As Duke Is Facing, Hosting, Opposing NC A&T Tonight In Durham Its Going To Be Duke's Offense Verses NC A&T's Defense Playing In Front Of Sold Out Crowd At Brooks Field @Wallace Wade Stadium
As Duke is facing, hosting, opposing NC A&T tonight in Durham it’s going to be Duke’s offense verses NC A&T’s defense playing in front of sold out crowd at Brooks Field @Wallace Wade Stadium
Why?
Duke is averaging 480.5 yards through it’s first two games behind starting quarterback Riley Leonard. NC A&T Linebacker Jacob Roberts was the preseason all- conference pick and has six double figure tackle games in his career including a career best 16 against Keensaw State. Duke wide receiver Jordan Moore who also is a quarterback has thrived at receiver as he has a touchdown grab in each of the first two games.
Duke is off to a good start in reversing its turnover troubles in recent years. The Blue Devils are tied for fifth in the Bowl Subdivision with six takeaways against one turnover. ... The Aggies of the FCS' Big South Conference are 0-2 in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2006-07. ... N.C. A&T is 0-4 against Atlantic Coast Conference teams. ... With a TD on its first drive last week, Duke improved to 12-1 when reaching the end zone on its opening series dating to the start of the 2017 season. ... The two previous meetings have been decided by similar scores, with Duke winning 45-13 in 2019 and 45-17 last year.
“According to espnapp”
Every ticket to the stadium was distributed as early as Monday, when the team's social media account tweeted "Looks like Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium is going to be pretty full this weekend" with a countdown of available tickets to zero. They announced in a follow-up tweet that the student section had also been expanded to respond to unprecedented demand in the modern era for undergraduates and graduates alike to attend the game.
Earlier in the week Duke defensive back Jaylen Stinson, Duke running back Jordan Waters interviewed about the sell out Brooks Field @Wallace Wade Stadium when Duke host NC A&T Saturday! What were thoughts on sell out of Brooks Field @Wallace Wade Stadium? Jaylen Stinson had this to say! It's a lot,"We've probably never had a sold out stadium. We're trying to keep the same routine and keep building, staying consistent."
Jordan Waters had this to say!
"We've got a really good North Carolina A&T program coming in here. Anytime we get a chance to play an in-state program, that creates a little bit more buzz and a little bit more atmosphere. We're certainly excited to host them this week. Coach [Sam] Washington has done a really good job with that program in the last few years. Got a lot of respect for what we see on film. They're very fast, very athletic team. Defensively, they're very similar to what we saw last week, and Coach Washington has been a defensive guy. You know, they are a four-down front. They're going to really make it hard for you to run the football. They're going to pack numbers into the box, so we're going to have to really do a good job with our run schemes and creating movement up front. Offensively they spread you out. They've got really good athletes. They've got a really talented running back. They've kind of been bouncing around two quarterbacks so far to this year, so it'll be interesting to see kind of where they settle on that coming into our game. Last year they took the opening drive and went 20 plays right down the field to take a 7-0 lead on us, so we've got a lot of respect for this team. Our focus is on the now and it's on this game and making sure that we get better every day and come out and play this week to our standard. That's our goal of the week and where we're trying to go."
“According to Adam Rowe’s article on 247sports.com”
Duke, NC A& T have met before as they met last season on the gridiron in Durham where Duke won 45-17 under then Head Coach David Cutcliffe who parted ways Duke’s Director of Athletics Nina King after Duke finished of 3-9 0-8 in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference where NC A& T lost. In Duke’s 45-17 win over NC A&T A three-touchdown performance by senior Mataeo Durant and two rushing scores by graduate student Gunnar Holmberg helped propel Duke past North Carolina A&T. NC A& T lost 17-45 as Duke's fast pace, no-huddle offense kept the commonly tenacious A&T pass rush at a distance on Friday night. It allowed quarterback Gunnar Holmberg to be effective on third down, and the Blue Devils were able to run the ball effectively in the red zone.
“According to goduke.com”
“According to ncataggies.com”
Duke is a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and comes to the game with a record of 2-0 as they won their first two games of the season under new Head Coach Mike Elko including last Saturday’s at Northwestern 31-23. Duke topped Northwestern 31-23 Saturday! Mike Elko acquired his first road win as Head Coach Of Duke as Jaylen Stinson forced fumble Evan Hall fumble on 1 yard line. Brandon Johnson recovered Evan Hull fumble.
Where?
1 Yard Line in Evanston Illinois!
Before that jumped ed out to a quick 21-0 edge following a rushing score by redshirt junior Jaylen Coleman and two from Waters.
Northwestern found the end zone midway through the second quarter after a six-yard rushing score by Hull, cutting into the Duke advantage at 21-7.
The home side then added a 34-yard field goal with 30 seconds left in the half to pull within 21-10 at the break.
With two minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Wildcats rushed in from 39-yards out to bring them within 21-16 … Northwestern failed its two-point conversion attempt.
The Blue Devils responded with an eight-play, 77-yard touchdown drive, capped by an eight-yard reception by sophomore Jordan Moore to extend their lead to 28-16.
The Wildcats answered with a 14-yard catch-and-score to cut the edge down to 28-23 with 5:49 remaining.
Duke was forced to punt on its ensuing drive, but Johnson intercepted Northwestern quarterback Ryan Hilinski at the Wildcats' 25-yard line to hand the Blue Devils good field positions with under four-and-a-half minutes left to play.
Redshirt junior Charlie Ham would convert on an 18-yard field goal for Duke to extend the lead to eight points.
Northwestern would try to counter on its final drive, but Johnson's fumble recovery would secure the win for the visitors.
Saturday's game marked the second consecutive in which Duke scored a touchdown on its opening drive … the Blue Devils are now 12-1 since 2017 when that happens.
Coleman's 16-yard rushing score was the second touchdown of his career.
Waters earned his first career multi-score game after scampering in from 42- and 3-yards out.
Leonard and Pancol connected on an 81-yard reception at the end of the first quarter which set up Waters' second touchdown of the game … both the pass and reception were career highs.
For the second-straight game, Leonard surpasses 200 yards passing.
Joiner's 14 tackles marked the 11th time the Roanoke, Ala., native recorded double-digit tackles.
Stinson finished with a career-high 11 tackles for his first double-digit tackle performance.
Heyward posted 2.0 tackles for loss to pull within one of breaking into Duke's top 15.
“According to goduke.com”
After Duke’s 31-23 over Northwestern Brandon Johnson who recovered Evan Hall’s fumble had this to say. I was in a position to make plays for my team. So I was thinking about winning the game. I thought about that play helping my team win the game.
“According to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobersever .com”
NC A&T is a member of the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference and comes into the game with a record of 0-2 because they’ve lost their first two games of the season including their game Saturday verses North Dakota State where they lost by a score of 43-3 as North Dakota State scored 21 points off 3 three turnovers that included 2 fumbles lost and an interception.
The two fumbles lost were by Jalen Fowler, Zachary Yeager as they each had one.
“According to espn.com”
Kickoff is set for 6:00pm from Brooks Field @Wallace Wade Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ACCNX, ESPN+