Reprimands and suspensions assessed after Duke/North Carolina game

Duke vs. North Carolina - Chris Baird, Baird Photography

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Commissioner John Swofford announced on Monday, a series of reprimands and suspensions following football games played on Saturday, October 20, including the Duke Blue Devils' 33-30 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The announcement follows the league’s weekly review of game footage as well as reports and interviews with officials and administrators.

Following the North Carolina at Duke game, a series of suspensions were issued to a player and two officials. 

North Carolina freshman linebacker Shakeel Rashad received a one-game suspension for his dangerous collision against Duke wide receiver Conner Vernon during a substitution in the second quarter. 

In addition, head linesman Tyrone Davis and side judge Angie Bartis were issued one-game suspensions for failure to adhere to correct mechanics of the game and rules related to player safety.

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ACC Football Live: Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

The Duke Blue Devils (5-2, 2-1) host the North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2, 2-1) for the 99th meeting between the two teams at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C.

The Tar Heels lead the series 58-36-4 which dates back to the two schools' first-ever meeting in 1888.


Duke’s last win over North Carolina at Wallace Wade Stadium came in a 35-29 decision back in 1988.

Updates provided each quarter here and more frequently on Twitter @pksport.

Kickoff coming up in 45 minutes.

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1st Quarter:

• Duke kicks off and the Tar Heels return it to their 27-yard line
• Bryn Renner will get the Carolina offense going and he does with a swing pass to A.J. Blue
• RB Gio Bernard tries to gain some yards on the ground
• Renner shaken up after running the ball on the next play - stays down for a while but walks off the field okay it seems
• New QB Marquise Williams comes in for the Tar Heels
• Bernard with a big 39-yard gain gets Carolina into the red zone
• Renner is back in the game and tries to air one into the corner of the end zone, but is unsuccessful
• Duke defense is holding strong as play moves to third down and goal
• Renner takes the snap as Duke shows blitz - he has nowhere to go running to the right sideline - a loss of eight yards
• The Tar Heels' Caseey Barth kicks a field goal to go ahead 3-0 with 11:00 remaining
• Duke's Lee Butler returns the kickoff to his own 32-yard line  
• Sean Renfree takes the snap and hands off to Jela Thompson - gain of 4 yards
• Duke keeps it on the ground but then Renfree puts in the air and it is tipped and intercepted by Carolina - flag down on the play at the end of the run
• A 15-yard personal foul penalty negates the interception and the Blue Devils get the ball back at their 49-yard line 
• Renfree gets to work and moves the chains into the red zone
• Anthony Boone comes in to take the snap and takes the option and scores the touchdown
• With Ross Martin's kick, the Blue Devils take the lead 7-3 at the 6:59 mark
• Duke's total sequence took just under four minutes, 8 plays and 68 yards to score
• North Carolina returns the ball to its own 24-yard line
• First play goes to Bernard as Blue Devils defense keeps him to a 5-yard gain
• Carolina goes three downs and out and punts the ball to the Duke 37-yard line
• Renfree gets sacked on the first play, but Jela Duncan makes up for it with a 12-yard gain
• Renfree airs one to Desmond Scott for another 10 yards
• If that wasn't good enough, Renfree connects with Vernon for 35-yards - he becomes Duke's all-time receiving yards leader
• Duke is now in the red zone again and a rush by Thompson only gets a yard
• The Blue Devils can't score a touchdown but a Ross Martin field goal attempt hits the post and is good
• Duke leads North Carolina 10-7 with 2:02 to play
• Carolina returns the kickoff and starts its drive
• After a few plays, the ball is fumbled and Duke comes up with it
• Duke loses six yards on the first play and try to gain it back on the next one - they do
• Another gain of  13 yards by Josh Snead on the ground and the Blue Devils are back in the red zone
• End of the quarter and Duke leads North Carolina 10-3

2nd Quarter:

• Duke starts its drive on the eight-yard line and only gain a yard on the play
• On the ensuing snap Renfree is forced to throw it away and are going for it on fourth down
• Flag down on the play with motion on the line called against the Blue Devils
• Field goal unit comes out and Martin finishes it with another three points - Duke extends its lead to 13-3 with 14:12 to go
• Duke kicks into the Carolina end zone and it's returned 14 yards to start the Tar Heels offense
• Bernard is getting the ball and trying to take charge of the game and after a play gains a big 34 yards on the play
• Carolina is in Duke territory now on the 38-yard line
• Renner takes the snap and tosses it to Blue who then attempts a pass downfield - flag on the field as Duke called for pass interference
• Bernard back in for the Tar Heels and continues where he left off
• North Carolina is in the red zone now - Walt Canty is down on the field but slowly gets up
• Bernard continues to gain yardage on the ground for the Tar Heels while Duke defense is holding its own in preventing a touchdown score
• Casey Barth kicks a 23-yard field goal as the Tar Heels inch closer on the scoreboard - trailing Duke 13-6 with 11:20 to play
• Butler returns the ball to his own 26-yard line to start Duke's next drive which they start on the ground
• Then Renfree puts it up for Jamison Crowder for a 26-yard gain - followed up by Duncan
• On a late substitution, Carolina's Shakeel Rashad hits Duke's Conner Vernon and knocks him to the ground - no penalty 
• Duke starts work on its offensive drive with a number of short rushes and passes
• After a 9-play, 48-yard sequence Renfree throws it away for his first interception of the game - UNC gets the ball back on its own seven-yard line
• With 7:47 to go Duke gets the ball back after the Tar Heels are forced to punt after three downs - Blue Devils will start with the ball on the Carolina 44 after an 18-yard return by Vernon
• Duke starts the ball moving on the ground as Thompson gains 24-yds on three runs
• Duncan gets another five yards and in the red zone again
• Crowder scrambles and gets inside to the one-yard line
• After one attempt, Duncan runs it in for the touchdown
• PAT by Martin and the Blue Devils now lead the Tar Heels 20-6 with 4:25 to go
• North Carolina starts its offense on the ground starting at its own 29-yard line with the handoff to Bernard
• Carolina continues to work the ball on the ground and comes up short on the measurement and will go for it on fourth down on their own 29-yard line
• Renner keeps the ball and converts the first down
• After seven plays and 19 yards gained, Tar Heels punt it and Duke starts on its own 15-yard line
• Clock winding down and the Blue Devils let it do so to carry lead into the half

End of 1st half: Duke 20, North Carolina 6

3rd Quarter:

• Duke starts with the ball on its own 35-yard line
• Small gains and incomplete passes don't translate into much yardage gained for the Blue Devils to start the half
• Forced to punt, Duke pressures the return at midfield
• Renner starts the Tar Heels offense with a handoff to Bernard who gains 10 yards on the play
• Carolina continues to work the ball downfield with rushes by Blue and Bernard - convert their first third-down conversion of the game for a first down
• After a few more downs the Tar Heels pull of a fake punt and gain another first down
• Working the ball to Bernard on successive plays who works the ball down to the Duke 11-yard line - threatening to score
• With third and seven yards to go, the Duke defense comes up big with blocking a pass attempt - UNC field goal unit comes out and Casey Barth scores another three points 
• Duke still leads 20-9 with 8:48 to play after the Tar Heels complete a 14-play, 48-yard sequence to inch closer on the scoreboard 
• Snead rushes for Duke and then Scott gains 14 yards on a pass from Renfree
• Snead continues his work on the ground with  an 18-yard haul as Duke enters North Carolina side of the field
• Renfree throws a strike to Isaac Blakeney for another 11 yards as Blue Devils continue the march upfield
• Vernon makes a 14-yard catch in the air at the Carolina 10-yard line - Duke back in the red zone
• Duncan carries but can't make it into the endzone on second and goal
• On the ensuing third down, Renfree tries to connect with David Reeves, but the ball is knocked down - Martin comes in to kick a field goal
• The Blue Devils extend their lead to 23-9 with 4:28 to go
•  Renner starts the sequence with the snap but is sacked for a loss of seven yards by Dewalt and the defense continues to contain the Tar Heels inside their 30-yard line - punt unit comes out for third straight sequence for UNC
• Snead gains nine yards on the first play which is followed by more work on the ground - Duke has gained 186 yards on the rush so far - significant for the Blue Devils
• As the end of the quarter arrives, Duke leads the Tar Heels 23-9

4th Quarter:

• Duke begins the final quarter with a fourth down and it tries to use a faked punt to get the first down, but is unsuccessful - Carolina gets the ball back at midfield
• Renner keeps it to gain four yards on the first play
• Ross Cockrell with a huge block on third down and Carolina is going for it on fourth and six yards to go
• Duke blitzes and Renner puts it into the air for 34 yards to Eric Ebron - first down on the Duke nine-yard line
• Renner hands it off to Bernard who adds eight yards to his total for the game - short of the touchdown
• The Tar Heels are contemplating what to do with third and goal to go
• Bernard gets the ball and runs it into the enzone - Carolina shortens the Duke lead to 23-16 with 13:14 to go
• Duncan returns the ball to his 24-yard line and start on the run led by Snead - gains 19 yards on the play
• Snead carries it on the next play
• Renfree connnects with Vernon for another 18 yards and Duke is threatening again with the ball on the North Carolina 33-yard line
• Renfree tries to run the ball in order to gain the first down but gets hit and comes up short - Martin comes in to bail him out
• Duke leads 26-16 with 9:22 to play
• Tar Heels get the ball back and they get to work quickly as Renner finds Bernard for the rush and then connects with Ebron in the air
• Romar Morris gains valuable yards for Carolina and the Tar Heels get a first down after Renner keeps it and gets hit - flag down against Duke for a personal foul
• Hit by Jordan Byas gives Renner a first down to start on the Duke 13-yard line
• Bernard gets the ball and runs to left laterally, to the seven-yard line 
• Renner throws the touchdown pass to Sean Tapley for a five-yard finish
• Duke now leads North Carolina 26-23 with 6:28 to play
• Lee Butler returns the kick 31 yards to his own 35-hyard line to start the next drive for the Blue Devils
• North Carolina almost intercepts on Duke's third down - punting unit comes onto the field - fair catch called by Bernard inside the Carolina 10-yard line
• Tar Heels first play doesn't go far as Duke's Kenny Anunike stops Bernard on the run
• Carolina gains some yardage on the next passing play including a first down pass to Tapley to the 25-yard line
• No huddle offense for Carolina is working as Ebron receives a 14-yard pass.
• On the next play, Renner puts up a pass to Highsmith which is stripped by Byas - Cockrell's attempt to recover is unsuccessful and Bernard picks it up and runs it into the endzone 
• Carolina completes the PAT and now leads Duke 30-26 with 3:06 to play
• Duke can't return the ball before the Tar Heels shut down the return
• The Blue Devils make a huge 29-yard gain on Vernon's run to midfield
• Duncan gets a dump pass from Renfree and it's second and eight yards to go with 1:41 to play
• Renfree takes the third down snap and hits Vernon with a pass for the first down to the 36-yard line
• Another pass to Blakeney on the no-huddle offense - timeout called with the ball on the 23-yard line and 1:30 to play
• Renfree taks the snap and hands off to Snead - little yardage - 1 yard gained on the play - Duke calls timeout
• Crowder takes a cross-route pass and third and six to go - pass to Duncan who gains the first down - chains coming out to confirm
• Big spot and it's first down on the 13-yard line
• Duncan carries it and gets it down to the six-yard line and Duke calls another timeout with 28 seconds to go
• Renfree takes the snap and throws a swing pass to Duncan who can't hold on to it
• Third down and four to go and Duncan can't get the first down - another timout with 19 seconds to play
• Fourth down and two to and Renfree takes the snap and a high-flying catch by Crowder in the endzone scores the touchdown with Martin's PAT 
• Duke leads 33-30 with 13 seconds to play
• Carolina working to get the ball downfield on next play which is incomplete
• Renner takes the snap with four seconds to play and Carolina tries multiple laterals and throws across the field until it hits the ground - game over

Final: Duke 33, North Carolina 30

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Duke plays North Carolina with bowl eligibility on the line

Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

Will the Duke Blue Devils become bowl eligible after playing the North Carolina Tar Heels during the two teams’ 99^th meeting at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday night?

Maybe. Maybe not.

The key to the Blue Devils achieving that goal will be to continue what they have been doing all season – playing hard for 60 minutes, with heart and with confidence.

Seems simple enough, doesn’t it.

Resetting after Blacksburg

However, after leading Virginia Tech 20-0 at Lane Stadium during most of the first half, the Blue Devils collapsed later in the half to allow the Hokies to claw back and eventually shut them out during the second half and to win the game 41-20.

It seems that the lack of a productive effort for the entire game and some more injuries resulted in Duke dropping into a rut in Blacksburg.

Head coach David Cutcliffe stated simply during his Sunday teleconference, “we’ve got a lot to learn still about handling adversity and a team that gets hot on you.”

Not an advocate of forgetting about previous games, Cutcliffe stated that he would direct his team to put the game behind them emotionally, and to study and grow from it.

“This team doesn’t like losing,” he said.

Will they do it?

According to many outside the program, Duke has been playing its entire season as overachievers and will run into a wall as it faces the final half of its playing schedule with opponents like the Tar Heels.

No doubt with the Tar Heels on a four-game win streak, they will drive up 15-501 and into Durham with a lot of confidence as well as a 58-36-4 all-time record over the Blue Devils.

The winner of Saturday’s game will receive the coveted Victory Bell, which has been presented annually to the winner of the Carolina-Duke football game since the 1940s.

A large bell on wheels, Head cheerleaders from Duke (Loring Jones) and North Carolina (Norman Spear) decided on the idea, with Jones designing the model and Spear obtaining a bell from an old railroad train.

Whoever wins it from year-to-year is allowed to paint the frame of the bell its team color.

Although Carolina has owned the bell for 21 of the last 22 seasons, Duke has a tremendous opportunity to break the Tar Heels’ streak, and to get back into the groove it was in while winning four straight games itself before losing to Virginia Tech.

Should they do it, the Blue Devils beating the Tar Heels and claiming the Victory Bell will only be a precursor to the bigger celebration of becoming bowl-eligible with a sixth victory on the year.

That would provide for a great reason to ring the bell for a long time afterward.

After all, winning the Victory Bell by beating the Tar Heels and becoming bowl-eligible on the same day rarely happens at Duke.

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The top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting  Irish tip off against the fifth-seeded St. Bonaventure Bonnies during the two teams' first-ever meeting at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. in the second game of the Raleigh Regional of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament.

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In-Game notes:

1st half:

• Notre Dame scores the first bucket of the game with Devereaux Peters getting the score
• St. Bonaventure answers back with a layup from Doris Ortega and the game is tied 2-2 early on
• After a FT the Fighting Irish's Kayla McBride scores - Notre Dame leads 5-2
• The Irish continue to build on the lead with consecutive scores while the Bonnies try to settle into the game
• Just under five minutes of play in and Notre Dame leads 13-2
• Both teams struggling to score as the score has remained the same for over five minutes
• Shooting percentage for both teams - Notre Dame (32%) / St. Bonaventure (10%)
• Notre Dame finally scores first basket with 10:19 remaining - Novosel gets fouled on the play and scores another - Irish lead 16-2
• St. Bonaventure scores its first basket in over nine minutes of play since the game started - Ortega again with a FT - Notre Dame leads 16-5 with 8:56 to go
• Game pace has definitely slowed as Notre Dame can't get any rhythm to its offense but the Bonnies are hitting as many as they need to
• Skylar Diggins scores her first two points of the game - both on FT's with under eight minutes to play
• McBride scores on a lauyp and the Fighting Irish are up 21-5 with under seven minutes to play
• Ortega score again for the Bonnies and McBride drops another jumper - 25-7 Fighting Irish lead with 5:53 to play
• Brittany Mallory doing a great job off shutting off Bonnies' top scorer, Jessica Jenkins - no points scored and 0-4 from the field
• Natalie Ochownwa takes two FT's and scores them both
• McBride answers with a rebound and layup
• Ortega fronts up Peters and score antoher two - has scored seven of Bonnies' nine points - trail Notre Dame 29-9 with 2:52 remaining
• McBride adds two the the score and then Diggins scores her first FG of the game - Fighting Irish lead 33-9 with 1:58 to play
• Diggins misses an uncontested layup and the Bonnies come the other way
• A FT gets the Bonnies another point - trailing 33-10
• Diggins controls the ball and dribble-drives and pull up to hit a jumper that goes in
• As time in the half is running out, the Bonnies' CeCe Dixon let's a long three-pointer go from the top of the arc that banks off the glass, hits the front of the rim and in

 Score at the half: Notre Dame 35, St. Bonaventure 13

Interesting notes at the half:

Notre Dame: shooting 43% - leading scorer - Kayla McBride - 10 points

St. Bonaventure: shooting 18% - leading scorer - Doris Ortega - 7 points

2nd half:

• Notre Dame on an 8-0 run and now leading 43-13 with 15:53 remaining
• Bonnies can't penetrate Fighting Irish defense in the paint while Notre Dame is not perfect but scoring to extend lead to 30 points
• Diggins scores another layup on a Bonnies turnover with an assist from Peters
• The Bonnies score - still trail by 30  points 45-15 with under 14 minutes to play
• Ortega gets fouled and shoots FT's - scores them both
• Notre Dame gets three points from Kaila Turner and back-to-back layups from McBride and Novesel who gets fouled - she drops the extra shot
• Bonnies continue to struggle from the field shooting 15% while Notre Dame is hitting at a 49% success rate
• Notre Dame leading 57-17  and will likely become the first team to score over 70 points on the Bonnies - 11:28 to go
• Turner hits another three-pointer  and Anchowna hits one of her own to extend the lead to 64-21 with 8:30 to go
• Bonnies get a basket from  Dixon and the Fighting Irish lead by 41 with 7:58 left
• Notre Dame scores another few from the field and Dixon scores two FT's and is followed up by a layup from Armelia Horton - trail Notre Dame 68-30
• Turner hits another three-pointer - lead is now 71-30 with 3:33 to go
• Bonnies scoring more points in the last two minutes as they trail 75-35 with 1:15 to play
• Notre Dame scores another two  as the Bonnies fight to score one of their last baskets of the season - but miss
• Notre Dame with the ball and Miller scores
• Bonnies turn it over and the Fighting Irish hold onto the ball as time runs out

Final score: Notre Dame 79, St. Bonaventure 35

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