The 64-year old coach groomed the collegiate careers of two-time Super Bowl winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning.<\/p>\n
Four other signal-callers coached by Cutcliffe has gone on to play in the NFL, including Erik Ainge, Heath Shuler, Thaddeus Lewis and Sean Renfree. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. After all, Cutcliffe is a quarterback guru, who hasn’t lost his touch with crafting signal-callers. Daniel Jones being named Most Valuable Player of the Senior Bowl a week ago solidifies that.<\/p>\n
Cutcliffe is a master of x’s and o’s and his knowledge of the game prepares his players for the next level. He was a vital piece of Tennessee’s two SEC Championships and National Title in the 90’s.<\/p>\n
The Alabama native is\u00a0also the Dean of the ACC, having coached at Duke for over a decade. The Blue Devils are a basketball powerhouse first and foremost, however Cutcliffe has gone 52-39 over the last seven seasons with the football program.<\/p>\n
The Blue Devils have won their last three bowl games and has posted winning seasons in five of the last six years. Cutcliffe has established a winning culture at a program that been the ACC’s laughing stock for decades. His players continue to be positive student athletes and are also successful in the classroom.<\/p>\n
Duke rarely sniffs the Top-40 in recruiting, however Cutcliffe continues to do more with less as he carves out winning seasons in a league filled with parity. He takes under-the-radar athletes out of high school and turns them into All-ACC caliber players by the time they end their collegiate careers.<\/p>\n
Don’t think Cutcliffe wasn’t at the top of Phillip Fulmer’s list when he became Tennessee’s Athletic Director in 2017 and was looking for a Head Coach to lead the Volunteers. Still, Cutcliffe stayed put and remains committed to Duke. He’s No. 3 on the school’s list of all-time winningest coaches.<\/p>\n
He has a career record of 111-101 over 17-plus years and hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down. Duke had middle of the pack numbers last year on both sides of the ball, but finished with an eight-win campaign. Duke has also gone a jaw-dropping 7-1 in non-conference play the last two seasons and will likely be a bowl-eligible team in 2019.<\/p>\n
As long as Cutcliffe remains on the sidelines, Duke will have credibility in ACC football.<\/p>\n
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