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Collaboration: A Look at Duke Football's Defense

By Jim Sumner, GoDuke the Magazine

It’s amazing what you can accomplish when no one cares who gets the credit.

An ancient piece of inspirational folk wisdom.

And appropriate to the subject at hand.

When Jim Knowles left Duke for Oklahoma State at the end of last season, he took with him decades of experience, including a successful stint as Duke’s defensive coordinator.

How to replace him?

David Cutcliffe decided to go in an unusual direction, naming Ben Albert and Matt Guerrieri co-defensive coordinators.