Duke Stays Undefeated With Win At Baylor
For the second straight week Duke won on the road as they traveled to Waco Texas and defeated Baylor.
Quentin Harris threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start for Duke, and the Blue Devils won 40-27 at Baylor on Saturday. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200
The Blue Devils (3-0) traveled to Texas on Thursday, a day earlier than usual to get out before Florence made landfall along the Carolina coast as a hurricane. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200
T.J. Rahming caught two of Harris' scoring strikes (28 and 7 yards) and Johnathan Lloyd had a 66-yard TD catch. Harris, a fourth-year junior who was 12-of-30 passing, started in place of the injured Daniel Jones, who fractured a clavicle last week and is out indefinitely. Jones had started 27 straight games for the Blue Devils. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200
JaMycal Hasty returned a blocked punt for a 33-yard touchdown for Baylor (2-1), the first time a Bears player had done that since Braelon Davis against North Texas in 2004. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Duke took full advantage of Baylor's two turnovers. Deon Jackson scored on a 31-yard fumble return in the first quarter, and Leonard Johnson put the game away with a 53-yard interception return for a touchdown with less than four minutes left. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Charlie Brewer threw for 175 yards and rushed for two touchdowns for Baylor. Jalan McClendon added 95 yards through the air, including a 25-yard TD to Tyquan Thompson, and was the leading rusher for the Bears with 51 yards. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200
THE TAKEAWAY
Duke: The Blue Devils are 3-0 for the second consecutive season, the first time they have done that since 1987-88. They did so by playing nearly mistake-free football, other than the blocked punt Baylor returned for a touchdown. Duke also didn't have a penalty. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200
UP NEXT
Duke: Returns home to meet N.C. Central next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211772112&DB_OEM_ID=4200