Duke football hasn't always looked the part, but the Blue Devils continue to get it done under Manny Diaz as the best team in North Carolina.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Maalik Murphy’s three touchdown passes to Eli Pancol helped Duke overcome his three interceptions in a 31-28 win over slumping Virginia Tech on Saturday night. Pancol racked up a career-best 188 yards receiving on five catches and ...

Duke defeated Virginia Tech 31-28 in a game that featured a little bit of everything. With the win, head coach Manny Diaz’s squad improves to 8-3 on the year for the team’s third straight eight-win season.

Duke’s Eli Pancol runs the ball during the first half of the Blue Devils’ 31-28 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown [email protected]

Maalik Murphy threw three touchdown passes to Eli Pancol, including two that went for more than 75 yards, and overcame several mistakes as the Duke Blue Devils outlasted Virginia Tech

Following a bye week, Duke football welcomes Virginia Tech for the last home game of the season. After 30 minutes of play, the Blue Devils are clinging onto a 21-17 lead.

Duke (8-3, 4-3 ACC) is 5-1 in one-score games under first-year coach Manny Diaz, withstanding a late charge from Virginia Tech (5-6, 3-4) in the home finale.  Eli Pancol's journey back The Devils hadn’t beaten the Hokies in consecutive meetings since winning six in a row from 1937-51.