Duke basketball and football fans have been gifted a pretty great 2025. Blue Devil football won its first ACC Championship since 1989 and will bring back star quarterback Darian Mensah and star wide receiver Cooper Barkate. The Blue Devils also have yet to be hit by any major Transfer Portal announcements, although a few depth pieces have declared their intentions to enter.
As for the basketball team, despite a recent sour taste in Duke fans' mouths after a brutal 82-81 loss to No. 15 Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden, the Blue Devils have still begun the season at 11-1, are a perennial national title contender, and have the National Player of the Year favorite for the second season in a row in star freshman Cam Boozer.