Clemson travels to Durham to take on Duke in the season opener a week from today, and the Blue Devil defense is paying close attention to TCU and SMU.
The Blue Devils and Tigers square off on Labor Day night in front of a national television audience (8 pm, ESPN). Both teams feature new coordinators – Mike Elko at Duke hired Tyler Santucci to be his new defensive coordinator last January, the same month that Clemson’s Dabo Swinney hired Garrett Riley to coach his offense.
Duke’s defense played well last season - the Blue Devils were ninth nationally in turnovers gained, logging 16 fumble recoveries and ten interceptions.