On Saturday night, Duke football improved to 8-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play under first-year Blue Devil coach Manny Diaz, grinding out a 31-28 home win over the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6, 3-4 ACC) in Wallace Wade Stadium.

An explosive start and anxiety-inducing finish bookended Duke football’s 31-28 Senior Day win against Virginia Tech (5-6, 3-4 ACC) on Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils (8-3, 4-3 ACC) emerged victorious in a mistake-laden matchup ...

The Duke Blue Devils won their eighth game of the 2024 college football season on Saturday night, a 31-28 triumph over the Virginia Tech Hokies, but the journey to that victory contained highs and lows that would draw envy from playwrights.

Duke football didn't play its sharpest game of the season, but the Blue Devils get a passing grade for their performance against Virginia Tech.

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]

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.

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.

That’s what many Virginia Tech fans are thinking after another Hokies’ loss — this time, Tech fell to the Duke Blue Devils, 31-28, to fall to 5-6 on the season and 3-4 in ACC play. This game began like so many in the Brent Pry era.