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Young Accepts Postseason Bowl Invitation
1/15/2023 10:11:00 PM | Football
DURHAM – Graduate student defensive back Datrone Young is the fifth Blue Devil to accept an invitation to a postseason bowl game.
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Young is set to join teammate Eric Gallman II in the Tropical Bowl, which is slated for Saturday at 3 p.m. in Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
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Young is the eighth Blue Devil to be invited to the Tropical Bowl, joining Gallman II, Dwayne Norman (2015), Lucas Patrick (2015), Tre Hornbuckle (2019), Edgar Cerenord (2019),  Devery Hamilton (2020), and Kade Parmelly (2021) from a year ago.
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The 5-9, 179-pound Delray Beach, Fla., native started and played in 12 games, compiling 45 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, one interception, one fumble recovery and a team-leading seven pass breakups. Young recorded three-plus tackles in eight contests during his lone season in Durham, including a career-best 10 tackles against Wake Forest on Nov. 26.
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Young is set to join teammate Eric Gallman II in the Tropical Bowl, which is slated for Saturday at 3 p.m. in Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
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Young is the eighth Blue Devil to be invited to the Tropical Bowl, joining Gallman II, Dwayne Norman (2015), Lucas Patrick (2015), Tre Hornbuckle (2019), Edgar Cerenord (2019),  Devery Hamilton (2020), and Kade Parmelly (2021) from a year ago.
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The 5-9, 179-pound Delray Beach, Fla., native started and played in 12 games, compiling 45 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, one interception, one fumble recovery and a team-leading seven pass breakups. Young recorded three-plus tackles in eight contests during his lone season in Durham, including a career-best 10 tackles against Wake Forest on Nov. 26.
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