond Scott, Jela Duncan, Ross Martin

Cincinnati: Brandon Kay, George Winn, Travis Kelce, Kenbrell Thompkins, David Abernathy, Tony Miliano

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Kick-off in 60 minutes

1st Quarter

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Cincinnati wins the toss and elects kick off
Jamison Crowder with the return to the 21-yard line
Sean Renfree starts the Duke series with pass
Second play is a handoff to Josh Snead - get the chains moving early
Snead gains more yardage on the next play - 1st down on the Cincinnati 44-yard line
Bearcats with the blitz and force Renfree to throw it away
Duke keeps it on the ground as Thompson takes the handoff
Renfree takes the snap from the 36-yard line and he finds Conner Vernon for a 19-yard gain
Handoff to Snead and he takes it down to the 5-yard line - first and goal
Brandon Connette comes in for the Wildcat setup and he runs it in for the touchdown
The PAT is blocked but Ross Martin recovers his own blocked kick and runs it in for a 2-point conversion
PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW
Martin was ruled down before crossing the goal line - Duke leads 6-0 with 11:48 to play
Cincinnati quarterback Brandon Kay starts the offense with a pass to David Abernathy for 3 yards
Duke contains the Bearcats to a small 4-yard gain on the next play
Swing pass to George Winn is stopped short on tackle from Jordan Byas forcing the Bearcats to punt
After Cincinnati punts the ball out of bounds - Duke starts on its 40-yard line
Renfree orchestrating another productive series of downs that takes Duke down to the Cincinnati 20-yard line
A pass to Connette gains another 6 -yards - penalty flag on the play goes against Duke
Renfree misses Vernon in the end zone and follows it up with a missed pick by Bearcats' Chris Williams
Duke elects to go for the field goal which is good - Martin puts Duke up 9-0 with 6:12 to go
Cincinnati starts on its 25-yard line
Byas with big hit on Cincinnati's Travis Kelce - Byas very shaky and stumbles after the hit - is helped off the field looking woozy
The Bearcats test out the Blue Devils secondary and Ross Cockrell breaks up thye play
Kelce goes up for the pass and Byas hits him again - and looks shaken up again
On the next play Duke's Tony Foster blocks the Cincinnati punt and the ball rolls into the end zone and Foster recovers it for the touchdown - the PAT is good - Duke leads 16-0 with 4:45 to play
Abernathy returns to the 22-yard line on the kickoff and the Bearcats gain 4-yards on the first play
A big run by Cincinnati's Deven Drane and the Bearcats move the chains to their 46-yard line
The Bearcats threatening on the Duke 30-yard line and Winn gains small yards but Cincinnati with momentum on its side right now
On the next play, on an overthrow by Kay, Walt Canty comes up with a pick on the play
PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW
Play is ruled as an incomplete pass and Cincinnati continues its drive - starting on third down on the Duke 28-yard line
Bearcats get on the board as Tony Miliano kicks a 45-yard field goal to narrow the Duke lead to 16-3 - the kick is the longest field goal in Belk Bowl history - beating the previous mark by three yards - 1:43 to play
On Duke's ensuing series Vernon runs it upfield before an incomplete long ball attempt tips off Crowders fingertips
Vernon gains 8 yards on next play and the Blue Devils rush it from their 49-yard line
Snead gains 11 yards on the rush and the quarter ends - Duke will continue its drive on the 38-yard line

2nd Quarter

Renfree continues the drive with gains on four consecutive downs and Duke is in the Red Zone on the Cincinnati 15-yard line
A snap to Connette results in lost yardage - 2-yards back to the 17-yard line
Renfree with a swing pass to Snead on the next pass to the right sideline and he gains 5 yards to the 12-yard line
On the next snap Renfree finds Duncan who fumbles it after being hit by Bearcats Greg Blair - ball is on the one-yard line
Cincinnati with some work to do and Winn runs it up to the 10-yard line
The Bearcats continue to work the ball upfield on the ground as Winn is doing the heavy lifting right now
A big run by Kay but a flag is thrown on the play for a late tackle
Clipping call on the Bearcats brings them back 15 yards after Kay's big gain - ball will start on the Cincinnati 31-yard line
Big sack on Kay by Justin Foxx for a loss of 8 yards - Bearcats forced to punt fronm the 12-yard line
Jamison Crowder returns it from the 33-yard line to the Duke 46-yard line - Blue Devils will start from there
Snead carries four yards and Duke is at midfield
Crowder makes a catch and scrambles to the sideline for a gain of one yard on the next play
Renfree rushes it on the next play but comes up short and the Blue Devils face 4th down with one to go on the Cincinnati 45-yard line - Duke timeout and still leading 16-3 with 6:15 to play
Duke's Thompson is denied on the rush with no gain and Cincinnati gets the gall on its own 46-yard line
Kay takes advantage of the opportunity with a big pass for 18-yards to the Duke 36-yard line - Bearcats threatening to score with their momentum on the drive
Consecutive 6-yard and 5-yard rushes keep the chains moving
Kay is pressure by Duke defense and forced to roll towards the left sideline before a deflected pass hits the ground - down restarts from the 25-yard line
Kay finds Anthony McClung at the goal line for the 25-yard reception and the PAT is good - Duke lead is only now 16-10 at the 4:02 mark
Cincinnati drive took five plays to complete
On the ensuing Duke possession a run play gains minimal yardage before Desmond Scott makes an attempted catch but it bounces out and Cincinnati picks it up and runs it in for a touchdown - a very confusing play
PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW
Incomplete pass is ruled with Duke getting the ball back but penalized for an end-of-play penalty 15-yards - third down from their own 13-yard line (half distance from original spot)
Renfree throws to Connette, inside and to the right, for five yards - Duke's Will Monday punts it and it bounces and rolls, stays inbounds for a 79-yard kick - a new Belk Bowl record - previous was 55 yards
Cincinnati will start on its own 2-yard line with 2:28 left in the quarter - Duke looking to blitz
Incomplete pass on the first down and Winn carries it for a yard gain on the next down
Duke continues to pressure Kay on third down and eight yards to go
Kay finds plenty of daylight and gains 26 yards for a first down
A pass to Kenbrell Tompkins is broken up by Duke's Foster
On next shap kay airs it out to McClung to the Duke 40-yard line - a 30-yard gain
Duke defense is looking tentative with less than a minute to play
Kay airs another one for 41-yards to Abernathy who outruns Kyler Brown and scores
After the PAT, Cincinnati leads 17-16 - taking its first lead of the game with 0:42 to play
Scott returns the kickoff from his end zone to the 18-yard line
Renfree starts the drive with 35 seconds to play in the half
David Reeves with the reception and a gain of six yards
Duke continues to make gains on the ground and to the sideline to manage the clock
Renfree attempts a pass which hits the ground with 11 seconds to play
Vernon makes a catch for 23 yards and gets to the Cincinnati 36-yard line
The field goal unit comes out with Ross Martin looking to kick a 53-yarder
Illegal substitution by Cincinnati before the snap and he will get another try for a 48-yard field goal attempt
The kick misses wide left of the post as time runs out

End of the half: Cincinnati 17, Duke 16

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3rd Quarter:

Cincinnati returns for short yardage on the kickoff and works the ball on the ground including a gain of 16 yards by Kay on a broken defensive play for Duke
Canty misses a tackle at the Cincinnati 40-yard line and the play ends at the Duke 10-yard line - a 55-yard gain plus a 5-yard penalty and the Bearcats start with first and goal to go
A gain of four has the ball on the one-yard line and Kay tries to run it in on his own but is stopped short - ball is still on the one-yard line
False start on Cincinnati and third down will now start on the 5-yard line
Kay takes the snap and looks to run it in but Anthony Young-Wiseman trips him up
Miliano comes out for the 27-yard field goal attempt which he converts - Bearcats now lead the Blue Devils 20-16 with 10:02 to play
Duke gets the ball back and works up the field - from the 25-yard line to the 50-yard line until Renfree throws it up for an interception
Cincinnati starts on its own 40-yard line and then execute a double reverse for a 14-yard gain up to the Duke 47-yard line
Winn gets the handoff from Kay and runs it in for a 46-yard touchdown as the Duke secondary can't deny him the goal line - the PAT is good and the Bearcats lead is extended to 27-16
Renfree starts the series with two complete passes and moves the chains to the 37-yard line
Duncan makes Duke's third straight reception and Crowder catches the fourth - the drive continues from the Duke 47-yard line
A rush and another catch by Duncan and Duke just shy of Cincinnati territory on the drive
A long 39-yard pass to Desmond Scott and the Blue Devils are in the red zone
A rush and then a pass to Vernon for the touchdown - Duke goes for the two-point conversion
A roll to the right by Renfree and he then looks left to a wide-open Blakeney for the extra two points - Bearcats now lead 27-24 with three minutes to play in the quarter
Bearcats return the kickoff for 15 yards to prep for their series of downs - Duke's Kyler Brown being tended to after the last play
Kay passes to Winn for a 5-yard gain but can't convert the next down and the field goal unit comes out for the Bearcats
Duke was set to start with good field position on the return by Crowder but he ran into his own player on the return - after a holding penalty Duke will start on its won 31-yard line with 40 seconds to go
Pass interference call on Vernon after he's hauled down - first down the the Cincinnati 41-yard line
Vernon makes the completion on the next down and the quarter ends

4th Quarter:

The Blue Devils will start on the 37-yard line trying to continue its current offensive momentum and looking to retake the lead since losing it late in the second quarter
Renfree finds Connette for a gain of 11 yards
Taking the snap from the 26-yard line Renfree can't find his intended receiver and floats it out-of-bounds
Vernon gets the next pass and he gains another 13 yards - Duke in the red zone again
After the snap Thompson takes the handoff from Renfree and moves the ball to the five yard line
Second down and Connette takes the snap and rushes to the one-yard line
On the next snap Connette fumbles the snap and loses a yard - second down and goal to go
Touchdown! Connette finds Reeves with a short pass over the defender's head - the PAT is good - Duke regains the lead 31-27 with 12:45 to play
Bearcats start on their own 23-yard line and Kelce gains 35-yards on the play - ends at the Duke 42-yard line
Cincinnati double-reverses again but the Duke defense contains the play to a two-yard gain
Duke secondary is allowing Bearcats receivers to much room - luckily Tompkins tips the pass by the sideline
On the next play Duke is flagged for pass interference - automatic first down for Cincinnati at the Duke 25-yard line and threatening to score
Kay connects with Chris Moore for a 25-yard touchdown pass and the PAT by Miliano is good - Bearcats regain the lead 34-31 with 11:19 to play
On the kickoff return Scott gains 19 yards and the Blue Devils will start on their 19-yard line
Vernon gets the first pass for eight yards and then Renfree finds Duncan on another pass
On first down Renfree takes his time on the snap and hands off to Duncan for eight yards
Duncan gets the ball next and gains the first down to the Duke 46-yard line
Blakeney gets the pass and gains the first down at the Cincinnati 41-yard line
Snead takes the ball on the run for 6 yards and the Blue Devils snap it with third and four to go
Incomplet pass and Martin comes out for the 52-yard field goal attempt - it's good!
Duke ties the score 34-34 with 7:24 to play
Announced attendance for tonight's game - 48,128
Cincinnati starts on its own 25-yard line and Kay takes it and is dragged down on the tackle by Duke's Young-Wiseman and Canty
Kelce gets a pass for a 4-yard gain - third down and two yards to go on the 33-yard line
Big stop by the Duke defense and the Bearcats are forced to punt it away with 5:32 to play
Crowder returns it and breaks a tackle and the Blue Devils will start on their own 43-yard line
Snead takes the handoff and gains 11 yards to the Cincinnati 46-yard line
Vernon gets the next pass and gains another 11 yards
Renfree takes the snap from the 35-yard line and Snead gains seven more yards to the 28-yard line
Duke stays on the ground with Snead on the carry again for two more yards
Connette in and takes the snap and keeps it himself for another short gain - first down gained at the Bearcats' 24-yard line
Unddre three minutes to go and Snead gets the ball again for a gain of three yards - the chains keep moving for Duke
Refnree looks for the pass to Vernon for 13 yards on the left and Duke is in the red zone - first down at the 8-yard line
Snead tries to break through the middle on the next play but is stopped after only a three-yard gain - 1:32 left to play
Connette hands off to Snead and he fumbles it while trying to advance it forward and Cincinnati gets it back on its own 5-yard line - 1:20 left on the clock
Kay scrambles avoiding being tackled for a safety and gains nine yards on the play
Bearcats go to the pass on the left side which sails over everyone's heads out-of-bounds
Third and one yard to gain and Cincinnati hands off to Winn for the first down
The drive continues and Kay finds Kelce who catches and runs it for an 83-yard touchdown - after the PAT Cincinnatie leads 41-34 with 44 seconds remaining.
Duke with the return to their 32-yard line - have to make this series count
Crowder makes the catch with a 13-yard gain to the 45-yard line
Pass for Scott is incomplete and almost intercepted but a roughing-the-passer call gains Duke a first down at the Cincinnati 40-yard line
Renfree is hit hard while being rushed to pass on the next play and the ball is picked off as the Bearcats score again with 14 seconds remaining
Renfree finally gets up while the Bearcats await their PAT - it is good and the Bearcats' lead extends to 48-34
Cincinnati kicks it off and Duke returns it 14 yards to the 31-yard line - 9 seconds remain
Anthony Boone take s the snap and hands it off to Snead - one second remains and counts down as the Bearcats claim the 2012 Belk Bowl.

Final: Cincinnati 48, Duke 34

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

2012 Belk Bowl: Duke Blue Devils reaching journey's end

The Duke Blue Devils 'D' will adorn the field at the 2012 Belk Bowl - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

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No one following the Duke Blue Devils (6-6) this season could ask for a better set-up to finish the 100th year of Blue Devils football - watching the team play its final game in the state of North Carolina at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte and competing in the Belk Bowl against the Big East co-champion Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) on Thursday.

All the ingredients of a perfect ending are in place for Duke football fans who have endured 18 years to see their team compete in a postseason bowl game and to finish the season with a winning record.

Both of those things have not happened since the team played in the Hall of Fame Bowl game on Jan. 2, 1995, suffering a 34-20 loss to the Wisconsin Badgders, and finishing the season with an 8-4 record.

A pivotal game

The Belk Bowl match-up with the Bearcats holds much significance for Duke as it represents both an ending and a beginning of sorts.

A win for Duke will provide the seniors recruited by head coach David Cutcliffe with their first winning season and a bowl victory to cap it all off.

Though that scenario will bring to an end a four-plus year process to resurrect Duke football from the dormant stage it has been in at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for so long, it places the program in a place to go to a higher level.

Coach believes in you

Cutcliffe recently signed a significant contract extension that will allow him to continue the work he has started in putting Duke football back on the map, and a bowl win will provide the star to place on the grid for future recruits to know exactly where the football program stands.

The belief that the Duke coach has in his players' abilities and talents has brought them very far and he uses that to his advantage.

He is a leader of athletes who possess character and that is what he will continue to look for with his recruiting efforts.

His players' individual and collective talents have helped them establish new school, conference, and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records throughout the season - reason for him to call this team is a 'special' one.

Cutcliffe continues to tell all who will listen that he has 'special people doing special things' all the time at Duke.

A team of destiny?

Team captains Sean Renfree, Connor Vernon Walt Canty, and Ross Cockrell have all set examples playing their respective positions throughout the season to establish their individual legacies at Duke.

There is no doubt that these players hold the Blue Devils' destiny in their hands when they take to the field against Cincinnati.

They will try to do what many believe they can't do - win.

Even after clinching a bowl bid with a final-seconds 33-30 finish against cross-Triangle rival the North Carolina Tar Heels, many were content to say that Duke's season had reached its peak.

Four consecutive losses to end the regular season lent support to that thinking.

The prototypical heart break and aching that has been a part of following Duke football for a long time has presented that smidgen of doubt for non-believers to hold on to.

However, for those who have watched the surprisingly exciting plays and exhilarating moments that this team has executed and experienced, one can only assume that the best is still yet to come.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

ACC Football Live: Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami Hurricanes

Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami Hurricanes pregame - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

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Duke comes up short in 52-45 loss to Miami

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Game Notes

It's Senior Day as the Duke Blue Devils (6-5, 3-4) host the Miami Hurricanes (6-5, 4-3) in the final game of the regular season at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C. on Saturday.

The Blue Devils look to extend their 5-1 home record this season, having matched the school single-season record for home wins already and becoming bowl-eligible for the first time since 1994.

Miami is looking to secure a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coastal Division title with a win over the Blue Devils.

The Hurricanes lead the all-time series between both teams, holding an 8-1 advantage with Duke's lone win coming back in October, 1976.

Kickoff coming up in 10 minutes.

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1st Quarter:

Miami kicks off and Duke will start on their 25-yard line
Renfree finds an open Crowder but he can't hang onto it - incomplete pass
Duke runs it and also gets a face mask call to advance the ball to the 42-yard line
Swing pass to Conner Vernon - extends his reception streak by one more game - 47 games in ACC play and longest active streak in NCAA
Duke has to punt it away - Miami returns it to the 25-yard line
First pass is a long one for a 17-yard gain
Quarterback Stephen Morris is contained by the Duke defense for a moderate gain on the ground
Miami runs it again but is penalized for a shift on the line - 2nd and 13 yards to go - still no score with 11:40 to play
Big defensive stop by Blue Devils' Walt Canty to break up a long pass attempt
Duke gets the ball back after Miami punts it away
A complete pass up the side gains Duke 13 yards before starting on the ground with the next downs
Duke penalized for clipping - big yardage loss back to its own 14-yard line - a lot of hard work diminished there
After that loss, Blue Devils having trouble gaining big yards as Miami forces them to punt with Will Monday coming in
Miami will start on its own 42-yard line - still no score with 8:50 to play
The Hurricanes gain 18 yards on a swing pass and some great blocks to lead the way
Duke secondary is caught off-guard with a huge gap that the Hurricanes fill with a big reception from running back Dallas Crawford after getting the pitch from Morris
Another few plays and Morris finds Clive Walford for an 11-yard pass and touchdown - 7-0 Miami leads Duke with 6:59 to play
Miami's drive - 4 plays - 59 yards - 1:51 TOP
Duke receives the kickoff in their end zone and will start on its own 25-yard line
Renfree tries to air one out to the left but it sails over Juwan Thompson's head
Snead takes the handoff for small yards on the next down
Renfree throws another one high and out-of-bounds and Duke is penalized again for an illegal block - forced to punt it away
Morris finds Walford for a 35-yard gain as Canty stumbles in the middle of the secondary before helping to make the tackle
Miami runs it on the next play and threatening to score - now inside the red zone
A handoff to Duke Johnson who jukes right and then left to run past the Duke defender and it into the left side of the end zone - touchdown puts the Hurricanes ahead 14-0 with 5:19 to play
Jamison Crowder returns the kickoff for Duke from the goal line to the 18-yard line
Miami was showing blitz but force another incomplete pass wide and to the left
Hand off to Jela Duncan gains the Blue Devils nine yards on the play
Third and one and Brandon Connette gains the first down on the Wildcat set-up
Renfree fakes the handoff and keeps it to gain four yards on his own
On second down with six yards to go, Renfree throws it out on the right side
Duke stuck on its 35-yard line - Vernon makes the catch to earn the first down for a seven-yard gain
Blue Devils keep the Miami defense honest and Renfree finds Corey Gattis for 27 yards in the open space in the secondary
Duke ball on the Miami 31-yard line - trailing by 14 points still and 2:28 to play
Duncan gains six yards and Duke has another third down to convert
Renfree keeps it but doesn't gain any yards and the field goal unit comes out for Duke
A successful kick and Ross Martin converts it - Miami lead is not 14-3 with 1:17 to play
Duke scoring drive - 11 plays, 57 yards - 3:57 TOP
The Blue Devils attempt the onside kick but Miami gets the ball from the scramble on the play - starting on the Duke 48-yard line
Morris tries to get a quick strike for Miami downfield, but it is incomplete
Justin Foxx comes up with a big sac on Morris and Miami is getting ready to punt with fourth down and nine yards to go as first quarter ends

2nd Quarter:

Miami punts it away and Duke will start on its own 19-yard line
Josh Snead gains six yards on the ground and is followed up with a reception by Crowder for the first down
Duke continues to make gains - up to its own 32-yard line which is then increased by a big gain and pass to Vernon - 14 yards on the play
The Blue Devils start on the Miami 49-yard line with an incomplete pass and a small gain of four yards
Renfree looks and finds Desmond Scott in the middle and Blue Devils are facing fourth down and two - they go for it
Vernon makes the catch for the first down - a seven-yard catch
Thompson continues to make gains on the drive with four more yards before Renfree finds Vernon cutting through the middle from the left side - he takes a hard hit but gains nine yards on the play - he's shaken up but walks off
Starting from the Miami 21-yard line, Snead takes the hand off and gains four yards
In the red zone Renfree looks for Gattis and he gets six more yards - first and goal
Thompson gets the pass and Duke has four yards to go on second down
Connette takes the snap, fumbles it and has enough time to pick it up and run it in for the touchdown - Martin's PAT is good - Miami lead is only four points - 14-10 with 8:57 to go
Duke worked off of 15 plays for 81 yards over 5:55 of possession time during that last scoring drive
After the kickoff, Miami will start on its own 25-yard line
Johnson carries it for the Hurricanes with lots of speed but is cut short by Duke's Ross Cockrell - a five-yard gain
Crawford takes the snap and runs it for the first down
Miami continues to gain yards on the ground with Johnson picking up five more yards
Crawford is on the run again and beats the Duke front line for eight yards
After successful gains, Miami is now at the Duke 45-yard line and makes a big gain as Morris passes to Walford - 38 yards - Canty couldn't bat the pass down which allowed Walford to tip-toe down the right sideline - play being reviewed - two yards shorter than original end of run
Miami starts on the Duke seven-yard line and elects to run it for three yards
The Hurricanes still can't score with an incomplete pass into the end zone - 3rd and six to go
Duke defense doesn't have an answer for Johnson running it into the right corner after getting the pitch from Morris - Miami lead is back up to 10 points - 20-10 with 5:41 to go in the half
Miami scoring drive - 9 plays, 75 yard - 3:16 TOP
Off the kickoff, Blue Devils' Crowder returns it from his three-yard line to the 19-yard line
Renfree hands off to Duncan who speeds up and gains a first down with an 11-yard run
Duke stays on the ground with Duncan - another gain - three yards this time
No-huddle offense continues to Duncan again for another small gain of four yards this time
Renfree then finds a cutting Vernon who goes left for seven yards and its Duke first down at the its own 43-yard line
A swing pass to Crowder on the right side gains six more yards for the Blue Devils
Another pass to Crowder - a bigger gain down the right side line for another first down, but Duke is called for holding on the play
Starting back on the 40-yard line, Renfree finds Scott open for six yards on the left side line, but it's not enough and Duke is forced to punt
The Blue Devils fake the punt but the Miami defense doesn't fall for it - Connette only gains a yard and the Hurricanes get the ball on the Duke 47-yard line - still leading 20-10 with 2:36 to play
Johnson continues to penetratet the Duke defense and gains 12 yards before James makes a catch for seven more yards
A pitch back to Johnson has the Duke defense ready for it - a loss of one yard on the play
Morris finds Phillip Dorsett for 19 yards down the right side line and threatening to score again with a handoff to Johnson
Miami with second and goal to go after the run - on the Duke four-yard line now
Johnson gets it again for a three-yard run and the ball is sitting on the one-yard line on third down
An incomplete pass in the end zone has Duke flagged for pass interference for first and goal
James runs it in for the Hurricanes as the lead extends to 18 points - 28-10 with eight seconds to go

At the Half: Miami 28, Duke 10

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Duke: Sean Renfree (18-28, 138 yards), Brandon Connette (3 rushes, 9 yards, 1 touchdown)

Miami: Stephen Morris (8-11, 155 yards), Duke Johnson (9 rushes, 55 yards, 2 touchdowns)

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3rd Quarter:

Miami starts with the ball after Martin kicks it off for Duke
Morris begins the drive on the ground with Johnson leading the way up the field for a few plays
Big gain as Dorsett makes a 23-yard catch and the Hurricanes continue the march to the end zone
Ball on the Duke seven-yard line now and Morris tries in the air but isn't as successful as handing off to Johnson again
Fourth down and six to go - field goal team is out for he Hurricanes - a 23-yard attempt is good - 31-10 Miami leads with 11:10 to play
Duke starts with the ball on its own 35-yard line
A complete pass, a rush and an incomplete pass
After a complete pass, fumble, and recovery, Duke is facing first down after an illegal substitution called on Miami
Crowder gains some yards after catching a pass from Renfree
A big gain as Renfree finds an open Crowder for 24 yards
Renfree stays in the air with a complete pass to Thompson
Next play to the left end zone corner and Vernon catches it for the touchdown - PAT is good
Duke scoring drive - 10 plays, 65 yards - 3:52 TOP - Miami lead is now 31-17 with 7:18 to play
Miami can't gain much as the Duke defense ratchets up its play and Duke will get the ball back with 5:48 to play
The Hurricanes show blitz and Renfree hands it off to Thompson for a huge 37-yard run - first down coming up at the Miami 23-yard line
Renfree looks up and down the middle on a breaking Crowder who is wide open for the touchdown reception PAT is good - Duke now trails Miami 31-24 with 5:17 to go
That scoring drive only took Duke two plays for 60 yards in 31 seconds
Miami starts on its 25-yard line and they start with a run play by James - two yard gain
The Hurricanes match Duke's last touchdown with a 65-yard rush by Johnson and the PAT is good - Miami lead is back up to 14 points - now 38-24 with 4:08 to play
Duncan on the return but he fumbles it - Miami ball, but an offside call will cause a re-kick - player down on the field - it's Duncan - he walks off the field with help
On the ensuing re-kick, Vernon returns it for Duke
The Blue Devils start with the ball on their own 19-yard line - an incomplete pass starts the series
Snead carries on the next play followed by an incomplete pass
Duke punts on the next play and Dorsett brings it up to the Miami 28-yard line after a 58-yard punt
On Miami's first play, James makes a catch, breaks a few tackles and runs down the right side line all the way into the end zone - one play in 14 seconds to extend the score to 21 points - 45-24 with 2:34 to play
Duke started its series with a run and a pass and then a nice reception by Scott who was hit hard and fumbled it
Miami coach Al Golden loved the possession call so much he was basically right beside the officials signalling first down
However, it was ruled incomplete - Duke ball still
Renfree tries to get a long pass to Crowder who's interfered with on the catch - first down Blue Devils on their own 38-yard line
Snead gains some yards on the handoff
Duke continues to work the ball up the field and have entered Hurricanes territory
Renfree working the ball in the air with three incomplete passes as Miami defense is clamping down on Duke's receivers
Duke going for it on fourth and seven on the Miami 42-yard line as third quarter is winding down
Miami defensive line collapses all around Renfree who was looking long - a loss of eight yards and Miami gets the ball back
The Hurricanes gain 11 yards from a Dorsett reception and the quarter ends - still leading 45-24

4th Quarter:

Miami continues where it left off and is threatening to score again
After a rush from James and a 29-yard reception from Dryon Dye, Miami has trouble running it in from the Duke three-yard line - now fourth and goal on the one-yard line
Johnson gets the handoff from Morris and then throws it soccer throw-in style over the defense to Walford who has to dive for the floundering ball - touchdown Miami - it is being reviewed
Pass is ruled incomplete and Duke will get the ball back on its one-yard line
Starting deep in his zone, Renfree finds a wide-open Crowder who runs it all the way - 99 yards for the touchdown - Miami lead shortens to 14 points again - 45-31 with 11:45 to pla
Miami has trouble on their ensuing possession and its forced to punt after a penalty and three plays
Vernon returns the punt to the Duke 36-yard line
First few plays for Duke include a gain on the ground and an incomplete pass
Renfree fakes a handoff and finds Crowder on the right sideline with a 34-yard strike followed by a rush by Snead
Duke in the red zone on the Miami seven-yard line with first and goal to go
Connette takes the snaps and tries to push it to Reaves - incomplete pass
Renfree back in and he takes the snap and tries to fire one to Reaves just outside of the goal line
Anthony Boone comes in and hands off to Snead - gain of three yards
Renfree comes back in, takes the snap, steps and almost falls, but throws it into the left corner of the end zone where Vernon catches it - the deficit is only seven points now - 45-38 with 7:56 to play
Miami returns the kickoff 29-yards to its own 35-yard line
One pass, one catch and 65-yards and Miami scores another touchdown to extend the lead back to 14 points - 52-38 with 7:37 to play
Renfree starts the Duke offense with a pass to Crowder on the right side but is blocked on the second pass attempt
Handoff to Duncan loses two yards as Miami's defense swarms around the ball carrier
An incomplete pass and Duke has to turn it over to Miami on the 36-yard line
Morris starts with an incomplete and complete pass on the drive
Miami misses on a field goal attempt from Jake Wieclaw - Duke will get the ball back on its own 30-yard line
Renfree finds Vernon cutting through the middle, left to right, and he gains 30 yards on the play
Same route, shorter though, and Scott gains more yards for Duke
Reaves makes a catch along the right side line and Renfree continues to move the chains until an incomplete pass to Reaves stops the no-huddle offense
Scott snags the pass cutting across for a 10-yard reception and Renfree has the ball on the Miami 25-yard line
That is accompanied by an incomplete pass and he tries another one in the air - a pass interference flag on the play
Duke first down on the Miami on the 10-yard line as a result of the penalty
A swing pass to the left finds Duncan open and he gains four yards on the play
False start call on the Blue Devils brings the ball back to the 11-yard line
Renfree continues to throw into the end zone - pass to Vernon is batted away
Thompson receives a pass on the left side and gets it down to the five-yard line
Renfree is hit after the next pass attempt and the ball is spotted on the three-yard line - roughing the passer call gets Duke to first and goal
Renfree with an incomplete pass and Connette comes in to try to run it in - face mask call on the play
Duke still working for the touchdown and they get it as Connette scores on the draw play - Duke trails by a touchdown again - 52-45 - after the PAT with 2:32 to play
With the PAT complete the excitement heightens at Wallace Wade
After scoring the touchdown, Connette lay on the ground for a while - has had a shoulder injury previously and looked like he landed on it - slow to get up, but he walks off the field
On the ensuing kickoff, Miami starts with the ball on its 48-yard line and gains five yards with the run by Johnson
Johnson continues to make gains on the ground for the Hurricanes - 12 more yards for the first down at the Duke 35-yard line now with 1:56 on the clock
Miami continues to keep the ball on the ground and the clock keeps counting down as Duke has no timeouts left
James gains another yard to the Duke 31-yard line - under 30 seconds left
Duke takes the last snap with the handoff to James and that will end it