How NC State defensive coordinator DJ Eliot's daughter continues to inspire him and his family

Posted Jul 27, 2026
On the day his daughter was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, DJ Eliot wrote a message to himself on his phone: "Make Drue's day the best it can be." He set it as a 7 a.m. alarm, and every morning for the next six years, those words pinged across the screen like a mission statement. Drue was 12 when she first got sick, and DJ wanted to quit coaching to care for her. (ESPN)

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