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Why the Heck Doesn’t NC State Play Duke Yearly in Football?

Since 2009, State and Duke have only met three times on the gridiron.

And that’s both sad and ridiculous.

We fully understand that’s what happens with a conference realignment. You begin a weird cycle of playing folks in the Coastal every four-five years. But why for State and Duke? The schools are less than 25 miles apart and have played over 80 times, dating back to September of 1924 (smoked them 14-0 too).

David Cutcliffe will, most likely, be the greatest Duke football coach ever, yet he showed up to Carter-Finley twice. How is that possible?