Read more about the article Cutcliffe’s mentor taught him early to “Bear” down on accountability

Cutcliffe’s mentor taught him early to “Bear” down on accountability

PHOTO: Duke coach David Cutcliffe Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM – It’s not hard to scan the college football landscape and find a coach willing to throw his players under the bus following a loss. A recent example was three weeks ago in the Big Ten. Nebraska coach Scott Frost expressed disgust with his players after the Cornhuskers lost at Michigan State: “I'm sick of it; they are sick of it. We got to…

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Read more about the article Lummie Young IV lives up to Westside’s King George I

Lummie Young IV lives up to Westside’s King George I

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Lummie Young IV Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN The late George Webster, Michigan State’s College Football Hall of Fame rover, would have been proud of Duke’s Lummie Young IV. They’re fellow alums of Westside High in Anderson, S.C. Young, Duke’s redshirt senior safety, blitzed and forced a fumble in the red zone to help the Blue Devils beat Northwestern last week, 30-23. Northwestern had driven to Duke’s 2-yard line when the Wildcats…

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