DURHAM
Jeremy Cash made big play after big play on the field Saturday, then saved his biggest statement for afterward.
“Ultimately, the road to the Coastal goes through Durham,” the Duke safety proclaimed, and he was half right.
Duke's defense is good enough to win the division, but it's still anyone's guess about the offense – which is the inverse of when Duke actually won the division two years ago. Either way, Duke definitely holds the upper hand in the ACC's always-unpredictable Coastal Division after Saturday's 34-20 win over No. 20 Georgia Tech.
After scoring 10 points in last week's loss to Northwestern – a result slightly flattered by what Stanford, a Week 1 loser to the Wildcats, has done since – Duke was better offensively against Georgia Tech, but seven points came from a DeVon Edwards kickoff return and another touchdown was set up by a 69-yard Ryan Smith punt return to the 1-yard line.