Duke has managed to determine sufficient tough conditions in each sport to achieve success in every outing this season.
Now the Blue Devils will encounter a unique sort of job — residing as much as heightened expectations — when visiting Georgia Tech for Saturday night time’s Atlantic Coast Convention sport in Atlanta.
Duke (5-0, 1-0 ACC) rallied Saturday from a 20-point gap to defeat North Carolina 21-20, matching the second-biggest comeback victory in program historical past.
The Blue Devils are 5-0 for the primary time since 1994.
“Over 5 weeks, I believe that we have proven we will deal with adversity and overcome adversity,” Duke coach Manny Diaz stated. “Now we’re confronted with a really diffident type of adversity, which is the adversity of success. Being instructed how nice we’re, that comes with a unique sort of adversity.”
Georgia Tech (3-2, 1-2) hasn’t performed since shedding 31-19 on Sept. 21 at then-No. 19 Louisville. This would be the Yellow Jackets’ first ACC sport in Atlanta as a result of the designated house matchup vs. Florida State was contested in Eire.
“The bye week actually could not have come at a greater time for us. We had been in a position to heal up and get our power again and a pep in our step,” Georgia Tech coach Brent Key instructed reporters Tuesday. “We had plenty of psychological reps in follow final Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. These had been large days of specializing in ourselves, corrections, changes, personnel and situational soccer.”
Duke needs to be in additional large video games, so turning consideration to the Yellow Jackets is essential after conquering a longtime rival in a sport that ended with Blue Devils followers speeding on to the sector to have a good time.
“I believe we now have a reasonably mature soccer staff that (is aware of) the purpose now could be to maneuver on to the subsequent sport,” Diaz stated.
Duke’s protection has made a behavior of gathering tackles for losses (10.4 per sport) and pressuring opposing quarterbacks. That is likely to be a problem in opposition to a Georgia Tech staff that hasn’t allowed a sack this yr.
“We have got an actual problem awaiting us in Atlanta that our guys are excited for,” Diaz stated.
Georgia Tech outgained Louisville 410-326, shedding a sport for the primary time because the 2023 opener when outgaining its opponent.
“This staff performs arduous,” Key stated of the Yellow Jackets. “Enjoying arduous and making ready the precise means provides you an opportunity to have success. It ensures you nothing.”
Quarterback Haynes King is tenth in Georgia Tech program historical past in profession complete offense with 5,069 yards.
Duke operating again Star Thomas has reached the 100-yard speeding mark in three consecutive video games.
–Area Degree Media
