Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has zeroed in on Mike Elko to become the Irish's next defensive coordinator.
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Elko was the defensive coordinator at Wake Forest the last three seasons. The Demon Deacons went 6-6 this year, but they finished with the No. 20 scoring defense in the country under Elko.
Source: Notre Dame finalizing a deal to hire Wake Forest's Mike Elko as defensive coordinator. https://t.co/kb3kkmoqaF
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 15, 2016
Kelly fired Brian VanGorder after only four games this seasons, and he promoted Greg Hudson to interim coordinator. Notre Dame was No. 62 in scoring defense this season, allowing 27.8 points per game.
#NotreDame has made a couple of very good hires this week in DC Mike Elko & now getting Brian Polian back: https://t.co/F0EcAezGDo
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 16, 2016
Kelly suffered his worst season since arriving in South Bend as the Irish finished 4-8. He's lost out on some talent already this offseason, but he's at least rebuilding his coaching staff.
(h/t The Spun)
