It took 12 weeks, four one-possession games and quite a lot of passing yards, penalties and third-down conversions by opponents. But through it all, Duke found a way to end its season just like Beethoven ended his ninth symphony: on a high note.

Duke had an opportunity to hand Connecticut its first home loss of the season Saturday night, but turnovers and poor defensive execution down the stretch cost the Blue Devils what could have been another late-game comeback victory. With 27 seconds ...

Wake Forest entered its Week 14 contest with Duke football as the lowest-ranked Power 4 team in fumbles with 19. By the end of the night, the Demon Deacons had five fumbles, three of which Duke recovered. Chandler Rivers, Ma'khi Jones and Cosme Salas each forced a fumble, while Luke Mergott came up with two and David Anderson the other.

In a crucial game to keep Duke’s conference title hopes alive, an offensive clinic led the Blue Devils to a 49-32 victory over Wake Forest. The win marks the first time Duke has swept its in-state rivals in consecutive years since 1961-62.

Duke signed 14 high school players, including three from North Carolina, on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.

Duke football (7-5, 6-2 ACC) took down Wake Forest 49-32 to close its regular season. The Blue Devils defense forced four turnovers which the offense turned into 14 points. Quarterback Darian Mensah threw for two scores and ran for another while running backs Anderson Castle and Nate Sheppard each ran for two touchdowns a piece.

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