Looking to ensure a winning season, Manny Diaz's 2024 Blue Devils encounter their most daunting home test when they welcome No. 21-ranked SMU (5-1, 2-0 ACC) to Durham under the suddenly magical Wallace Wade lights at 8 p.m. ET next Saturday (ACC Network).

The Duke football team had come up empty in each of its previous 22 games against Florida State, but the Blue Devils found a way to reverse history on Friday night with a 23-16 win at home. While history wasn't on his team's side,

Following Duke football's win against Florida State, head coach Manny Diaz, along with Star Thomas, Ozzie Nicholas and Chandler Rivers broke it down.

Duke has yet to beat FSU football in 22 meetings. Here's how Manny Diaz is preparing his Blue Devils for the ACC matchup for Friday night.

The FSU Seminoles (1-6, 1-5 ACC) suffered their fifth ACC loss on the season Friday night against the Duke Blue Devils, losing 23-16. Florida State was unable to get anything going offensively, spoiling a great showing by the defense and infuriating the FSU fanbase.

Coming off its bye week and playing back home in Durham, Duke football is looking to get back on track against Florida State. In the first half, the Blue Devils turned the Seminoles over three times on three consecutive drives and headed into the locker room leading 17-6.

A peek under the hood shows a resilient team taking its lead from a guy who was jilted in his first head coaching stint but kept at it and landed with a conference rival.

Duke football didn't play a pretty brand of football in its victory against Florida State, but the Blue Devils made history. They're ready for more.