PLAYERS TO WATCH
–QB Daniel Jones posted 396 passing yards and four touchdown throws last week against Pittsburgh. Those were career-high marks for the redshirt junior. He has eight touchdown throws of 50 or more yards in his career.
–RB Deon Jackson is coming off a game with a school-record 403 all-purpose yards at Pittsburgh. He has become the go-to running back since RB Brittain Brown has been out with an injury. He’s only the third player in ACC history to reach 400 all-purpose yards in a game.
–LB Joe Giles-Harris has 8.63 tackles per game this season, ranking fourth in the ACC. The redshirt junior has averaged 11 tackles per game in two previous meetings with Miami.
–WR T.J. Rahming has 217 career receptions, becoming the fourth player in Duke history to reach the 200-catch mark for a career. He has 15 consecutive games with at least three catches.
SERIES HISTORY: Miami leads Duke 13-2, winning the past 12 of 13 matchups since joining the ACC.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “I didn’t see anything that happened as a surprise. I knew I had it in me.” — RB Deon Jackson on his 403 all-purpose yards in the Pittsburgh game. It came in the redshirt sophomore’s third career start, with the numbers including 162 rushing yards, 89 receiving yards and 152 kickoff return yards.