Though, Duke, Elon Were Tied 10-10 At Halftime Thursday Night In Durham Duke Kicked Off 2025 Season With 45-17 Win

Duke, Elon were tied at 10 at halftime because Elon quarterback Landen Clark ran for 2 yard touchdown, Luke Barnes kicked, made extra point!

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Duke, Elon were tied 10-10 at halftime Thursday night in Durham Duke kicked off 2025 season in winning way with 45-17 win.

As Duke kicked off 2025 season Sahmir Hagans caught 15 yard pass from quarterback Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point while Andrel Anthony caught 27 yard pass from Darian Mensah , Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point putting Duke ahead of Elon 17-10 extending Duke’s lead over Elon 24-10 in 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter Sahmir Hagans caught 6 yard pass from from Darian Mensah , Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point extending Duke’s lead over Elon 31-17 before Duke would go on to extend their lead to 38-17 as Que’Saun Brown would return a punt for touchdown , Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point before Peyton Jones would extend Duke’s lead yet again over Elon this time 45-17 as Peyton Jones would rush for 5 yard touchdown.

According to espn app

Following Duke kicking off 2025 season with 45-17 win over Elon had this to say about the corrections his team needs to make!

There’s going to be a lot you need to correct and will correct,”

“But it’s always better to correct it when you’re 1-0.”It was a nervy start to the game,”We felt a little edge and it took us awhile to settle down.” The first half was back and forth, punch and counterpunch, ending 10-10. “We talked a lot about not knowing a lot about their personnel or schemes,” Diaz said. “They had us chasing shadows a little bit defensively early in the game. We had come in at halftime and dial in on what they were doing and I thought made good adjustments defensively.”

According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article311838254.html

Duke is now going to prepare to host Illinois who is kicking off their 2025 season Friday night when opposing Western Illinois in Champaign Illinois!

Kick off on Saturday September 6, 2025 is set for 12:00pm Eastern Time 11:00 AM Central Time!

The game is going to be televised on either ABC or ESPN!