It might only be Week 5, but with the Duke Blue Devils off to a 4-0 start for the second straight year and hosting their rival North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday, it’s easy to make the case that this is the most important game on the 2024 schedule. So, naturally, the Duke grounds crew is treating it as such.
The Blue Devils field staff shared a photo of Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Monday, giving Duke fans a hint for the weekend’s field design
The signature ‘D’ logo stood out in bright white at midfield as always, and the word ‘Duke’ was written across each end zone as it had been in each of the previous two home games. However, this time, a white devil sat on either side of the school name, an adornment that wasn’t present against Elon or Connecticut.
The Blue Devils played Middle Tennessee on the road last week, so the new addition is clearly intended for the North Carolina game this weekend.
New challenges, and rainy week is not one of them. Field is still shining. pic.twitter.com/gAiyBJ8Cxh
— Duke Grounds Crew (@DukeGroundsCrew) September 23, 2024
This year also marks the first edition of the rivalry since the Devil’s Deck was unveiled at Wallace Wade Stadium, a massive patio overlooking the north end zone that opened at the start of the season.