Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Also coached at Pittsburgh for three seasons, so he is not totally unfamiliar with the landscape of the ACC. In addition to Johns, the program announced the hire of Patrick Dougherty as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. Duke football coaching search: Who could replace David Cutcliffe? In addition to Smith, Former Wake Forest defensive coordinator Lyle Hemphill has been brought on as the safeties coach, the program announced Dec. 19. The Broncos ranked 25th in the country that year with 33.9 points per game and 21st with 224.8 rushing yards per game. Elko has also brought on Robb Smith as defensive coordinator, Lyle Hemphill as the safeties coach and Harland Bower as the defensive ends coach. After returning to coach offense at Tennessee for two seasons, Cutcliffe became Dukes coach in December 2007. Cancel at any time. 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Brown. Prior to that, Johns served a one-year stint as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan University in 2017. After broadcasting nearly 1,900 football and mens basketball games for Duke since 1976, Harris will hang up his headset following the 2016-17 mens basketball season. I love doing what Im doing.. Who were the fastest defensive backs? Georgia is top-three nationally in total defense, scoring defense and rush defense, and the Bulldogs are on the doorstep of the top seed in the College Football Playoff so long it can take down No. Kristina Grigos. Duke won bowl games in 2017 (Quick Lane) and 2018 (Independence) with current New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones leading those teams. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. officially announces hiring of Robb Smith. Below is a constantly updated tracker of the makeup of Elko's first staff atop the Blue Devils' program. Who were the fastest defensive backs? Wife: Krista He was previously sports managing editor for Volume 117. To our current and former players please know how much joy youve brought to our lives. That included his wife and three kids, his former players and the coaches he has served with over the yearsparticularly Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson, LSU head coach Brian Kelly and Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher. The Tigers accumulated more than 500 yards of total offense seven times on the year, including 542 yards versus Big Ten foe Penn State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. It took Cutcliffe until his fifth season but he took the Blue Devils to the Belk Bowl in 2012, the schools first bowl appearance since the 1994 season. twitter. Duke has hired Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko as its next coach, the school announced Friday. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. He earned Division I-AA All-America honors and was selected the Football Gazette Player of the Year in 1996. Hometown: Piqua, Ohio I can't say enough about all the faithful alumni and friends that gave us an opportunity to build and win here. All rights reserved. Elko replaces David Cutcliffe, who reached a mutual separation agreement with Duke on Nov. 28 after 14 years as coach. Everything we do [in] recruiting has gotta start inside-out. The 703 total yards of offense were the fifth-most in Memphis history. I'm not sure just yet what the future will look like, but I am looking forward to some family time to reflect a bit on the past and see what the future holds. NFL combine Day 2 recap: Which draft prospects are rising? From 2019 through this season, Duke went 10-25 with a 4-22 ACC record. 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However, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Jan. 15 that Spencer had opted to instead become the defensive line coach at Florida, so it appears that he is heading to Gainesville, Fla. WebFor 41 years, when Blue Devil fans turn on the radio to listen to Duke football and mens basketball games, theyve been greeted by the same person. Coach of the Year. Its the only 10-win season in Dukes football history and Cutcliffe garnered both ACC and national coach of the year honors. Unsure that he would take the job, as a source told The Athletics Bruce Feldman that, similar to Kirby Smart, Lanning is waiting for the right opportunity. Memphis totaled five games with over 500 yards of total offense, including an impressive 703 total yards against Central Florida. Spencer, 51, has 21 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level including a six-year run with Penn State. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Dougherty served in the same capacity at Ball State for the eight years prior to his arrival in Durham. That did not dissuade Elko from setting the bar high Monday, with a statement that reverberated throughout the room. I want to make sure we say that again. I think we can expand to a lot of places across this country to find football players that want to be great in everything they do. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. In the time since, he has led four different safeties Tanner Muse, KVon Wallace, Nolan Turner and Andrew Mukuba to a total of five All-ACC selections. Fleck (Western Michigan) 2015 Tom Herman (Houston) Since moving west in the wake of a stellar tenure calling plays at North Texas, the 36-year-old has been a bright spot for the Trojans despite general struggles that led to head coach Clay Helton getting canned earlier this year. This might be the safest bet in terms of who Nina King hires, especially considering his $755,000 salary. Since 1960, Duke has captured just three conference championships and has only reached one major bowl game. Frazier, 63, was hired as defensive coordinator of the Bills when Sean McDermott got the head coach job in 2017. Houston also captured an FCS national title at James Madison in 2016, so no shortage of championship pedigree here. From our first conversations, I knew Mike, Michelle and their children would make phenomenal additions to the Duke family!". Duke Football @DukeFOOTBALL. Kevin Johns was officially announced as Duke's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jan. 10, per a team release. 4 Alabama in Atlanta this weekend. He's been coaching since 2010 and has spent time on the Rutgers and Notre Dame coaching staffs, among others. Signup for our weekly newsletter. Duke football looks to bounce back in home-opener against Boston College, Extra point vs. Notre Dame: Fighting Irish defeat Duke in first ever ACC win. The school fired him in 2004 following his first losing season. "Theres nothing better for a young football player to run out of the tunnel in front of a rowdy student section and a packed house, and get ready to play the game that they love to play.. He also mentored Gainwell and Tahj Washington to All-American accolades. Elko, citing the support that has been shown for the mens basketball program, believes that has the possibility of changing. He adds new staff daily, but as of right now here is who will be coaching up the team next year starting with the defense. Theyre out there. Karen and I have loved our time in Durham. Joe Rudolph, Wisconsin offensive coordinator. 33,941), NFL/AFL stats for Duke Blue Devils players at Pro-Football-Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Jake Piazza is a Trinity senior and was sports editor of The Chronicle's 117th volume. Do you have a blog? North Carolina harbors no shortage of elite prospects, and Elko has high school recruits within the nearby radius at the top of mind. Which non-quarterback group will define each top-25 team's season? Michael William Krzyzewski better known as Mike Krzyzewski is a former basketball player who currently serves as the head men's basketball coach at Duke University. Serving since 1980, he has led the team to five NCAA Championships, 12 Final Fours, 12 ACC regular-season titles, and 15 ACC Tournament championships. This season, Rutgers ranked 52nd nationally in points per game allowed, giving up 24.6 a contest. Aristide has a rapport with Elko from their time on the Texas A&M staff in 2019-20 and has been on the coaching staffs of Auburn, Mississippi and Miami, with him most recently being the linebackers coach down in Coral Gables, Fla. Friday afternoon, Adam Cushing got his official announcement as the team's run game coordinator and offensive line coach. Head coach Mike Elko has brought on a couple more members to his staff. In July during an interview with ESPN, Cutcliffe said he would not be a coach who hung around too long if he could not find a way to help the Blue Devils win. He lifted our program to unprecedented heights, both on and off the field, while maintaining the core values of the University and we could not be more appreciative of his mentorship of every student-athlete who played for Duke during his tenure. 6 overall by the Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft, Jones was one of two first-round picks Duke produced during Cutcliffes tenure. Im a young football coach. Johns has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Memphis for the past three seasons where he led the team to a No. Duke lost eight games in a row to finish 3-9 this season, failing to win an ACC game for the first time since 2007. 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Duke has hired Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko as its next coach, the school announced Friday. Three trades in a chaotic top five, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. Is Coach Ken Niumatalolo on the Hot Seat? A wise man once said, "It's not the X's and the O's but the Jimmys and the Joes.". As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Two years prior, Indiana had five career 1,000-yard receivers playing at the same time. Cushing stepped down from his head coaching post at Eastern Illinois Jan. 11 after three seasons and prior to that, he coached at Northwestern form 2004-18 where he was the offensive line coach for his final six years there. Under Cutcliffe, Duke won its first bowl game since 1961. Send Message. In addition, he was a two-time First Team All-Pioneer Football League team recipient in 1996 and 1997. But if the buy-in is there from the outside, that process will feature broad support. Elkos press conference began in modest fashion, as the 44-year-old thanked those in his life who have helped him get to this point. 4 Duke women's soccer hands No. He would certainly bring a shift in mentality on the offensive side of the ball after Cutcliffe's spread-oriented approach. Before Memphis, Johns spent the 2018 season as the offensive coordinator/inside wide receivers and tight ends coach at Texas Tech University. In today's era of college football, programs that utilize the transfer portal and recent NIL legislation can speed up these sorts of transitions. 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