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Duke running back Mataeo Durant earned the nod for preseason All-ACC on Tuesday, the lone Duke player to receive a selection on the team. Standing at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, Durant enters his senior season off the heels of a career year. In 11 games, he posted 817 rushing yards to go along with eight scores from the backfield in 2020. He also displayed his versatility in the passing game, adding 12 catches for 107 yards and one touchdown. Through three seasons at Duke, Durant sits at 1,545 all-purpose yards. The senior out of McCormick, S.C., is poised for a breakout season in 2021. Having led the Blue Devils in yards and touchdowns at running back last year, he closes out his college tenure as the team's feature backfield player. - Herald Sun

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RB Mataeo Durant, Duke
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07/15/21 - Mataeo Durant, Sr/2022, Duke, 5-11, 196 (DS#34 RB) + More +

As Mataeo Durant starred as a running back and safety at Class 1A McCormick High School, many around South Carolina wondered if he would transfer somewhere larger to boost his resume for college recruiters. Durant, though, was already in a larger place. "My small town that I come from? 80 people," Durant said. Tiny Plum Branch, South Carolina, with its 87 residents, is located six miles south of McCormick, the biggest town in McCormick County with a whopping 2,992 residents.

Durant's rural home is a couple miles from the Savannah River, which forms the South Carolina-Georgia border in that part of the state. But finding a bridge to cross it means driving 12 miles to the north and west on U.S. 378, or 15 miles south on U.S. 221 toward Augusta. Still, those college recruiters found him back in 2016 and 2017. They discovered a player who'd dreamed of playing college football since he'd made the 80-mile trip to Clemson with an uncle to watch the Tigers play as a young boy. - Herald Sun

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RB Mataeo Durant, Duke
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04/28/21 - Carson Van Lynn, rSr/2022, Duke, 6-5, 295 (DS#999 OT) + More +

The conclusion of spring camp often leads to roster attrition. Players realize where they stand after 15 practices, and some make the decision to move on. Pitt had its first post-spring exit two days after its Blue-Gold spring game. Carson Van Lynn, a reserve offensive tackle, has entered the transfer portal, he confirmed Monday afternoon on Twitter. Van Lynn was with the Panthers for four seasons and started three games in 2020. Van Lynn came to Pitt in the 2017 recruiting class. A three-star prospect out of Worthington, Ohio, the offensive lineman held offers from Boston College, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky and West Virginia, among other Division I-A programs. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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OT Carson Van Lynn, Duke
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03/18/21 - Mataeo Durant, Sr/2022, Duke, 5-11, 196 (DS#34 RB) + More +

After two weeks away from the practice field due to a COVID-19 cluster, Duke football is ready to safely resume spring practice. With enough players having cleared their quarantines following positive tests and contact tracing, the Blue Devils plan to hold their fourth spring practice session Wednesday, athletics department spokesman Art Chase said. Duke started spring practice Feb.26 and last practiced on March 3. The postponed practices scheduled for March 5 and March 6 and announced the program was officially on pause March 9. In total, five practice sessions were postponed during the pause. The team plans to make them up, allowing Duke to use the full 15 spring practice sessions allowed under NCAA rules. Duke has practices scheduled for Wednesday, Friday and Saturday this week. - Herald Sun

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RB Mataeo Durant, Duke
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01/28/21 - Dominique Long, rSr/2022, Duke, 6-1, 200 (DS#73 FS) + More +

Dominique Long became the latest Michigan State football player to enter the transfer portal Wednesday. After the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to fall sports athletes, the senior special teams standout has signaled he will try to use it at another school. Long is the 16th member of the 2020 team to leave the program since mid-November as the Spartans continue a roster overhaul with head coach Mel Tucker approaching the one-year anniversary of his hiring. During his career in East Lansing, Long appeared in 44 games and produced 51 tackles. - Lansing State Journal

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FS Dominique Long, Duke
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12/31/20 - Victor Dimukeje, Sr/2021, Duke, 6-2, 262 (DS#16 DE) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): DE - Victor Dimukeje, Duke, 43,...Dimukeje, a 6-3, 265-pound senior from Baltimore, Md., concluded his final season with 44 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and five quarterback pressures. He finished fourth in the ACC in sacks and ninth in tackles for loss. He posted two multi-sack games this season vs. Boston College and Syracuse, while registering four games with 1.5-plus tackles for loss.

In Duke's game against Boston College, Dimukeje tallied 3.5 sacks to match teammate Rumph II for the second-most in program history for a single game. His 7.5 season sacks also place him eighth for a single season. Finally, he will graduate second all-time at Duke in career sacks with 21.5 and tied for eighth with 36.0 career tackles for loss. - Duke Football

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12/31/20 - Michael Carter II, Sr/2021, Duke, 5-10, 184 (DS#11 FS) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): S - Michael Carter II, Duke, 45,...Carter II, a 5-11, 190-pound senior from Douglasville, Ga., garnered 41 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and eight pass breakups this past season. He finished tied for ninth in the ACC in passes defended with 10. Carter II also earned a season best eight tackles against Charlotte and accumulated three-plus tackles six times on the year. For his career, he recorded 24 pass breakups, which places him tied with Quinton McCracken (1988-91) for 10th all-time in program history. - Duke Football

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FS Michael Carter II, Duke
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12/31/20 - *Chris Rumph II, rJr/2021, Duke, 6-3, 237 (DS#12 OLB) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DE - Chris Rumph II, Duke, 95,...Rumph II, a 6-4, 235-pound redshirt junior from Gainesville, Fla., ranked second in the ACC in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss. He finished the year with 53 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, five quarterback hurries, one caused fumble, and one fumble recovery. His 8.0 sacks place him tied with Chris Combs (1996) for sixth all-time on Duke's single season chart. - Duke Football

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OLB *Chris Rumph II, Duke
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12/10/20 - Chance Lytle, rSr/2023, Duke, 6-6, 314 (DS#57 OG) + More +

Dorrell confirmed that left guard Chance Lytle, injured against Arizona, will miss the rest of the season. Dorrell declined to state the specifics of the injury. "He's looking forward to next year," Dorrell said. "I think there's been enough good tape that he's done that he should be confident that he can do some really positive things to help this team in the future." Lytle wasn't a starter at the beginning of the year, but moved into the lineup when center Colby Pursell was injured in the opener, prompting left guard Kary Kutsch to move to center. - Daily Camera

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OG Chance Lytle, Duke
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12/10/20 - Al Blades Jr., rSr/2024, Duke, 6-0, 194 (DS#51 CB) + More +

Per a source and later confirmed by the player, UM cornerback Al Blades Jr. will miss the remainder of the season (UNC, Georgia Tech, bowl game) because of a cardiac issue. He is expected to be able to play next season. Blades said he will miss a minimum of three months with myocarditis, discovered in an MRI on his heart after going through blood work as part of COVID protocols. He said he is "looking forward to returning to the field in 2021." The junior, who missed the Duke game, has 29 tackles, seven passes defended and two interceptions in eight games this season. Couch supplanted Blades atop the depth chart - opposite DJ Ivey - hours before two UM games were postponed due to COVID-19. Blades' absence will leave UM with four scholarship cornerbacks, as was the case against Duke: Couch, Ivey and freshmen Isaiah Dunson and Marcus Clark. - Miami Herald

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CB Al Blades Jr., Duke
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12/10/20 - John Taylor, rSr/2022, Duke, 6-1, 220 (DS#15 LS) + More +

2020 PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD SEMIFINALIST: John Taylor, Duke,...Taylor, a native of Snellville, Ga., has seen action in 34 career games and has played 192 snaps. The 6-2, 210-pound senior has been the primary short snapper for the Blue Devils the last three seasons and picked up long snapping duties in 2020 as well. This year, Taylor has teamed up with redshirt freshmen punter Porter Wilson and kicker Charlie Ham, who were both named earlier this week semifinalists for the Ray Guy and Lou Groza Awards, respectively. Wilson has booted 48 punts for 2,072 yards, averaging 43.17 yards per punt, while Ham has converted 13-of-15 field goal attempts. - Duke Football

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LS John Taylor, Duke
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12/08/20 - Al Blades Jr., rSr/2024, Duke, 6-0, 194 (DS#51 CB) + More +

Miami defensive back Al Blades Jr. said Tuesday he will miss at least three months after being diagnosed with inflammation of the heart. Blades said the myocarditis diagnosis came after doctors were concerned about some bloodwork that came back while he was "going through some COVID protocols." Blades said doctors made the diagnosis after an MRI was performed. It's common for athletes to undergo cardiac exams after contracting the coronavirus as part of a return-to-play protocol — with myocarditis something that is often looked for in those additional tests. Miami has had several players, along with coach Manny Diaz, test positive for the virus in recent weeks. It had two games rescheduled because of those results and other complications related to contact tracing and possible exposure. - AP College Football

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CB Al Blades Jr., Duke
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12/08/20 - Victor Dimukeje, Sr/2021, Duke, 6-2, 262 (DS#16 DE) + More +

2020 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: Victor Dimukeje, DE, Duke,...in 38 career games (38 starts), has 122 tackles, 24.5 TFL, 14.0 sacks, one INT, three caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two PBUs and 23 QB pressures...owns 24 games with 3+ tackles and eight outings with 5+ stops, including a career-high eight tackles against Wake Forest in 2019. - Duke Football

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DE Victor Dimukeje, Duke
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12/08/20 - Porter Wilson, rSr/2024, Duke, 6-4, 231 (DS#5 P) + More +

2020 RAY GUY AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Porter Wilson, Duke,...A native of Fairlawn, Ohio, Wilson stepped into the starting role in 2020 after former All-ACC punter Austin Parker graduated. In his first year taking the reins, Wilson has booted 48 punts for 2,072 yards, averaging 43.17 yards per punt. He has impressively pinned 21 punts inside the 20-yard line and boasts 11 punts of 50-plus yards. Only 15 of his 48 punts have been returned this season for a total of six yards to average 0.40 yards per return. - Duke Football

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P Porter Wilson, Duke
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12/07/20 - Porter Wilson, rSr/2024, Duke, 6-4, 231 (DS#5 P) + More +

DEC 7 ACC CO-SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Porter Wilson, Duke, R-Fr., P, Fairlawn, Ohio,...Punted seven times for 312 yards (44.6-yard average) in Saturday night's loss to Miami...Six punts were downed inside the Miami 20 yard line, and the seventh was a 52-yarder that resulted in a touchback...Four of his punts covered more than 50 yards. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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P Porter Wilson, Duke
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