Duke pounds No. 23 Miami, moves first in division

DURHAM, N.C. -- The path to an ACC championship once again leads through Duke -- and not just in basketball, either. These Blue Devils proved to No. 23 Miami -- and maybe everyone else -- that they're no longer pushovers. Brandon Connette rushed for a career-high four touchdowns and threw for a fifth, and Duke upset the Hurricanes 48-30 on Saturday to take control of the league's messy Coastal Division. "This team is not just a fluke," center Dave Harding said. Connette, the Blue Devils' change-of-pace quarterback, had touchdown runs of 1, 2, 3 and 4 yards, and threw a 22-yard TD to Shaq Powell. Duke (8-2, 4-2) -- for years, one of the nation's worst programs in a power conference -- claimed its sixth straight win, and it ranks as one of the most significant in school history.