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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Duke fired Ted Roof on Monday, two days after the Blue Devils ended a 1-11 season with their ninth straight loss.
A news conference was scheduled for Monday afternoon to discuss the program. A person close to the Duke program, speaking on condition of anonymity because an announcement had not been made, said athletic director Joe Alleva would announce Roof's dismissal.
The coach's career record dipped to 6-45 after a 20-14 overtime loss to North Carolina, the Blue Devils' fourth straight to their main rival. Duke has lost at least 10 games in three straight seasons, including a winless 2006.
After snapping a 22-game losing streak with a victory at Northwestern, the Blue Devils lost nine straight to end this season -- a slide that ranks second only to Minnesota (10) among active losing streaks for teams from the six Bowl Championship Series conferences.
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I'm sort of surprised Duke was never really good at football considering they dominate at college basketball. It makes sense to fire the coach, but this program just needs to get better in general.
Thaddeous Lewis appears to be a pretty talented QB....Maybe 2 wins next season?
