UNC Football Hoping Improved Defense Becomes a Trend at Duke

Posted Oct 13, 2022
Duke will trot out a new head coach to face Hall of Famer Mack Brown. Mike Elko is in the first year of his first-ever head coaching job, taking over for the recently-retired David Cutcliffe. And through the first half of the season, Elko has already surpassed Duke’s win total from 2021. "This’ll be an exciting week. Duke week always is," Brown said Monday. (Chapelboro.com)

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