Duke football is no stranger to fourth-quarter comebacks.

The Blue Devils finished the 2024 season with four such wins, including a double overtime win over Northwestern capped by a last-minute field goal, a fourth-quarter defensive shutout against UConn, 21 unanswered points to overcome North Carolina and a walk-off touchdown to secure a win on the road at Wake Forest.

Finishing above Duke last year in fourth-quarter comebacks was none other than the Blue Devils' Week 2 opponent of the 2025 college football season: No. 12 Illinois . The Fighting Illini had five fourth-quarter comebacks last season: vs. Kansas, vs. Nebraska, vs. Purdue (OT), vs. Rutgers and vs. South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl.

So when the Fighting Illini take a trip to Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 6, expect

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