DURHAM – Duke football head coach Mike Elko met with members of the media on Monday afternoon for his weekly press conference.
The Blue Devils welcome North Carolina A&T to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with Mike Morgan, Mike Glennon and Jalyn Johnson on the call. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity app or goduke.com
Mike Elko Duke Football Head Coach
(Ref.: Opening Statement)
“It was a great win for our program for us to go on the road and travel to a Big Ten opponent. Certainly, an opponent that we have a lot of respect for but we figured out a way to come out of the game with a win which was something that we were very happy about. I thought our team started fast. I thought we embraced the challenge of having to go up there and be physical. I thought we did that. Obviously, getting out to a 21-point lead was huge. We knew they would keep coming and they did. They kept battling and a lot of respect for their program, but our kids just kept fighting and we kept finding ways to make plays. I thought we made some stops defensively at critical times in the second half. Obviously, the touchdown pass that we got to Jordan Moore was huge. Then we were able to get the big play at the end to seal it and very excited to walk away with a win. 2-0 is a great thing for our program, but now it’s on to the next and it’ll kind of always be that mantra.
“A couple of guys to just single out from the game. I thought Jaylen Stinson obviously deserves some credit. He had a tremendous game, was both our defensive player of the week and our special teams player of the week making plays all over the field. Then obviously made the huge one to win the game. I thought Brandon Johnson played exceptionally well in the secondary and was responsible for an interception and a fumble recovery that was important. Ja’Mion Franklin was our defensive lineman of the week. I thought he really did a good job controlling the line of scrimmage and helping us. We out rushed them, 221 yards to 76. That was something that we took a lot of pride in. Offensively, Jordan Waters was our player of the game. I thought he ran as hard as we’ve seen him run and really it could have been either of…
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