Notre Dame has officially hired Mike Elko as their defensive coordinator. The university made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, with Elko joining the program from Wake Forest.
Head coach Brian Kelly gave the following comment in a prepared statement:
“Mike has consistently coordinated defenses that keep the points down, negate big plays, creative negative plays, excel in the red zone and, quite simply, force opposing offenses to execute at an extremely high level to move the football. This rare combination of consistent success in those facets of defense, along with a proven ability to develop talent and fit it into his system, really places Mike in a class by himself among defensive coordinators across the country.