Sporting News released its bowl game projections for the 2024 college football season on Friday, and one ACC team remained curiously absent from the list.
Among the nearly three dozen matchups included in the article, none of them featured the Duke Blue Devils.
Despite the Blue Devils winning 17 games over the past two seasons, the loss of former head coach Mike Elko and quarterback Riley Leonard has the football world unsure if Duke can repeat such success. First-year head coach Manny Diaz has exceeded on the recruiting trail so far this offseason, but 2025 commitments don’t change the 2024 team.
ESPN FPI gives the Blue Devils a 60.3% chance to finish with at least six wins, and their projected record by the popular formula is almost exactly 6-6.
Check here for Duke Wire’s game-by-game projections for how the 2024 football season might go at Wallace Wade Stadium (spoiler alert: we think the Blue Devils reach six wins).