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DURHAM – Duke University will play in its 15th bowl game when it meets UCF in the Military Bowl presented by Peraton, benefiting the USO, on Wednesday, December 28 in Annapolis, Md.
Kickoff at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on the campus of the U.S. Naval Academy is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be televised live by ESPN. The meeting on the gridiron between the Blue Devils (8-4) and the Knights (9-4) will mark the first in series history.
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Duke head coach Mike Elko, the 2022 ACC Coach of the Year, will make his head coaching bowl game debut against the Knight. He has participated in eight previous bowl games as a defensive coordinator, helping Bowling Green (0-3), Wake Forest (1-0), Notre Dame (1-0) and Texas A&M (3-0) to a combined 5-3 record. Elko has coached in the Military Bowl on two prior occasions with both Bowling Green (29-20 loss to San Jose State in 2012) and Wake Forest (34-26 win over Temple in 2016).
“It is an honor to be selected to participate in the Military Bowl and sincere appreciation goes to Steve Beck and the entire bowl staff for their dedication and commitment to providing a first-rate bowl experience for both programs,” Elko said. “Our team has worked extremely hard over the past 11 months to achieve this goal, and we are excited for the opportunity to prepare and play against a terrific UCF squad.”
Offensively, the Blue Devils are led by redshirt…
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