This story originally ran in the Football Issue of GoDuke, the Magazine -- Aug. 2020
Duke football hasn't been very active in the grad student transfer market over the years. Until recently Duke has had only one, Ohio State's Evan Lisle, who played his graduate year at Duke in 2017 and started at right tackle.
Two reasons account for this. First, it's difficult to get into grad school at Duke. Most grad student athletic transfers end up in the Fuqua School of Business' one-year master's program.
But something else is at work. Coach David Cutcliffe isn't running a fantasy league.