Duke coach David Cutcliffe announces 20-player signing class that's heavy on speed, skill
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Duke rarely signs the highest-rated recruits in football. Coach David Cutcliffe believes he's bringing in the right ones.
The Blue Devils announced their 20-man recruiting class Wednesday, and on paper it looks like a typical Duke class. It's full of players the recruiting services rate as two- or three-star prospects.
Cutcliffe says he would call this "a class of playmakers" and he believes they're the players that can help the Blue Devils take yet another step forward.
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The veteran coach says his method for evaluating players works because "so far, we've been right most of the time, if you watch our squad."
Duke ended a 17-year bowl drought last season and wants to establish itself as a program that plays in the postseason more often than not.