2008 Outlook - Duke University Athletics
2008 Outlook - Duke University Athletics
2008 Outlook - Duke University Athletics
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Offense Notes<br />
• Wide receiver Eron Riley has led the ACC in<br />
yards per reception in each of the past two seasons.<br />
The Savannah, Ga., product was <strong>Duke</strong>’s MVP in<br />
2007 after catching 40 passes for 830 yards and nine<br />
touchdowns and his 1,722 career receiving yards<br />
rank eighth on <strong>Duke</strong>’s all-time chart.<br />
<strong>2008</strong> NOTEBOOK<br />
• Running back Re’quan Boyette – <strong>Duke</strong>’s leading<br />
ground-gainer in each of the past two years – is<br />
one of seven active players in the ACC with over<br />
1,000 career rushing yards.<br />
• “Splitting carries or not splitting carries -- I’ll do<br />
whatever it takes to help make the team better.”<br />
– Re’quan Boyette<br />
• Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis enters his third<br />
season as a Blue Devil with 4,564 yards and 32<br />
passing touchdowns to his credit. Lewis has started<br />
23 straight games under center for <strong>Duke</strong> and his<br />
4,564 career passing yards are the fourth-most by<br />
a two-year player in ACC history.<br />
• Just two seasons into his career, quarterback<br />
Thaddeus Lewis already ranks among the school’s<br />
passing leaders. The Opa-Locka, Fla., native ranks<br />
fifth in passing touchdowns (32), sixth in pass attempts<br />
(700), sixth in completions (379) and sixth<br />
in yards (4,564).<br />
• Tight end Tielor Robinson is the most experienced<br />
player on the <strong>Duke</strong> roster, having played in<br />
38 career games. Granted a sixth year of eligibility<br />
by the NCAA, Robinson has compiled 1,123 career<br />
all-purpose yards while scoring 11 touchdowns.<br />
• Offensive linemen Cameron Goldberg (23),<br />
Fred Roland (23) and Rob Schirmann (24) have<br />
combined to start 70 career games.<br />
• Tight end Brandon King caught 10 passes in 2007<br />
– four of which went for touchdowns.<br />
• “On offense it’s going to be about balance. We’re<br />
going to throw the heck out of it. We’re going to<br />
be able to run the football. We may not run it all<br />
the time, but we’re going to maintain the ability<br />
to run the ball.”<br />
– Head coach David Cutcliffe<br />
Thaddeus Lewis<br />
Cameron Goldberg<br />
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