QB Daniel Jones compiled a school single-game record 547 yards of total offense as Duke topped North Carolina, 42-35, to keep possession of the coveted Victory Bell. The 105th meeting between the two schools featured 1,165 total yards before S Brandon Feamster knocked down the Tar Heels' last second throw into the end zone to preserve the victory.
At the end of the first period, the Duke baseball team was honored on the field in recognition of the Blue Devils' 2018 season, which included a school single-season record 45 victories and a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals.
The Blue Devils claimed their first lead of the day when TE Davis Koppenhaver hauled in this two-yard scoring pass from QB Daniel Jones. The touchdown catch marked the 11th of Koppenhaver's career, establishing a new school record for scoring receptions by a tight end. The previous standard of 10 touchdowns was held by Stan Crisson (1961-63).
"I gave Jordan Hayes the game ball. I told him I don’t have to watch the tape. His energy and effort in the second half were really special." -- David Cutcliffe
“Part of that’s the scheme that Carolina plays is a lot of man-to-man so it opens up opportunities for the quarterback to run. I think on both of those long runs, I might not have even gotten touched – I don’t remember – but that credit goes to the offensive linemen. Those seams that were open, I just tried to run as fast as I could." -- Daniel Jones
"We definitely tackled better and had better effort. I don’t know whether we were in shock or were on our heels at the start of the game but it didn’t look like our defense. I told our coaches at halftime that we had to attack the turnover and tackle … tackle fiercely. If we tackle better, we will have better results. And we did tackle better.” -- David Cutcliffe
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