Duke needs to find a way to solve UNC quarterback Sam Howell. David Cutcliffe discusses the star passer and the keys to the game against the Tar Heels
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00:00 Well, I think it probably all evolves certainly around him and his abilities to do a lot of things.
00:06 He runs a game well, he manages a game well, but they run the football really, really well.
00:12 And two great backs and he manages that part of the game, operates it well. I think they have a
00:20 great offensive front. So those matchups are going to be critical, whether it's run game or pass game.
00:27 We got to do as good a job as you can do of trying to get them off schedule. When you do get
00:33 pressure on a quarterback or if you're fortunate enough to get a sack, you throw the down and
00:39 distance off schedule, you got a chance to hopefully get them off the field some. Because
00:44 they're very difficult when they get rolling. No one's kept them out of the end zone when they get
00:51 their rhythm and get rolling. So really critically there. And then the other side of it is that we've
00:57 got to have some success on offense. They're very difficult to convert first downs against.
01:04 They got a lot of balance. Their scheme is outstanding defensively. So it's going to take
01:11 a team victory. And Steve just asked about the kicking game. When the kicking game comes into
01:16 play, you got to have that blend ability to blend some good defense, kicking game and offense. And
01:24 That gives you a chance in any game to be successful.