FSU football: Breaking down Duke’s defense in every metric
By Kelvin Hunt
While Duke looks susceptible against the run, they defend the pass well. They have held opposing offenses to 55 percent completions, 4.9 yards per attempt, and three touchdowns against five interceptions.
Clemson’s Cade Klubnik has performed the best against Duke’s defense of all the quarterbacks they’ve faced.
He completed 63 percent of his passes for 209 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. He also had 34 rushing yards and got sacked twice.
Duke held Sam Hartman to 15 of 31 for 222 yards, zero touchdowns or interceptions. However, neither Clemson nor Notre Dame have the offense weapons FSU has on its roster. Klubnik can run, but he’s no Jordan Travis.
The FSU football offense will be the best offense Duke has faced all season, and it’s not close. FSU seems to have found its running game over the past two games, which will be key to opening up the passing game against a team that’s stout against the pass.
I expect Duke to play a lot of bend, but not break defense, while forcing FSU to execute down the field.