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8/12/2015 10:40:00 AM | Football
The following is an excerpt from Nicki Jhabvala's feature in The Denver Post:
The call came Oct. 26, 2013, in Blacksburg, Va. On a third down in the red zone against 14th-ranked Virginia Tech, Duke's defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, requested "The Train," a play he designed for his speedy 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive end.
"He kept telling me, 'Coach, you call that and I'll get it done. I'll get a sack or I'll make something happen,' " Knowles said.
On cue "The Night Train" delivered, roaring through the line, beating one, two blocks before hitting Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas. The ball came out of Thomas' hands and was ruled incomplete, setting up a field-goal try on fourth down.
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