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