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Duke Football: Key players to watch against NC Central

By Brandon Croce

WACO, TX - SEPTEMBER 15: Quentin Harris #18 of the Duke Blue Devils scrambles against the Baylor Bears during the first half of a football game at McLane Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
WACO, TX - SEPTEMBER 15: Quentin Harris #18 of the Duke Blue Devils scrambles against the Baylor Bears during the first half of a football game at McLane Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /
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DURHAM, NC – AUGUST 31: Deon Jackson #25 of the Duke Blue Devils high-steps into the end zone for a touchdown during their game against the Army Black Knights at Wallace Wade Stadium on August 31, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 34-14. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC – AUGUST 31: Deon Jackson #25 of the Duke Blue Devils high-steps into the end zone for a touchdown during their game against the Army Black Knights at Wallace Wade Stadium on August 31, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 34-14. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

The Duke Blue Devils will look to remain undefeated when they take the field against NC Central. These are the key players to watch in Saturday’s game.

Last week was the biggest win in the early part of the 2018 season for the Duke Blue Devils. They were entering a road game against a Power 5 opponent without their starting quarterback (Daniel Jones) and their star cornerback (Mark Gilbert).

This didn’t slow them down in the slightest as they were able to put up 40 points and controlled the game pretty much from start to finish, winning by a final score of 40-27 over the Baylor Bears.

This week, the Blue Devils will be facing North Carolina Central that could potentially be a trap game. This Blue Devils’ team has more talent on paper but with a matchup against #13 Virginia Tech on the horizon, they may not be focused on the task at hand.

The hope would be that the Blue Devils will be able to build a lead early on that will allow David Cutcliffe and his staff to rest of their starters ahead of next week’s home game.

These are the key players to watch against the North Carolina Central Eagles this weekend.

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