Duke Basketball Roundup

The Duke Basketball Roundup gang knows Duke fans are worried about our basketball team after the Michigan State loss, so we are hear to tell you just what to expect from both Duke and our next opponent as the Blue Devils prepare for a bounceback game against SIU-Edwardsville. Jason and Donald give you a look at what the opponent will bring to Cameron and also whether we might see some lineup changes for the Devils.

After the break, the guys turn to the huge football game on Saturday against Miami and their portalizing quarterback (who shall not be named). Donald Wine is especially primed for this one as he attended Miami Law School after being a Duke undergrad. The matchup will be huge for Nate Sheppard as he faces the toughest defense of the year in his Heisman campaign.

Finally, Jason and Donald wrap up by looking at the newly announced 24-team College Football Playoff. Is it good for Duke or bad and what does it mean for the future of the bowl games? 

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Ugh, that was awful. Duke suffers its first loss of the 2026-27 season in the Champions Classic to Michigan State, and on Episode 872, we discuss what happened.

Jason and Donald are not happy, and after a quick review of the good, we get to the meat of why Duke was outmuscled, out-toughed, and outmatched against the Spartans. Jeremy Fears had a great game, but it was the guys around him that gave Duke a punch right in the nose…and Duke, in many ways, couldn’t answer the bell. It’s a lesson learned, and it’s time to get back to the grind to get better. 

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Over the years, the Duke Basketball Roundup has frequently invited sports journalist Jordan Brenner to join us for expert commentary and analysis. On the latest edition of the podcast, Jordan joins us to announce something new. He is going to be the editor of a new initiative being launched by the Duke social media team. It is a substack newsletter that will bring insight and analysis from inside the Duke program to all of us. It will include commentary written by players and by members of the staff as well as Jordan's own breakdowns of what is happening with the team. We can't wait to see this unprecedented peek behind the curtain at what makes Duke Basketball truly unique.

This edition of the DBR Pod also includes a look ahead to the big matchup with Michigan State on Tuesday. Jason and Donald reveal that, unlike past Spartan teams, this version appears to have more talent on the perimeter and some real questions about what Izzo's team will look like on the inside.

Finally, the podcast gang revel in the beatdown that Duke football laid upon NC State as Nate Shepherd boosted his Heisman resume with an historic outing and Andrew Peliccotta provided one of the great highlights of the entire college football season.   

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That was a clobbering! Duke destroys Coastal Carolina 113-52, and we jump on quickly afterwards for Episode 870!

We quickly go through the headlines and then get into everything good in this game. Big Pat had a career high in points, Cayden Boozer had a career high in assists, and Sebastian Wilkins had a career high in rebounds as Duke gets its largest win under Jon Scheyer. We also discuss some things to clean up and give out our first Player of the Week honors for the regular season.

Don’t forget the Gloria Borges WunderGlo Foundation annual gala coming up on November 13th! If you want a chance to bid in the silent auction to win a 15-minute guest segment on the show with us to discuss a Duke-related topic, please fill out this Google Form so you can receive the link next week when it goes live!

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Hoops and Football on tap over the next few days so the DBR Podcast co-hosts take a moment to preview a couple important contests.

Up first is the Cameron clash with Coastal Carolina (try saying that five times fast). Led by former Wake Forest star Justin Gray, Coastal likely presents more of a challenge than Army, but also is likely to face a Duke team that has been wrung through the ringer by an angry Jon Scheyer over the past couple days. Jason and Donald strongly suspect we will see a better game out of John Blackwell this time.

Next up for the football devils is NC State. The Wolfpack fired their coach and promptly had one of the best games of their season last week against Cal. Can they keep that up when Duke comes cross town to Raleigh?

And, the pod wraps up with Jason providing some truly stunning numbers about how fast Cameron Boozer is adjusting to the NBA. Wait until you hear the names he is being compared to when it comes to processing speed. Wow!!

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