By GoDuke The Magazine
It’s a coaching standard: Regardless of where he or she works, there’s one inescapable truth. A newly hired coach will rarely be as popular as the day they took the job.
That’s not to say a winner can’t carve an enduring place in the hearts of fans. The last two football coaches at Duke did just that, David Cutcliffe returning the Blue Devils’ stature as a formidable opponent, Mike Elko taking them to more victories in 2022 — nine — than all but two seasons since 1941, the year the Rose Bowl came to Durham.