Duke Head Coach Mike Elko Has To Replace Defensive Coordinator Robb Smith! Who Will He Replace Him With? Tyler Santucci Co Defensive Coordinator For Texas A&M?

Duke Head Coach Mike Elko has to replace Defensive Coordinator Robb Smith!

Why?

Robb Smith departed his position as Mike Elko’s Defensive Coordinator because of personal reasons as Robb Smith, Mike Elko talked about wanting to get back closer to his family in Minnesota. In the end this was just the right time for him . We appreciate Robb’s commitment to our program over the past season and wish him the best moving forward.

Who will he replace him with Tyler Santucci Co Defensive Coordinator for Texas A&M?

Tyler Santucci is Mike Elko’s top candidate to replace Robb Smith!

Mike Elko, Tyler Santucci are familiar with one another because they previously worked together at Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Wake Forest. When Mike Elko became Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator in 2017 Tyler Santucci accompanied him as defensive analyst . Then Tyler Santucci returned to Wake Forest as linebackers coach in 2019 before joining Mike Elko at Texas A& M as linebackers coach in 2020, 2021.

“According to Stephen Wiseman article on newsobserver.com”