Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

At CWEB, we are always looking to expand our network of strategic investors and partners. If you're interested in exploring investment opportunities or discussing potential partnerships and serious inquiries. Contact: jacque@cweb.com

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
Anime
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsFootballNCAAF News: Duke takes high-octane offense on road against Cal

NCAAF News: Duke takes high-octane offense on road against Cal

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


The Duke offense is piling up points and the defense is forcing miscues over the past two games.

The Blue Devils will try to maintain their sudden prowess and stretch their winning streak to three games when they take on Cal on Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Berkeley, Calif.

Duke (3-2, 2-0 ACC) scored a combined 83 points in its past two games as it outgunned visiting North Carolina State 45-33 two weekends ago and then mauled host Syracuse 38-3 in a stellar effort last Saturday.

Duke racked up 504 yards at Syracuse and forced three turnovers. The week before, NC State had four turnovers. Over that two-week span, the Blue Devils committed no turnovers.

Blue Devils coach Manny Diaz likes the improvement he’s seeing on both sides of the ball after a lackluster 1-2 start.

“The players like that consistency and structure where you’re not driving the steering wheel across all the way,” Diaz said. “If we keep doing our job, the terms will come. If we keep protecting it, we won’t turn the ball over on offense. And again, that’s always, as everyone knows, that’s the first key to winning any game.”

Duke quarterback Darian Mensah has played solidly with 1,573 yards and 13 touchdowns against two interceptions. The Tulane transfer has thrown multiple scoring passes in all five games.

Cal (4-1, 1-0) is coming off a 28-24 road victory over Boston College. Linebacker Luke Ferrelli intercepted a pass in the end zone with 19 seconds left to seal it.

“I’m super excited, but we definitely have a lot to do as a team to get better,” Ferrelli said. “The main thing for us is to get past adversity.”

Perhaps that was achieved as Cal was drubbed 34-0 at San Diego State the previous weekend.

Freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele bounced back from a shaky game against the Aztecs — he threw a season-worst two interceptions to go with a season-low 44.7 percentage — to pass for 254 yards with two touchdowns and one pick against the Eagles.

“We’ve seen him so much now since January, we’re not all that surprised,” Golden Bears coach Justin Wilcox said of Sagapolutele’s bounce-back performance. “Is it unique to have a freshman with that poise and be able to make the throws? Yeah, it is. He’s just going to get better and better.”

The Golden Bears and Blue Devils have played twice previously — in 1962 and 1963. Duke won 21-7 at home in the first meeting and the teams played to a 22-22 tie in Berkeley the following season.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

NCAAF News: Colorado coach Deion Sanders wants to see more fire at TCU

Colorado and TCU are both looking to bounce back...

NCAAF News: No. 5 Oklahoma hands keys to QB Michael Hawkins Jr. vs Kent State

Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle sees flashes of the way...

NCAAF News: Pitt riding with QB Eli Holstein against Boston College

It appears that Eli Holstein will remain Pitt's starting...