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Duke football has a turnover-fest at Virginia, and Blue Devils fans don’t like it

Duke Blue Devils quarterback Chase Brice (8) throws the ball during first half action against Virginia Saturday at Scott Stadium.
Duke Blue Devils quarterback Chase Brice (8) throws the ball during first half action against Virginia Saturday at Scott Stadium. The Daily Progress

Duke fans weren’t too happy about their team’s performance in a 38-20 loss at Virginia Saturday. The Blue Devils are now 0-3.

Duke had seven turnovers Saturday.

Consider: Virginia fumbled the opening kickoff and fell down by 10 points early.

In fact, the Cavaliers were down 20-17 heading into the fourth quarter, but Virginia had a big rally on an afternoon where Duke kept giving Virginia the ball.

Duke, which lost to Virginia for the sixth consecutive time, had five interceptions: four from starter Chase Brice and one from backup Jalon Calhoun. The Blue Devils also lost two fourth-quarter fumbles, including one when their were down 11 in the fourth quarter, still with a chance to win. Virginia got the ball deep in Duke territory and scored the put-away touchdown one play later.

In three games, the Blue Devils now have 14 turnovers, which leads the nation. Duke fans took to Twitter to talk about it.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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