CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Manny Diaz had a different type of task for his Duke football team following its Week 12 loss to Virginia.

The Blue Devils dropped their home contest to the Cavaliers, 34-17, a game in which Diaz has since called their poorest of the season. It marked the second-straight loss for Duke after falling to UConn on the road in Week 11.

So Diaz gave each player on his team a notecard to write down something they felt could have done better with simple instructions for afterwards: burn it.

Different things came to mind for each player. For senior captain Aaron Hall, it was to "play the run better, be a better leader to the team."

Fellow team captain Wesley Williams had a similar focus.

"I didn't feel like I affected others well enough," Williams said. "As a leader of this t

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