Duke football hasn't always looked the part, but the Blue Devils continue to get it done under Manny Diaz as the best team in North Carolina.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Maalik Murphy’s three touchdown passes to Eli Pancol helped Duke overcome his three interceptions in a 31-28 win over slumping Virginia Tech on Saturday night. Pancol racked up a career-best 188 yards receiving on five catches and ...

Duke defeated Virginia Tech 31-28 in a game that featured a little bit of everything. With the win, head coach Manny Diaz’s squad improves to 8-3 on the year for the team’s third straight eight-win season.

The Duke Blue Devils won in Durham yet again on Saturday night, taking advantage of two early touchdowns from fifth-year wideout Eli Pancol for a 31-28 victory over Virginia Tech. Pancol, a fifth-year senior playing his final game at Wallace Wade Stadium,

Duke’s Eli Pancol runs the ball during the first half of the Blue Devils’ 31-28 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown [email protected]

Following a bye week, Duke football welcomes Virginia Tech for the last home game of the season. After 30 minutes of play, the Blue Devils are clinging onto a 21-17 lead.

Duke (8-3, 4-3 ACC) is 5-1 in one-score games under first-year coach Manny Diaz, withstanding a late charge from Virginia Tech (5-6, 3-4) in the home finale.  Eli Pancol's journey back The Devils hadn’t beaten the Hokies in consecutive meetings since winning six in a row from 1937-51.