Cutcliffe Press Conference Audio

Duke has found its football coach, and I don't think I'd be exaggerating if I said David Cutcliffe made quite an impression at his introductory press conference Saturday evening.

Cutcliffe seems to be the sort of principled, values-based coach that the Duke job demands, and he clearly has a proven offensive track record. Listen to what he has to say for yourself, and I think you'll be impressed, too. Today should be a day of optimism for Duke football fans.



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Early Reaction to Cutcliffe's Hire

Here's some great reaction to the hire in the Knoxville News-Sentinel's from a Tennessee angle. The article says that Cutcliffe is anticipated to stay with the Vols through their bowl game, which is the Outback Bowl against Wisconsin on Jan. 1. It also has some great reaction from Tennessee's players about what they learned from their offensive coordinator during his stint as their coach.

The same newspaper also has a great commentary piece by one of their columnists on the hire, citing in particular how Cutcliffe re-instilled discipline into the Vols offense when he became offensive coordinator in late 2005.

Bill Cole's latest in the Winston-Salem Journal confirms the hire of Cutcliffe and has some interesting reaction to it from one of Duke's outstanding commits, Ohio TE Kenny Anunike.