Sheppard runs for 217 yards, Pellicciotta has a 100-yard "Kick Six" as Duke beats NC State 41-3

RALEIGH, N.C. -- , Nate Sheppard went up the middle for a 69-yard touchdown on his first carry while Andrew Pellicciotta returned a missed field goal from the back of one end zone to the other for a half-ending touchdown as Duke beat N.C. State 41-3 on Saturday. Going back to Duke's rout of Boston College last weekend, the Blue Devils have now won their last two games by a combined margin of 88-5. “When you have a dominant win like we had a week ago ... normally there’s some sort of letdown and you start to believe things are easy, winning is easy,” Duke coach Manny Diaz said. “It’s never easy. I thought the team just improved from last week. I think that was the mindset all week: let’s find a way to get better.