Before the Duke Blue Devils and the Temple Owls kickoff, there was a surprise as Temple star running back Ryquell Armstead and cornerback Rock Ya-Sin were both inactive.
But the Blue Devils had their share of inactives as well, with star linebackers Joe Giles-Harris and Ben Humphreys on the sideline for the bowl game.
Once the game was kicked off, it was a perfect start for the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils won the coin toss and deferred its option to the second half so the banged up Duke defense was on the field to start the game, and the unit stood tall and forced a three and out.