As Duke Is Hosting North Carolina Tonight In Durham Head Coach Mike Elko Is Coaching His Inaugural Duke, North Carolina Game!

There have been many inaugural things happening to Mike Elko this season as he coaches his inaugural season as Duke’s Head Coach!

Mike Elko’s inaugural win as Duke’s Head Coach came against Temple on Friday September 2, 2022 when Duke shutout Temple 30-0 in Durham.

Mike Elko’s inaugural road win as Duke’s Head Coach on the road came on Saturday September 10, 2022 at Northwestern when Duke won 31-23 in Evanston!

Mike Elko’s inaugural Coastal Division Atlantic Coast Conference win as Duke’s Head Coach came against Virginia on Saturday October 1, 2022 in Durham when Duke won 38-17

As Duke is hosting North Carolina tonight in Durham Head Coach Mike Elko is coaching his inaugural Duke, North Carolina game!

Duke comes into the game with a record of 4-2 1-1 in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and third in the standings behind Georgia Tech because they lost 23-20 to Georgia Tech in overtime last Saturday in Atlanta Georgia as Duke couldn't complete the full comeback following scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter to turn a 20-6 deficit into a 20-20 tie with eight seconds remaining in the game.

North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 5-1 2-0 in the Coastal Division and is first in The Atlantic Coast Conference standings because unlike Duke North Carolina won last Saturday at Miami by a score 27-24!

In North Carolina’s 27-24 win over Miami Drake Maye passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns, one of them a 74-yarder to J.J. Jones, and North Carolina overcame a stellar performance by Tyler Van Dyke to beat Miami 27-24 on Saturday.

Josh Downs had a receiving touchdown and Omarion Hampton ran for another score for North Carolina (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Van Dyke completed 42 of 57 passes for 496 yards — the second-most in Miami history, behind Stephen Morris' 566 in 2012 — and three touchdowns for Miami (2-3, 0-1).

Key'Shawn Smith, Henry Parrish and Colbie Young had the touchdown receptions for the Hurricanes, who scored 10 points in the final 28 seconds of the first half to get within 21-17. Will Mallory had eight catches for 115 yards for Miami.

It ended up as Miami's third straight loss. It didn't lack for late-game drama.

Down 27-24, Miami initially appeared to recover an onside kick with about 2 minutes left; Al Blades Jr. dove along the sideline to knock the ball inbounds and the Hurricanes seemed poised to take over. The play was overturned by replay, which saw that Blades had stepped out of bounds and therefore couldn't touch the ball.

North Carolina punted the ball back to Miami with 1:14 left, but Van Dyke was picked off with 8 seconds remaining.

Caleb Hood rushed for 74 yards on 13 carries for the Tar Heels, who have won four straight over Miami for the first time. Jones' way-too-easy score capped a game-opening 95-yard drive, and Hampton's score finished off a 99-yard drive that was bolstered by a 52-yard pass from Maye to Antoine Green.

But they never led, and for the first time in 15 years, Miami has gone three consecutive games without ever holding the lead. It happened at the end of that 2007 season, starting with the 48-0 debacle against Virginia that was Miami's final game in the Orange Bowl.

Miami struggled to run the ball — 41 yards on 23 carries — but not converting on three key chances was even worse.

Miami had first-and-goal from the North Carolina 2 in the second quarter, got one yard on three carries and then saw Van Dyke's fourth-down heave fall incomplete. In the third quarter, after intercepting Maye for the second time the Hurricanes' drive stalled near midfield after going for it on fourth down. And in the fourth quarter, Jaylan Knighton got enough yards to convert on fourth-and-1 at the North Carolina 26 — but fumbled the ball away.
North Carolina went 81 yards in 17 plays, and Noah Burnette's chip-shot field goal put North Carolina up 27-17 with 4:10 remaining.

“According to article on goheels.com”

Kickoff is set for 8:00pm from Brooks Field @Wallace Wade Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!