The 2024 Duke football season gets underway later this month, and the new-look Blue Devils passing attack looks sharp on social media.
The team released a clip of [autotag]Maalik Murphy[/autotag], the transfer quarterback from Texas, hitting star wide receiver Jordan Moore deep downfield for a diving completion on Friday.
The duo hasn’t played together in an official game yet, but they showed off their chemistry during this spring’s Blue & White Game. Murphy found Moore for the game’s only touchdown, another deep shot that saw Moore outwrestle star defensive back Chandler Rivers for the ball.
Moore led the Blue Devils in receptions, yards, and touchdowns last season, and his excellence earned him a spot on the Maxwell Award Watch List. He looks primed for Duke’s first 1,000-yard receiving season since Jamison Crowder in 2014.
Murphy hasn’t officially earned the role of starting quarterback yet, as he and returning sophomore Grayson Loftis both made the trip to ACC Football Kickoff under the assumption that either could win the role. Manny Diaz, the first-year Duke football coach, said the team believes it can win with either quarterback under center.
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— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) August 2, 2024
The Blue Devils get their 2024 season underway against Elon on August 30.