Heading into this season, Duke football had a clear goal: make it to the College Football Playoff.

Now in their second idle week, sitting at 4-3 overall and 3-1 in ACC play, the Blue Devils are coming off a 27-18 loss to then No. 12 ranked Georgia Tech for their first conference loss of the season.

The loss narrowed Duke 's path to the ACC championship come December, with the Blue Devils needing to win the remainder of their conference games for a spot, not including how the race between other teams in the league could play out. Ahead of Week 9, three teams in the league remain undefeated in conference play: Georgia Tech (4-0), Virginia (3-0) and SMU (3-0).

Duke still has four conference matchups remaining: Clemson (Nov. 1), Virginia (Nov. 15), North Carolina (Nov. 22) and Wa

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