Duke Football: What does Chase Brice bring to Blue Devils?

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DURHAM, NC – AUGUST 31: Head coach David Cutcliffe of the Duke Blue Devils takes the field prior to their game against the Army Black Knights at Wallace Wade Stadium on August 31, 2018, in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Mutual benefits

There is little doubt that Chase Brice instantly ups the ante in the quarterback room at Duke. The Blue Devils had two scholarship quarterbacks on their roster that threw a pass last season. Quentin Harris is graduating and that leaves junior quarterback Christ Katrenick as the only quarterback on the roster with any game experience.

They bring in three-star dual-threat quarterback Luca Diamont from Los Angeles; that put Brice in prime position to start next season unless Diamont or Katrenick just blows the coaching staff away in spring and summer ball.

Worst-case scenario, Brice adds much-needed depth to the quarterback position.

The benefit for Brice is obvious: he gets coaching from one of the great quarterback minds in all of college football. During David Cutcliffe’s time at Duke, he’s coached Sean Renfree, Anthony Boone, Thaddeus Lewis, Daniel Jones and Quentin Harris.

With the exception of Boone and Harris, they all saw time in the NFL — Boone played in Canada until 2015. Harris will get a look from someone just because he’s sprinkled with that Cutcliffe dust. Jones was a top 10 pick because he was under the Cutcliffe learning tree.

Brice’s NFL aspirations are unclear, but learning from Cutcliffe won’t hurt his chances.

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