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Duke Announces Seven New Football Assistants

Jan 4, 2008

New Duke head coach David Cutcliffe announced seven assistant coaches on Friday,

Joining the Duke staff are:

Ron Middleton, associate head coach, special teams coordinator and tight ends. Middleton had spent the previous season as an assistant coach at Alabama.

Kurt Roper, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks. Roper coached running backs the past two seasons at Tennessee.

Matt Luke, running game coordinator, offensive line. Luke spent the past two years at Tennessee, where he served as recruiting coordinator while coaching the tight ends and assisting with the offensive line.

Zac Roper, recruiting coordinator and running backs. He spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Cornell.

Jim Collins, linebackers. Collins will be in his third stint with the Blue Devils. He was a graduate assistant with head coach Steve Sloan in 1983 and later served five campaigns from 1985-89 under both Sloan and Steve Spurrier.
Derek Jones, defensive backs. He coached cornerbacks at Memphis last season.

Scottie Montgomery, wide receivers. A Duke receiver from 1996-99, Montgomery ranks second at the school all-time in receptions (171), third in yards (2,379) and eighth in touchdowns (13).