From our friends at Duke

Head coach David Cutcliffe has announced the four players who will serve as captains for the Georgia Tech game with three of the four to represent the team for the first time this season.

Adam Banks, Jordon Byas and Catron Gainey were all named captains for the first time, joining senior Re’quan Boyette as captains for Saturday’s game against the No. 7 team in the country.

Banks and Byas have been two of Duke’s top special team performers this season while also seeing time on defense. Banks is tied for third on the team with eight tackles on special teams, including three as a member of the punt coverage unit. He has also started two games on the year at the strongside linebacker position. Byas leads the Blue Devils with nine tackles as a member of the kickoff coverage unit to go along with a blocked punt at North Carolina. He is the first freshman to serve as a captain this season for Duke.

Gainey ranks second on the team and 10th in the ACC with 7.0 tackles per game. He has 63 tackles with 35 solo stops to go along with three pass breakups

Boyette also served as a captain in the season opener against Richmond. He has rushed for 111 yards this season while catching 11 passes for 89 yards and one touchdown.

Saturday’s game will be televised on espn2 with kickoff scheduled for 12 noon.