DURHAM – Duke head football coach Manny Diaz announced Tuesday the program's spring practice dates.
The Blue Devils will use the allotted 15 practice sessions allowed by the NCAA during the spring in preparation for the 2024 season. One of those practice sessions will be devoted to the team's Blue & White Game, which is set for Saturday, April 20 at 6 p.m. Additional information on the Blue & White Game will be released at a later date.
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Diaz enters his first year at the helm of the Blue Devil program. In his 26 years of coaching, three have been spent as a head coach and 15 as a defensive coordinator, including 10 at the FBS Power 5 level. Diaz has coached in 21 bowl games, including two BCS national championship games, and led the Miami Hurricanes to three consecutive bowl appearances during his time as head coach. Those bowl games were the 2019 Walk-On's Independence, the 2020 Cheez-It and the 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun bowl.Â
The Blue Devils open the 2024 season hosting Elon at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Friday, Aug. 30. Duke will also have additional home games against Connecticut (Saturday, Sept. 14), North Carolina (Saturday, Sept. 28), Florida State (Friday, Oct. 18), SMU (Saturday, Oct. 26) and Virginia Tech (Saturday, Nov. 23).
2024 Duke Spring Football Practices
Practice 1 – Friday, March 22
Practice 2 – Saturday, March 23
Practice 3 – Tuesday, March 26
Practice 4 – Thursday, March 28
Practice 5 – Saturday, March 30
Practice 6 – Tuesday, April 2
Practice 7 – Thursday, April 4
Practice 8 – Saturday, April 6
Practice 9 – Tuesday, April 9
Practice 10 – Thursday, April 11
Practice 11 – Saturday, April 13
Practice 12 – Tuesday, April 16
Practice 13 – Thursday, April 18
Practice 14 – Friday, April 19 Practice 15 – Saturday, April 20 at 6 p.m. – Blue & White Game