Like I mentioned, Jaylen Stinson was our special teams player of the week, did a really good job in coverage and also we thought made a huge play on the sky kick that he came running up to start the second half and field because I thought that was a little bit of a tricky kick that they put together. I thought we got some really good performances out of our offensive line. Graham Barton was our offensive lineman of the week. I thought we protected Riley really well. I thought we created space, I thought we opened holes. Then overall, on our offensive line, I thought we played exceptionally well. We finished runs and ran behind our pads the way we want our running backs to do that. I thought he ran as hard as we've seen him run and really it could have been either of the two backs. Offensively, Jordan Waters was our player of the game. That was something that we took a lot of pride in. I thought he really did a good job controlling the line of scrimmage and helping us. Ja'Mion Franklin was our defensive lineman of the week. I thought Brandon Johnson played exceptionally well in the secondary and was responsible for an interception and a fumble recovery that was important. Then obviously made the huge one to win the game. He had a tremendous game, was both our defensive player of the week and our special teams player of the week making plays all over the field. I thought Jaylen Stinson obviously deserves some credit. "A couple of guys to just single out from the game. 2-0 is a great thing for our program, but now it's on to the next and it'll kind of always be that mantra. Then we were able to get the big play at the end to seal it and very excited to walk away with a win. Obviously, the touchdown pass that we got to Jordan Moore was huge. I thought we made some stops defensively at critical times in the second half. They kept battling and a lot of respect for their program, but our kids just kept fighting and we kept finding ways to make plays. We knew they would keep coming and they did. Obviously, getting out to a 21-point lead was huge.
I thought we embraced the challenge of having to go up there and be physical. Certainly, an opponent that we have a lot of respect for but we figured out a way to come out of the game with a win which was something that we were very happy about. "It was a great win for our program for us to go on the road and travel to a Big Ten opponent. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity app or The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with Mike Morgan, Mike Glennon and Jalyn Johnson on the call. The Blue Devils welcome North Carolina A&T to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday. Story Links DURHAM – Duke football head coach Mike Elko met with members of the media on Monday afternoon for his weekly press conference.
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