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Duke Football: Top takeaways from 28-14 win over Georgia Tech

By Brandon Croce

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 13: Head Coach David Cutcliffe of the Duke Blue Devils is congratulated after the game by Head Coach Paul Johnson of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on October 13, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 13: Head Coach David Cutcliffe of the Duke Blue Devils is congratulated after the game by Head Coach Paul Johnson of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on October 13, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 13: Deon Jackson #25 of the Duke Blue Devils breaks the tackle of Brant Mitchell #51 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on October 13, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 13: Deon Jackson #25 of the Duke Blue Devils breaks the tackle of Brant Mitchell #51 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on October 13, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Deon Jackson carrying the run game

The rushing attack for the Duke football team got off to a rough start to the year as Brittain Brown suffered an injury in the first game and hasn’t really had much of an impact. He missed this week’s game due to a lower body injury.

However, this created an opportunity for Deon Jackson who has stepped up and done a solid job as the featured back. Against the Yellow Jackets, Jackson came two yards short of his first career 100-yard rushing game with the Blue Devils, averaging 4.7 yards per carry and had one rushing touchdown.

Jackson now has a rushing touchdown in each of the past four games and over that span is averaging over five yards a carry. It would be smart for David Cutcliffe and this Blue Devils coaching staff to continue to call Jackson’s number, even when Brown returns from his injury.

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