Overview

• Duke's starting quarterback, Riley Leonard, will miss an undetermined extended period due to a toe injury sustained during the team's loss to Louisville in Week 9.
• The dual-threat quarterback had previously been plagued by ankle problems earlier in the season, making him miss Duke's victory over NC State on October 14.
• With the backup quarterback, Henry Belin IV, also nursing an upper-body injury, freshman Grayson Loftis is expected to make his first career start against Wake Forest.
• Loftis has only had limited college experience, having completed just five passes, three of them for 30 yards, against Louisville.
• Before his injury, Leonard had completed 95 of 165 passing attempts for 1,102 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions and had added 352 rushing yards and four TDs on the ground.