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Duke Was Denied Possession Of Victory Bell With 38-35 Loss To North Carolina Saturday In Durham, North Carolina Kept Possession Of Victory Bell Because They Won 38-35 Saturday In Durham

Two cheerleaders, Loring Jones of Duke and Norman Spear of North Carolina, were influential in the concept of the Victory Bell. Loring Jones designed the model and Spear obtained the Bell from an old railroad train. North Carolina won possession of the first ever Victory Bell game with a 20-0 victory at Kenan Memorial Stadium in 1948.

“According to https://en-academic.com/

Duke was denied possession of victory bell with 38-35 loss to North Carolina Saturday. In Duke’s 38-35 loss to North Carolina Jordan Waters broke loose for a 38-yard touchdown to give Duke the lead, 35-31, with 10:12 remaining in the game as Duke scored 14 straight after trailing 31-21. Duke had the ball back in the red zone looking to ice the game away in the final minutes, but penalties stunted the drive and a missed field goal gave UNC life.
Those penalties included an illegal chop block called on Duke’s right tackle Andre Harris.

Following Duke’s 38-35 loss to North Carolina Duke was denied the victory bell as North Carolina scored the go ahead touchdown with Duke Head Coach Mike Elko had this to say about the illegal shock block following Duke’s 38-35 loss!

I think it was a post chop It was just one of those things that happened. I don’t know if anyone did something we didn’t coach . It just kind of happened and obviously happened at the worst time.

North Carolina kept possession of victory bell because they won 38-35 Saturday in Durham where Drake Maye connected with Antoine Green on the right side of the end zone for an 8-yard score with 16 seconds left to lift North Carolina past Duke

Duke is now going to prepare to hit the road as they’re playing at Miami Saturday!

Kickoff is set for 12:30pm from Hard Rock Stadium home of not only Miami Hurricanes though, the Miami Dolphins of the NFL as well.

The game is going to be televised on Regional Sports Network!

Meanwhile,

North Carolina has a bye before returning to the gridiron on Saturday October 29, 2022 in Chapel Hill where they’re going to host Pittsburgh!

Kickoff for North Carolina’s game verses Pittsburgh is time to be announced!