Is Gunnar Holmberg Or Riley Leonard Going To Start At The Quarterback Position For Duke Tonight When They Host Malik Cunningham, Louisville In Durham?
On Saturday November 6,2021 in Duke’s 54-29 loss to Pittsburgh in Durham Duke lost their starting quarterback Gunnar Holmberg.
Gunnar Holmberg was injured while being sacked. His left shoulder, his non throwing side hit the turf under the weight of two Pittsburgh defenders then he was taken for X-rays to his clavicle, ribs.
Before being injured Gunnar Holmberg completed 16-23 passes for 174 yards.
He was replaced by freshman quarterback Riley Leonard who was 6 of 13 passes for 63 yards, one touchdown and an interception.
“according to an article by Stephen Wiseman on newsobserver.com”
Last week Riley Leonard played, started for Duke in a 48-17 loss to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg!
In Duke’s 48-17 loss Riley Leonard went 7-of-16 for 84 yards and added 30 rushing yards on 16 carries.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
As Duke host Louisville in Durham tonight this question comes to mind is Gunnar Holmberg or Riley Leonard going to start at the Quarterback position for Duke when they host Malik Cunningham, Louisville?
Right now I don’t know the answer to that question!
What I do know is that Gunnar Holmberg is questionable.
Why?
Because he has an upper body injury that includes his ribs.
“according to an article by CBS Sports Staff on cbssports.com”
Duke is a member of the Coastal Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference!
Louisville is a member of the Atlantic Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference!
Duke comes into the game with a record 3-7!
Why?
Because Duke has lost six straight Atlantic Coast Conference games including their previous at Virginia Tech Saturday when they lost by a score of 48-17!In Duke’s 48-17 loss to Virginia Tech he Blue Devils trailed 27-3 midway through the third quarter when freshman quarterback Jordan Moore found sophomore Eli Pancol in the end zone to cut into the Hokies' lead. Virginia Tech answered with two scores, including a fumble recovery for a touchdown to extend its advantage to 41-10. Duke tried to rally over the remaining minutes and Moore found paydirt from four yards out, but the deficit proved to be too much. Moore finished 6-of-12 for 63 yards and one score. His 28-yard touchdown pass to Pancol was the first career passing score for the Sykesville, Md., native. Moore also chipped in with his third rushing score of the season and wrapped up his day with 17 rushes for 113 yards. Freshman Riley Leonard earned the start on Saturday, becoming the first true freshman at Duke to start at quarterback since Thaddeus Lewis did so against Wake Forest on Sept. 9, 2006. Leonard was just the eighth true freshman to start at quarterback at Duke in the past 71 seasons, joining Jerry Barger (1951 vs. South Carolina), Hal Spears (1972 vs. N.C. State), Mike Dunn (1975 vs. Army), Ben Bennett (1980 vs. East Carolina), Steve Slayden (1984 vs. Virginia), Zack Asack (2005 vs. Navy) & Lewis (2006 vs. Wake Forest). Leonard went 7-of-16 for 84 yards and added 30 rushing yards on 16 carries. Senior Mataeo Durant inched closer to Duke's single-season rushing record with 33 yards in Saturday's contest. Durant now has 1,096 for the year and is 140 shy of matching Steve Jones' 1972 program record of 1,236. Senior wide receiver Jake Bobo paced the Duke receiving corps with three receptions for 32 yards. Junior Jalon Calhoun chipped in with four catches for 22 yards. Defensive tackle DeWayne Carter and safety Da'Quan Johnson led the Blue Devils on defense with six tackles apiece. Carter, cornerback Josh Blackwell and linebacker Shaka Heyward each recorded one tackle for loss, while defensive end R.J. Oben intercepted a pass, which set up a Duke field goal in the second quarter.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
Louisville comes into the game with a record of 5-5 because they beat Syracuse 41-3 on Saturday!
In Louisville’s 41-3 victory over Syracuse Malik Cunningham threw for four of his five first-half touchdowns, and Louisville's defense stifled Syracuse throughout a 41-3 rout on Saturday that snapped a two-game losing streak.
Cunningham's first was a perfect 33-yard toss to Tyler Harrell - one of two Cardinals wearing No. 8 for the time being - before he followed with a 6-yarder to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce, the first of two he caught. Jordan Watkinspulled in a 41-yarder in the back of the end zone before Huggins-Bruce took in another from 17 yards just before the break.Cunningham finished 13 of 18 passing for 209 yards before exiting early in the fourth quarter.Meanwhile, Louisville's defense bottled up Syracuse (5-5, 2-4) and its high-powered offensive tandem of Sean Tucker, the nation's second-leading rusher, and quarterback Garrett Shrader. Tucker gained 95 yards on 19 carries, while Shrader was sacked four times in throwing for just 46 yards.Louisville outgained Syracuse 382-184.
“according to an article on gocard.com”
Kickoff is set for 7:30pm from Brooks Field @Wallace Wade Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN!