Two weeks ago, Duke QB Sean Renfree set the school record for completions and last week set a record for attempting 43 passes without an interception. He has completed 71 percent of his passes so far this season.

“Sean had played with a lot of weight on his shoulder,” said Duke coach David Cutcliffe. “He was playing to not make mistakes.”

Cutcliffe recently had a team meeting where he told the players that football has got to be fun. “You can’t have burdens. You can’t carry anyone’s burden,” he said. “The only person carrying a burden is me. I’m old enough and equipped to handle it. So cut it loose, just all of it, cut it loose. He obviously knew, and I addressed Sean on part of it, we don’t have any secrets from each other, because we are a family. I would say he’s not talking about play calls, he’s not being negative at all. He’s just saying let him relax and play. And I hope that Sean has taken that to heart.”

Cutcliffe said Renfree played his best game in a thrilling victory over Florida International last week. “It wasn’t statistically the best game, but it was his best game.”