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As Todd Pelino Kicked, Made 26 Yard Field Goal Duke Topped Wake Forest 24-21, Became Bowl Eligible Thursday In Durham

As Todd Pelino kicked, made 26 yard field goal Duke topped Wake Forest 24-21, Became bowl eligible Thursday in Durham.

Before Duke became bowl eligible before Todd Pelino kicked 26 yard field goal before Duke became bowl eligible Tate Carney ran 3 yards for touchdown, Matthew Dennis made extra point in 1st quarter giving Wake Forest a 7-0 lead . In the 2nd quarter Duke got on scoreboard tying game up 7-7 as Jaquez ran 32 yards , Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point before Wake Forest regained the lead at 14 -7 as Mitch Griffis ran for 8 yard touchdown , Matthew Dennis kicked extra point before Duke tied up the game 14-14 as Jordan Waters ran for 4 yard touchdown , Todd Pelino kicked, made the extra point. In the 3rd quarter Wake Forest would regain the lead as Mitch Griffis ran for 5 yard touchdown, Matthew Dennis kicked extra point giving Wake Forest a 21-14 lead. Though, that lead was brief as Jordan Moore caught 29 yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Todd Pelino would kick, make extra point tying game 21-21 .

Following Todd Pelino, kicking , making 26 yard field goal Duke topping Wake Forest 24-21 Duke becoming bowl eligible Duke Head Coach Mike Elko had this to say about Riley Leonard who was replaced by Griffin Loftis at quarterback position against Wake Forest!“Riley is going to be done for a while now.”

According to Stephen Wiseman article on newsobserver.com

Following Todd Pelino, kicking , making 26 yard field goal Duke topping Wake Forest 24-21 Duke becoming bowl eligible Duke Head Coach Mike Elko had this to say about his Duke team!

Hopefully this will put to bed any talk about whether this team will respond.

Following Todd Pelino, kicking , making 26 yard field goal Duke topping Wake Forest 24-21 Duke becoming bowl eligible Duke quarterback Grayson Loftis who was taking place of Riley Leonard who was 7-19 for 86 yards , 1 touchdown 1 interception had this to say!

I think was easy to have confidence going into the game when you’ve got a group of guys who have so much of their time to pump you up

According to Associated Press article on espn.com

Duke now has time to prepare for tobacco road rival North Carolina Saturday November 11, 2023 in Chapel Hill.