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Duke head coach Mike Elko points at the video replay board after a holding penalty was called against his team during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) **FILE**

Texas A&M working to hire Duke coach to replace Fisher

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Connecticut running back Camryn Edwards (0) is brought down shy of the end zone, setting up a last-minute touchdown against Duke, during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

No. 17 Duke tops the list of ACC teams with defenses thriving early under new coordinators

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford runs the ball for a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly can deal with Saturday afternoon’s reunion of defensive assistants Mike Elko and Clark Lea with their former Wake Forest boss Dave Clawson. Whether Kelly’s No. 5 Irish can deal on the field with the explosive 5-3 Blue Demons, fresh off a 42-32 victory against Louisville, is another matter. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

No. 5 Irish, Wake Forest take offense to defensive reunion

By JOHN FINERAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 22, 2017, file photo, Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko runs drills during NCAA college football practice in South Bend, Ind. Elko will find himself this weekend across the field facing a group of players he once recruited to a program he helped build. Elko spent the last three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Wake Forest, which visits the fifth-ranked Fighting Irish on Saturday. (Becky Malewitz/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

Notre Dame’s Mike Elko faces bittersweet reunion with Deacs

By TODD BURLAGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko runs drills during NCAA college football practice in South Bend, Ind. Brian Kelly kind of shrugged his shoulders and laughed when he was asked to list the most necessary areas of defensive improvement if this is to become a turnaround season for Notre Dame. Kelly hopes that hiring Mike Elko away from Wake Forest as his new defensive coordinator will be the catalyst to that change in style, scheme and success. (Becky Malewitz/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

New coordinator hoping less is more for Notre Dame defense

By TODD BURLAGE - Associated Press

In this March 22, 2017, photo, Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko runs drills during NCAA college football practice in South Bend, Ind. Elko, the 39-year-old hired from Wake Forest this offseason, has taken his Fighting Irish players into something of a time machine, harping on the basics early instead of scheme as the defense looks to rebound from a nightmarish 2016 that saw its previous coordinator lose his job in the season’s first month. (Becky Malewitz/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Notre Dame defense getting a makeover from new coordinator

By MATT FORTUNA - Associated Press

Notre Dame hires Wake Forest’s Elko as defensive coordinator

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