Article: Duke president plans changes to athletics.

Byline: Ray Gronberg

Sep. 25--DURHAM -- Shrugging off two reports that in different ways suggested throttling back Duke University's involvement in intercollegiate athletics, school President Richard Brodhead is signaling that he wants to improve Duke's long-struggling football team.

An all-but-signed order from Brodhead favors the creation of a five-year strategic plan for athletics that among other things would "bring football to a level of performance consistent with Duke's mission in athletics," which is to "frequently produce winning seasons and the realistic opportunity to compete for team and individual championships."

Work on the plan ...

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