DURHAM – Duke head football coach Manny Diaz announced Wednesday that Jonathan Patke will join the Blue Devil gridiron program as the defensive coordinator. Patke also will coach Duke's linebackers.
Patke worked for Diaz on three previous defensive staffs, most recently at Miami from 2016-21, where Patke served as a quality control analyst for two seasons (2016-17) before being elevated to the linebackers coach his final four years (2018-21). The pair also spent time together at Mississippi State and Louisianna Tech.
Patke comes to Durham after a one-year stint as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas State University, where he helped guide the Bobcats to the program's first eight-win season and FBS bowl appearance.