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Duke Football: Key Blue Devils to watch against Army

By Brandon Croce

DURHAM, NC - OCTOBER 08: Joe Giles-Harris #44 of the Duke Blue Devils tries to tackle Tyler Campbell #22 of the Army Black Knights during a kickoff return at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - OCTOBER 08: Joe Giles-Harris #44 of the Duke Blue Devils tries to tackle Tyler Campbell #22 of the Army Black Knights during a kickoff return at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
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DURHAM, NC – NOVEMBER 10: Teammates Kevin Gehsmann #54, Ben Humphreys #34 and Brandon Feamster #30 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrate after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels 28-27 at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 10, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC – NOVEMBER 10: Teammates Kevin Gehsmann #54, Ben Humphreys #34 and Brandon Feamster #30 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrate after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels 28-27 at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 10, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Joe Giles-Harris and Ben Humphreys

The strength of this defense is clearly the linebackers as Joe Giles-Harris and Ben Humphreys are two of the best in the ACC. The matchup between the Black Knights’ option attack and the Blue Devils’ linebackers will likely be the deciding factor for this game.

In the game last year, the Black Knights only had one pass attempt, which they completed for 42 yards. However they pounded the rock on the ground with 57 carries for 226 yards.

There is no reason to expect a different gameplan from Army in this game and it should be a busy day for these two linebackers. If Giles-Harris and Humphreys are able to plug the running lanes and diagnose the play quickly, the Blue Devils should have a good chance here.

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