One of them was Cody Latimer, who was one of eight NFL draftees during Johns' time in Bloomington. If you previously used a social network to login to WRALSportsFan.com, click the Forgot your password link to reset your password. Dan Lanning, Georgia defensive coordinator. There will be more new faces on the Duke sideline next season. Mike has a proven track record of success and is deeply committed to the overall student-athlete experience. He guided a Red Raiders offense that ranked fourth in the country with 352.6 passing yards per game and 12th with 485.2 total yards per game. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? When Duke beat Indiana, 44-41 in overtime to win the 2015 Pinstripe Bowl in New York, it was the programs first bowl victory since the 1961 Cotton Bowl. 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Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame defensive coordinator. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Who is on the short list to succeed David Cutcliffe? One of the quickest risers in the coaching industry, Freeman exceled as Luke Fickells right-hand man on the defensive side at Cincinnati for four seasons before bolting to the Fighting Irish this past January. Tim Banks, Tennessee defensive coordinator. Washington earned FWAA Freshman All-America praise in 2020 after recording 43 receptions for 743 yards (17.3 avg) with six touchdowns. Bowl Record: 15 Bowls, 7-8, .467 W-L% (Major Bowls), Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 16 Times (Final), 172 Weeks (Total), Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium (cap. Copyright 2022 Duke University. Now is the time for Duke football. With those seven words, the Mike Elko era kicked off in earnest Monday morning. You want a program builder? "We are extremely grateful for David's leadership over the past 14 seasons," athletic director Nina King said in a statement. Jonathan Levitan is a Trinity junior and sports editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume. Is Coach Rick Stockstill on the Hot Seat? "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. 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. March 02, 2023 6:45 AM. 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In his first season, Memphis ranked among the top 20 nationally in nine statistical categories: passing yards (7th), scoring offense (8th), passing yards/completion (9th), total offense (10th), first downs (10th), passing efficiency (10th), passing offense (17th), passing touchdowns (17th) and third down percentage (19th). The Hoosiers rewrote 54 school records during Johns' time there, including season marks for points, total yards, passing yards and rushing yards. David and Karen have been tremendous ambassadors of Duke University and the Durham community and we wish them, along with their family, all the best going forward.". Cancel at any time. From 2011-16, Johns spent six years at Indiana, the final three as the program's sole offensive coordinator. Share and discuss 'Roll up our sleeves and work': Mike Elko lays out vision for Duke football on social media. 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. Chadwells pistol approach might be unconventional, but it has resulted in the sixth-most points per game in college football this season. Johns, who has over 10 years of experience as an offensive coordinator, comes to Durham after serving three seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Memphis. We will be competitive in the classroom, we will graduate our student-athletes, Elko said. Other candidates included former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, Army coach Jeff Monken and Dallas Cowboys assistant George Edwards, sources said. Horns' Robinson: Versatility worthy of early pick, QB Young 5-10 1/8, 204 pounds at NFL combine, Wolverines' Turner wows with 4.26 40 at combine, Smart backs UGA culture after fatal crash, arrests, Kelly inks contract extension at UCLA through '27, Top QB prospect Levis eager to unleash 'cannon', Smith-Njigba feels 100% after injury-marred '22. Signup for our weekly newsletter. Beats' picks: Will Duke men's basketball secure regular-season sweep of North Carolina in Chapel Hill? Elko mentioned both as tools that the Blue Devils can use, but the true focus of his time at the podium was the culture he plans on implementing. Over subsequent days, Elko would tap into existing relationships to add assistants to his staff. He adds new Duke also considered Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott, who earlier Friday accepted the head-coaching job at Virginia. Coach of the Year. An assistant coach at Tennessee from 1982-98, he was named the Broyles Award winner as the nations top assistant in 1998. All rights reserved. Despite it being just his first year at Notre Dame, Freemans unit has not skipped a beat, ranking 11th nationally in points allowed per game as the Fighting Irish sit 11-1 and in College Football Playoff Contention. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. That did not dissuade Elko from setting the bar high Monday, with a statement that reverberated throughout the room. He also assisted with coaching the quarterbacks and wide receivers after arriving as a co-offensive coordinator in 2011. Healy led the 49ers to a season-opening upset over Duke earlier this year, and boasts the in-state ties and program-building acumen to make it work here. 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A culture he believes will lead to trophies. He would certainly bring a shift in mentality on the offensive side of the ball after Cutcliffe's spread-oriented approach. DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) Duke head football coach Mike Elko has been on the job for just over a month and hes already filled out most of his staff. Brown. Spencer, 51, has 21 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level including a six-year run with Penn State. NFL combine Day 2 recap: Which draft prospects are rising? He's been coaching since 2010 and has spent time on the Rutgers and Notre Dame coaching staffs, among others. We need your support of this great program for us to achieve the things that we want to achieve.. He was even the Eddie Robinson and Sporting News Coach of the Year back in 2018. Before his time at Wake Forest, Hemphill served on Stony Brook's staff from 2011-16 and won FCS Defensive Coordinator of the Year in 2015. Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, The Turnover Luck Index: Rating every 2022 team, from USC to Rutgers, Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? With the David Cutcliffe era officially coming to an end in Durham, the focus now shifts to identifying who the next Duke head coach could be. While Lanning gets to coach five stars in the two-deep at every position, the numbers are too staggering for him not to get some head coaching consideration this cycle. Who were the fastest defensive backs? With the coaching change and finally getting some offensive-minded guys in, they found his talents and utilized them. He was previously sports managing editor for Volume 117. Under Cutcliffe, Duke won its first bowl game since 1961. 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. Plus, Navys 6-4 record in bowls and two top 25 finishes under Niumatololo is a level that is difficult to reach at a service academy. 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. He also mentored Gainwell and Tahj Washington to All-American accolades. Head coach Mike Elko's coaching staff now has its offensive coordinator go along with the other previously announced coaches. Head coach Mike Elko brought in former Rutgers defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Robb Smith to serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Blue Devils, the program announced Wednesday afternoon. WebDuke football coaching search: Who could replace David Cutcliffe? Send Message. Here is a list of 10 candidates that athletic director Nina King might have in mind, grouped into two categories. With an 89-54 record across North Greenville, Delta State, Charleston Southern and now Coastal Carolina, the 44-year-old is up next. With Early National Signing Day just two days away, the task of locking down a 2022 class, one that currently ranks seventh in the conference and is made up of 17 commits, will put Elkos recruiting touch to the test. Memphis totaled five games with over 500 yards of total offense, including an impressive 703 total yards against Central Florida. Duke University Athletics Department Mailing Address:PO Box 90555, facebook Jake Piazza is a Trinity senior and was sports editor of The Chronicle's 117th volume. Share and discuss Duke football welcomes new coaches to Mike Elko's staff on social media. Also considered a high-level recruiter, the former Central Michigan cornerback would at least solve some of the issues plaguing the Blue Devils on the defensive side of the ball. By C.L. twitter. Fleck (Western Michigan) 2015 Tom Herman (Houston) 1y Adam Rittenberg Duke associate head coach Trooper Taylor will serve as the interim head coach until a 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. Horns' Robinson: Versatility worthy of early pick, QB Young 5-10 1/8, 204 pounds at NFL combine, Wolverines' Turner wows with 4.26 40 at combine, Smart backs UGA culture after fatal crash, arrests, Kelly inks contract extension at UCLA through '27, Top QB prospect Levis eager to unleash 'cannon', Smith-Njigba feels 100% after injury-marred '22. Not the flashiest hire in the world, but it would make sense if the Blue Devils went in this direction. The True Hiring Score or THS is compiled by a complex formula bringing together many different factors. Duke was also expected to bring in former Thursday morning, the program announced that Harland Bower has been hired as the defensive ends coach. Duke Football @DukeFOOTBALL. However, Guerrieri and numerous other assistants are no longer on the program's coaching staff directory, and Adam Rowe of 247Sports reported that Elko would only bring back associate head coach/defensive backs Trooper Taylor, who also served as interim head coach after David Cutcliffe and the program parted ways last month. 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. Hemphill and first-year head coach Mike Elko have a history together dating back to their days on the Hofstra coaching staff during Elkos 2006-08 stretch there. The main qualities we took into account were a potential coach's recruiting chops and ability to produce sustained success. THE KEVIN JOHNS FILE Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Duke had won just 10 games from 2000-07. Houston also captured an FCS national title at James Madison in 2016, so no shortage of championship pedigree here. With Duke mustering just four wins in conference play over the last three seasons, Elko has his work cut out for him over the coming months and years if he is to build a winning organization. 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Hemphill comes to Duke after being on the Wake Forest staff since 2017 and being instrumental as the defensive coordinator in the Demon Deacons 10-3 2021 season. 4 Duke women's soccer hands No. Elko replaces David Cutcliffe, who reached a mutual separation agreement with Duke on Nov. 28 after 14 years as coach. Johns has spent time as the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech, Western Michigan and Indiana as well, and has been on a college coaching staff since 1999. Duke and coach David Cutcliffe have mutually agreed to part ways, the school announced Sunday. Johns was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at quarterback at the University of Dayton (1995-97), where he helped the Flyers to a 20-1 record. Hes won numerous state-level press association awards. True, there are people who party and get drunk, but I wouldn't say it's a "vast majority." Compared to a school like U Chicago, then yes, Duke is a party school. When you compare it to schools like ECU, Colorado, or Michigan, then Duke really has a fairly calm social scene. Wallace Wade coached Duke 16 seasons, but did it in two different stints -- 1931-41 and 1946-50. North Carolina harbors no shortage of elite prospects, and Elko has high school recruits within the nearby radius at the top of mind. In 2015, Indiana had a 3,500-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and a 1,000-yard receiver, en route to leading the Big Ten in scoring offense at 36.5 points per game. He finishes with a 35-79 record in ACC play. During each of his three seasons, Memphis was among the top five in the American Athletic Conference in scoring offense, including averaging 30.1 points this past season. This story was originally published November 28, 2021, 4:01 PM. Max Rego is a Trinity senior and an associate sports editor for The Chronicle's 118th volume. Account Executive, Ticket Cancel at any time. Frazier, 63, was hired as defensive coordinator of the Bills when Sean McDermott got the head coach job in 2017. Webvia Duke University. Children: Logan, Tyler and Carter Elko, citing the support that has been shown for the mens basketball program, believes that has the possibility of changing. He's been coaching since 2010 and has spent time on the Rutgers and Notre Dame coaching staffs, among others. Birthday: December 4, 1975 Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Cutcliffe took Duke to its lone ACC championship game appearance in 2013 but oversaw the 13-game ACC losing streak the Blue Devils will carry into next season. Cutcliffe guided Duke to 77 wins, six bowl appearances and the 2013 ACC Coastal Division championship. Architect of the offense on the University of Tennessee's 1998 national championship squad. Johns has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Memphis for the past three seasons where he led the team to a No. 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. New Duke football coach Mike Elko acknowledges the crowd as he is introduced during Duke basketball game against S.C. State at Cameron Indoor Stadium This would be quite the home run. 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. 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Duke Football Assistant Coach Tracker - 01/04/2022 247Sports 247Sports Home FB Rec FB Recruiting Home News Feed Team Rankings Commitments Duke has hired Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko as its next coach, the school announced Friday. A culture that will apply not only to the gridiron, but to every aspect of every player that wears the blue and white. Check back for more updates. How much are Football Coaches Really Worth? But then, it was time to lay out his plan for Duke, starting with an impassioned directive for everyone with a semblance of connection to the program. All rights reserved. We need that same energy and passion on Saturdays in the fall at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. He then added passing game coordinator duties in 2008 and served in that role for three seasons until his departure. 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WebDU is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference in all sports other than football and bowling (associate member of the Northeast Conference). Smith, a longtime confidante of Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, has called the plays on the defensive side for the Scarlet Knights since 2020. In addition to Smith, Former Wake Forest defensive coordinator Lyle Hemphill has been brought on as the safeties coach, the program announced Dec. 19.