Duke Kicked Off Their Atlantic Coast Conference Portion Of Their Schedule Under The Direction Of New Head Coach Mike Elko With 38-17 Win Over Virginia Saturday In Durham!
Duke kicked off their Atlantic Coast Conference portion of their schedule under the direction of new Head Coach Mike Elko with 38-17 win over Virginia Saturday in Durham!
In Duke’s 38-17 win over Virginia Riley Leonard passed to Jalen Calhoun for 19 yards for a touchdown before Jalen Calhoun was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct before Charlie Ham kicked the extra point to give Duke a 7-0 lead with 7:02 left in the 1st quarter before Duke went up 14-0 with 13.0 seconds to go in the first quarter as Riley Leonard ran in for touchdown before Charlie Ham kicked the extra point. In the 2nd quarter Jordan Waters ran in for 1 yard touchdown before Charlie Ham kicked the extra point with 10:25 to go in the half before Virginia got on the board for the inaugural time with 1:12 remaining in the first half of play as Perry Jones caught a 1 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong while Will Bettridge kicked the extra point to make score 21-7 Duke. In the 3rd quarter Duke, Virginia each scored as Duke scored a touchdown with 11:13 remaining as Riley Leonard ran for 1 yard touchdown while Charlie Ham kicked the extra point while Virginia kicked a field goal with 1:08 remaining as Will Bettridge kicked a field goal with 108 remaining. In the fourth quarter Duke scored a touchdown with 14:03 left in the game as Jaquez Moore scored on 59 yard run while Charlie Ham kicked the extra point before Virginia countered as Brennan Armstrong ran 5 yards for touchdown Will Bettridge kicked the extra point before Charlie Ham kicked a 34 yard field for Duke making the final score 38-17.
“According to espnapp”
Following Duke kicking off their Atlantic Coast Conference portion of their schedule under the direction of new Head Coach Mike Elko Mike Elko had this to say!
Proud of our guys, proud to get ACC win number one,”But, you know, I just told them that, you know, the expectations around here are changing.”
“According to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver.com”
Duke is now going to prepare to play on the road in Atlanta Georgia Saturday as they play at Georgia Tech who recently fired their Head Coach Geoff Collins who went 10-28 while the Head Coach of Georgia Tech
Angel Cabrera who is Georgia Tech’s school had this to say following Geoff Collins firing!
I am grateful for his hard work and commitment to our student athletes Unfortunately the results of our football program have fallen short of what our loyal community , fans, and athletes deserve. We are committed to rebuilding the program and a coaching change is necessary first step in that process.
Brent Key is the interim Head Coach!
Prior to be named interim Head Coach Brent Key was in his fourth season as the Yellow Jackets’ assistant head coach, run game coordinator and offensive line coach. In his first three seasons back at his alma mater, Georgia Tech’s run game produced an all-American, a pair of all-Atlantic Coast Conference honorees and finished in the top half of the ACC in rushing offense twice. Key has also mentored a pair of all-ACC offensive linemen.
“According to https://ramblinwreck.com/coach/brent-key/
As the interim Head Coach of Georgia Tech he got his inaugural win as Head Coach Saturday verses Pittsburgh by a score of 26-21!
Why?
In the 1st quarter with 11:14 to go Gavin Stewart kicked a 37 yard field goal to put Georgia Tech up 3-0 before Georgia Tech went up by a score of 6-0 in the 2nd quarter as Gavin Stewart kicked a 33 yard field before Pittsburgh scored a touchdown with 1:04 left in the 2nd quarter as Gavin Bartholomew caught a 29 yard pass from Kedon Slovis while Ben Saulus kicked the extra point to put Pittsburgh up by one at 6-7 before Gavin Stewart made 40 yard field goal with 8:36 in the third quarter to put Georgia Tech up 9-7 before Georgia Tech scored twice to open the 4th quarter as Gavin Stewart kicked 40 yard field goal with 12:40 remaining to put Georgia Tech up 12-7 before Georgia Tech scored a touchdown with 10:30 to go as E.J. Jenkins caught a 21 yard pass from Jeff Sims while Gavin Stewart kicked the extra point to put Georgia Tech up 19-7 before Pittsburgh scored a touchdown with 1:57 left as Jaden Bradley caught a 26 yard pass from Kendon Slovis while Ben Saulus kicked the extra point to cut Pittsburgh’s deficit to 19-14 before Georgia Tech scored a touchdown with 1.25 remaining in the 4th quarter as Jeff Sims had an 18 yard run, Gavin Stewart made the extra point before Pittsburgh scored a touchdown with 0.16 seconds left as Jaden Bradley caught 18 yard pass from Kendon Slovis. Ben Saulus kicked the extra point.
“According to espn app”
Following Georgia Tech’s 26-21 win Brent Key had this to say!
After the week we’ve had we were able to block out all the noise , eliminate all distractions and focus on moving forward . So happy for these kids we believed in them . We new they had it in them.
“According to article by Associated Press on espn app”
Kickoff is set for 4:00pm from Bobby Dodd Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on Regional Sports Network!