With two games left in the 2024 regular season, quarterback [autotag]Maalik Murphy[/autotag] could leave his mark on the Duke football program before the end of the month.
With two touchdowns in his last appearance, Murphy tossed 22 touchdowns through his first 10 games in a Blue Devils uniform. That leaves him just two short of Anthony Dilweg’s school record of 24, a number that has stood since 1988.
So what are his chances of making history in front of the home crowd on Saturday? Murphy’s thrown multiple touchdowns in eight different games this season, including each of his last three.
The Virginia Tech secondary gave up 15 touchdowns in its first 10 games, but the Hokies have suffered from some feast-or-famine symptoms in 2024. Thirteen of those scores came in just five games, including four from Miami quarterback Cam Ward. If Duke fans want some recent form to take advantage of, however, Virginia Tech’s past two opponents have thrown five touchdowns while averaging 245.5 yards through the air.
He’ll have one more chance against Wake Forest if history doesn’t come in Week 13, but Murphy could very well do something yet unseen at Wallace Wade Stadium.