Duke has added someone with Big Ten head coaching experience in a position that doesn’t even allow on-field coaching.
Yes, there’s a backstory.
Gerad Parker, who coached the final six games of Purdue’s season on an interim basis last fall, has joined Duke coach David Cutcliffe’s staff as a football operations assistant for offense.
“We really are thrilled,” Cutcliffe said. “He’s going to be able to do the things that an offense assistant does with film and breakdown of opponents. It’s great to have that kind of experience, a guy who has been an interim head coach and a very accomplished offensive assistant.