DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Joe Giles-Harris is proud that he started 12 games as a redshirt freshman at Duke. During his sophomore year, he wants to improve on that number.
Of course, the only way he can make 13 starts is if the Blue Devils qualify for a bowl – something they failed to do in the linebacker’s first season on the field.
Giles-Harris led all Atlantic Coast Conference freshmen with 107 tackles and was second nationally among freshmen with 8.97 stops per game. But those impressive stats felt a bit empty for a program that reached four consecutive bowls before taking a step back in 2016.