Welcome to Duke: Morning roundup for 8/26/2019

It's game week! Duke faces Alabama on Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Coach David Cutcliff had plenty of thoughts about the game, his emotions playing against the school that gave him his start and the opportunity the game presents.
Cutcliffe also had some advice for his new starting quarterback, Quentin Harris.
Forbes had a profile of Harris in its Duke season preview.
Cutcliffe's old starting quarterback, Daniel Jones, also has a big week. The Giants announced that he's starting their final preseason game, with Eli Manning sitting out.
More evidence that math is not a Duke fan. We already introduced you to the statistical model that has Duke fifth in the Coastal. Now, an Alabama site has developed a mathematical model that claims the Tide will beat Duke 56-15 in the opener.
In basketball news, Complex did a video interview with freshman Wendell Moore.
A lawsuit claims that an agent tried to contact Zion Williamson last season.
2018-19 senior Antonio Vrankovic signed with a pro team in the Canary Islands.

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