The Duke football program has now turned into a true contender in the ACC following its third straight victory on the road over California. Now 4-2 overall and 3-0 in conference play, the Blue Devils are at the top of the ACC standings with Virginia. The Blue Devils put on an offensive clinic from the second quarter on after a slow start, dropping 38 unanswered points on the Golden Bears after finding themselves in a 21-7 deficit to ultimately take a 45-21 victory. Quarterback Darian Mensah has continued to improve throughout the season, and Duke freshman running back Nate Sheppard is starting to look like one of the best running backs in the entire conference after he took over the backfield.
This Duke rookie running back is turning into one of the biggest breakout players across the ACC
