DURHAM, N.C. – Duke head coach David Cutcliffe announced on Friday the transition of Jim Collins from the coaching staff to Director of Football Relations & Special Assistant to the Head Coach, as well as the hiring of Ben Albert as the program’s Associate Defensive Coordinator and defensive line coach.
Collins transitions into an administrative role following 14 total seasons in three stints on the Duke coaching staff. He was a graduate assistant with head coach Steve Sloan in 1983 and later served five seasons under both Sloan (1985-86) and Steve Spurrier (1987-89).