Read more about the article Duke’s Wohlabaugh playing with newfound appreciation

Duke’s Wohlabaugh playing with newfound appreciation

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Jack Wohlabaugh I invite you to visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM – These days Jack Wohlabaugh enjoys mundane pre-practice stretching periods. The Duke senior center also is excited performing other drills he has done enough times to do in his sleep now. No more taking things for granted. Missing a full season with a preseason injury will spur that kind of awakening. “I always got butterflies before practice or games, even before my…

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Read more about the article Duke’s Cutcliffe turns to a Bear Bryant-like towering view

Duke’s Cutcliffe turns to a Bear Bryant-like towering view

By TOM SHANHAN DURHAM – Duke coach David Cutcliffe reached back to his Alabama roots in the off season, purchasing a mobile tower for the practice field. He decided to “Bear” down his day-to-day practice role from a year ago. He’s gone from micro-managing the offense, calling plays as the offensive coordinator, to climbing a modern-style Bear Bryant tower. The legendary Bryant, of course, patented coaching from a tower over his Alabama practice field while winning six national…

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Read more about the article Holmberg ready for live play in Duke’s first scrimmage

Holmberg ready for live play in Duke’s first scrimmage

PHOTO (Duke athletics): Jake Bobo pulls in a pass from Gunnar Holmberg. By TOM SHANHAN DURHAM – Duke quarterback Gunnar Holmberg rolled to his left for some running room in Saturday night’s first scrimmage when he was tackled near the sideline. He said he was eager for some live action. “We wanted to make it as real as possible,” Holmberg said. “It’s still mid-August.  We were never live in the spring, so we might as well get some…

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