Though , Duke Took 20-17 Lead On Walker Eget Pass For Touchdown To Nate Sheppard Duke Lost To North Carolina 24-20 Saturday As Jaylen McGill Ran For 24 Yard Touchdown
Duke took 20-17 lead with 4:39 remaining in regulation in 4th quarter as quarterback Walker Eget touchdown pass to running back Nate Sheppard for 7 yards.
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Duke took 20-17 lead on Walker Eget pass for touchdown to Nate Sheppard Duke lost to North Carolina 24-20 Saturday as Jaylen McGill ran for 24 yard touchdown.
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The game wasn’t the only thing Duke lost as they also lost possession of Victory Bell because they didn’t win the game.
Following Duke’s 24-20 loss to North Carolina Head Coach Manny Diaz shared his thoughts saying There’s frustration in defeat but this is just what college football is going to be like week in and week out. I would be surprised if we’re not this the next six weeks it comes down to who can finish and who can do simple well in not so simple at times . That has been our battle cry on how we’d win the game . We’ve got great fight and great spirit . To rip -off 20-0 run in middle in the middle of the game but we’re not where we need to be to finish games . But it can look differently quickly because I think there’s enough in that locker room worth fighting for. This game was similar to where we were a week ago . We had a chance to make a stop on defense and win a football game and our inability to do that , and we had them in fourth down backed up I think was crucial play of the game and ultimately cost us the game.
Head Coach Manny Diaz comments to his team following 24-20 loss to North Carolina Saturday? I told the team there’s good football team in our locker room that has had two very difficult heartbreaking results that have come down to last play of the game.’’ . We pride ourselves on winning these type of close games and we’ve let two get away from us.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317579205.html
Duke has a quick turnaround as they play Friday instead of Saturday as they play Virginia in Charlottesville.
Virginia like Duke lost their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game as they lost to 24th ranked SMU on Saturday October 17, 2026 23-13 where it was mostly about the kicking game as Will Bettridge kicked, made 47 yard field goal evening score 10-10 in 2nd quarter In the 3rd quarter Will Bettridge kicked, made 43 yard field goal making score 16-13 before Jalen Hale who is Wide Receiver would 37 yard pass from quarterback Kevin Jennings Brendon Bard would kick, make extra point putting game out of Virginia’s reach!
Following Virginia’s 23-13 loss to 24th ranked SMU Head Coach Tony Elliott shared his thoughts saying Coming into it, we knew that we were gonna have to find a way to slow them down,”and a big piece of it was to keep the ball away [from them].”
According to Jeff White’s article https://virginiasports.com/news/2026/10/17/cavaliers-fall-on-road-to-no-24-mustangs
Kick-off for Friday’s game between Duke, Virginia is set for 7:00pm from Scott Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN!
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Who is commentating the game is to be determined!