Duke coach Mike Elko sees the opener with No. 9 Clemson as a chance. But not an easy one.
The Blue Devils are coming off a surprising 9-4 season in Elko’s first year and are looking for more, starting with Monday night’s season opener at home to wrap up a marathon Week 1 in college football. Beating a top 10 opponent, the defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion and favorite to win another this year would a great start.
Elko understands the Tigers, 11-3 last season, have skilled, capable players on both sides of the ball. Will Shipley is an all-ACC tailback while Cade Klubnik, who rallied the Tigers to their seventh ACC crown in eight year, opens his first full season as starting quarterback. “We’ll be up for it,” Elko promised. “We’ll go out and play our best football next Monday and kind of see where it goes.”
Clemson is excited to get going as well. Davis, the fifth-year tackle, said he and older linemates like defensive ends Xavier Thomas and Justin Mascoll chose to return instead of turning pro because of the championship potential they saw in the Tigers.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney reminded his players this summer that the team’s last national title came in 2018 and no one on this roster has celebrated one. Facing Duke will be a test for the Tigers, too.
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