One of the most important parts of Duke’s opening-day win over Army hasn’t been much talked about.
That was the return to the field of senior safety Jeremy McDuffie.
If you blinked you might have missed him. McDuffie played only 13 snaps.
A setback?
Duke says no. McDuffie’s limited usage was no accident and he is on track for a full recovery.
“He didn’t play much in the Army game,” David Cutcliffe said. “He was very limited. That was the plan.”
McDuffie came to Duke as a cornerback, good enough and promising enough that he played 13 games as a true freshman in 2015, starting 11.