Duke Joins Early College Football Postseason Bowl Game Projections

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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College football experts put Duke Football back into bowl game projections after the Blue Devils upset Notre Dame on the road last week.

After a 1-2 start it seemed like Duke Football was in danger of missing the postseason for the first time in five years, however a huge upset win at Notre Dame has the Blue Devils back in the postseason picture.

ESPN ACC Football analyst David Hale left the Blue Devils out of his Week 3 conference bowl game projections due to the fact the team started 1-2 and was winless against FBS Division I teams. Then Duke went to Notre Dame as three-touchdown underdogs and upset the Fighting Irish in a 38-35 shootout to get the season back on track. Six wins is definitely a possibility for this team, but they still have several difficult games going forward.

Hale’s Week 4 ACC bowl projections have the Blue Devils returning to the postseason in a Tier Three bowl. He predicts they will be end up in the St. Petersburg Bowl taking on a school from the American Athletic Conference.

The Blue Devils will face a struggling 1-3 Virginia team that defeated Duke last season this weekend. Hopefully Duke can avoid a letdown after a major victory for the program and continue the school’s record streak of consecutive bowl game appearances.

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