Blue Devils Visit Tulane To Open 2015 Football Season

Nov 8, 2014; Syracuse, NY, USA; Duke Blue Devils safety DeVon Edwards (27) sacks Syracuse Orange quarterback Austin Wilson (5) during the fourth quarter at the Carrier Dome. Duke defeated Syracuse 27-10. - Rich Barnes-USA TODAY SportsDuke opens football season at Tulane Thursday night, and a lot of questinos will start to find answers:

Duke had also planned to run more. With so many injuries it's not clear how exactly that will work.

There's a lot of work to be done and a lot of things for staff and team to figure out.

But here's the thing: even if Duke takes a step back this year, for the first time in most of our lifetimes, this is a program built for more than a year or two, but rather for…