David Cutcliffe’s education of a Duke quarterback

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Gunnar Holmberg scans the field for an open receiver against A&T. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain offered more than a routine break down of the conference’s top five quarterbacks through the first two weeks of the season. He was invited on Tuesday morning's Packer and Durham Show to list them in order. Returning starters, naturally, topped his list. He named Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong, North Carolina’s Sam…

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The stars aligned long ago for Duke’s quarterback

Visit my home page, TomShanahan.Report PHOTO: The Holmberg family, Sean, Gunnar, Jennifer and Torrianne. By TOM SHANAHAN Gunnar Holmberg's given name sounds as if he was was born to play quarterback. And the choice of his parents, Sean and Jennifer Holmberg, certainly has proven prophetic. Holmberg, Duke's projected 2021 starter as a graduate student with junior year eligibility, is living the dream. He spent the weekend in elite company, with the First Family of quarterbacks, on the Nicholls…

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