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The Duke Blue Devils harbor serious ACC championship dreams. The Florida State Seminoles stand in the way, both in the regular season and a possible title game clash come December.
The Blue Devils are coming out of an open week still chasing a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. But they're coming off their first loss overall to Notre Dame that included dual-threat quarterback Riley Leonard suffering an ankle injury in the final minute. For the Wolfpack, coach Dave Doeren got the spark he was looking for with a quarterback change before last week's win against Marshall — and he's hoping that can continue as N.C. State tries to rebound from a bumpy opening month.
North Carolina State changed its starting quarterback to find a spark. A similar decision might be one of necessity for No. 17 Duke. The Blue Devils host the Wolfpack on Saturday night coming off an open date that gave them time to regroup from a loss to Notre Dame, which included quarterback Riley Leonard going down with a late ankle injury.
Duke fought its way to the pinnacle of late September college football, the chance to play Notre Dame in the biggest game of the day. It led with a minute to go. And then the Blue Devils couldn’t finish the job.
The timetable for junior quarterback Riley Leonard’s return to play for the No. 19 Duke Blue Devils has yet to be finalized, but the team’s medical staff is optimistic.