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Duke needs secondary to "grow up in a hurry"

Headshot for ACCNby: ConorONeill09/18/25ConorONeill_DI
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Duke's Kimari Robinson, left, and Chandler Rivers sandwich Illinois' Collin Dixon this season. (Zachary Taft/Imagn Images)

One area of concern for Duke is its young secondary. Coach Manny Diaz wants his defensive backs to grow up in a hurry.