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Duke Came Back To Win 23-17 At Wake Forest Saturday To Closeout Regular Season As Maalik Murphy Ran For 2 Yard Touchdown As Jordan Moore Caught 39 Yard Pass From Maalik Murphy For Touchdown

Duke came back to win 23-17 at Wake Forest Saturday to closeout regular season because Maalik Murphy ran for touchdown as Jordan Moore caught 39 yard pass from Maalik Murphy for touchdown.

Maalik Murphy’s 2 yard touchdown , Todd Pelino extra point tied up the game in the 4th quarter at 17-17. Jordan Moore catching 39 yard pass from Maalik Murphy in 4th quarter gave Duke 23-17 win.

Following Duke coming back to win 23-17 at Wake Forest Saturday as Maalik Murphy’s 2 yard touchdown , Todd Pelino extra point tied up the game in the 4th quarter at 17-17. Jordan Moore catching 39 yard pass from Maalik Murphy in 4th quarter gave Duke 23-17 win Duke Head Coach Manny Diaz had this to say about the win about Maalik Murphy.

It’s a big deal in our locker room,”It’s going to be the first step towards winning the ACC, which is one of the markers of this program that we want to accomplish. So to know that — that’s the first step [and] we’ve accomplished that — will give us confidence… and should be great for recruits and recruiting in our state.” It takes a lot of courage when you’re not at your best to continue to walk out there and stay after it,

Following Duke coming back to win 23-17 at Wake Forest Saturday as Maalik Murphy’s 2 yard touchdown , Todd Pelino extra point tied up the game in the 4th quarter at 17-17. Jordan Moore catching 39 yard pass from Maalik Murphy in 4th quarter gave Duke 23-17 win Ozzie Nicholas who is a linebacker for Duke had this to say about Wake Forest starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier on how it was hard to guard him!“He’s a big body. Props to him. He’s a good player. He’s not easy to take down… we still managed to get five sacks on the day, which is not a bad day for the defense, but there could’ve been a lot more. That’s going to be something we’re going to watch and something we’re going to fix.”

According to Shelby Swanson News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article296127489.html

Duke closed out regular season with record of 9-4 and now will await their bowl destination bowl opponent that will be learned on December 8, 2024