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August 10, 2022

David Cutcliffe

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New Duke coach Mike Elko focusing on foundation

July 27, 2022 Shawn Krest

The ACC Kickoff in Charlotte is the traditional opening of the new college football season each year. For Duke’s Mike Elko, it’s also now a workday. “It’s different for sure,” he said while making the […]

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Look Ahead — 2022 Bold Predictions

December 29, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]

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NSJ 2021 Newcomers of the Year: 4 people filling big shoes

December 22, 2021 Shawn Krest

Most years, the NSJ’s choice as the top newcomer is a freshman phenom at a college in the state or a rookie that arrived with an impact on a pro team. But 2021 hasn’t been […]

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Duke introduces Mike Elko as its next football coach

December 13, 2021 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — For the first time since Dec. 14, 2007, Duke introduced a new head football coach. While 45 men have served as head coach of other ACC schools over that span, Mike Elko became […]

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Duke hires Mike Elko to succeed Cutcliffe

December 10, 2021 The Associated Press

Duke is turning to Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko to turn around its football program after a two-year slide and a winless Atlantic Coast Conference record. The school announced Elko’s hiring Friday night, ending […]

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Top candidates to replace David Cutcliffe at Duke

December 1, 2021 Shawn Krest

David Cutcliffe has shown that it is, in fact, possible to win at Duke, which means that the job he is leaving is much more desirable than the one he inherited. As Duke begins its […]

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The real David Cutcliffe: A glimpse of the man Duke football is losing

November 28, 2021 Shawn Krest

Just before Christmas 2007, David Cutcliffe walked into the Duke Sports Medicine building and began shaking hands. It was his first week on the job, and back then, Duke football shared a building with sports […]

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Uncertain future for Cutcliffe, Duke after winless ACC season

November 27, 2021 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Duke closed out its home season with an eighth straight loss in what might have been the swan song for the ACC’s longest-tenured coach. David Cutcliffe, who took over what was the nation’s […]

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Flowers for Cutcliffe? Duke coach struggles on hot seat

November 23, 2021 Shawn Krest

In the classic story “Flowers for Algernon,” a learning-disabled man undergoes an experimental procedure to improve his intelligence. The story tracks him as he gradually transforms into a genius, only to discover that the effects […]

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Pickett, Pitt add to Duke’s woes

November 6, 2021 The Associated Press

DURHAM — Kenny Pickett threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score as Pittsburgh pulled away to beat Duke 54-29 on Saturday. Pickett threw for 405 yards as the Panthers (7-2, 4-1 ACC, No. […]

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