Top Story Spotlight COLLEGE FOOTBALL What Duke football learned during its week off before Georgia Tech USA Today Network Oct 7, 2026 Oct 7, 2026 Updated 6 hrs ago 0 Duke Blue Devils head coach Manny Diaz looks on during the second half against the Tulane Green Wave at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham on Sept. 5. Zachary Taft, Imagn Images, USA Today Network Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save USA Today Network DURHAM — Duke football used its week off to take a closer look at itself.kAm%96 q=F6 s6G:=DV 4@2496D 9F55=65 |@?52J >@C?:?8 7@C E96:C 2??F2= @77 H66< D6=7\D4@FE[ A=2??:?8 2D :7 E96J H6C6 AC6A2C:?8 7@C 2?@E96C 82>6]k^AmkAmxE 42>6 27E6C sF<6VD c\_ DE2CE 7@C E96 D64@?5 E:>6 :? |2??J s:2KVD E9C66 D62D@?D 2D 4@249] }@H[ E96 q=F6 s6G:=D AC6A2C6 7@C 2? 6:89E\82>6 prr DEC6E49 E@ 4=@D6 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ DE2CE:?8 ~4E] `_ 2E v6@C8:2 %649]k^AmkAmQ%96C6VD A=6?EJ @7 E9:?8D E92E 282:? 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Bill Belichick, UNC football had Notre Dame on upset alert before everything changed UNC football put No. 3 Notre Dame on upset alert before falling 37-26 loss on a rainy Saturday at Kenan Stadium.
Five takeaways from UNC's loss to No. 3 Notre Dame The North Carolina Tar Heels were a 21-point underdog entering Saturday's football matchup with third-ranked Notre Dame. UNC fans hoped for a …
Dear SEC presidents: You're about to ruin college football for a payday | Opinion They’re in these secret meetings and they're debating change and it’s obviously all about money.
NC State holds on late: Observations from the Pack’s ACC win over Louisville N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren called it “one of the best plays I’ve seen as a coach in my career.”
