A little more than two weeks ago, Duke football was hosting Virginia at Wallace Wade for a Week 12 ACC meeting.

The Cavaliers handed the Blue Devils a 34-17 loss, Duke ’s second in ACC play and a result that all but erased their path to the conference championship, or so everyone thought.

"After the Virginia game, in our mind, really, Charlotte was an afterthought," Diaz said on Sunday, Nov. 30 as part of the ACC championship head coaches teleconference. "Felt like the league was beyond us at that point."

Diaz did not sugarcoat Duke's performance, either. Virginia held Duke to a season-low 255 yards of offense, averaging just 4.4 yards per play. The Blue Devils did not convert a first down until the second quarter and didn't score a touchdown until the fourth. Its defense, meanw

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