Duke head football coach Mike Elko announced Wednesday the program's spring practice dates.

The Blue Devils will use the allotted 15 practice sessions allowed by the NCAA during the spring in preparation for the 2022 season. One of those practice sessions will be devoted to the team's Blue & White Game, which is set for Saturday, April 16 at 6 p.m. Additional information on the Blue & White Game will be released at a later date.
 
Elko enters his first year at the helm of the Blue Devil program. He brings with him over 20 years of coaching experience, including 18 as a defensive coordinator. He has twice been named a semifinalist for the Frank Broyles Award (2017 and 2021), which is given annually to the top assistant coach in college football. Elko has coached in eight bowl games, helped two different teams to NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinal appearances and been part of four league championship squads.
 
The Blue Devils return 51 lettermen to the 2022 roster, including linebacker Shaka Heyward, wide receivers Jalon Calhoun and Eli Pancol as well as defensive lineman DeWayne Carter. Eight members of Duke's 2022 Signing Class – defensive lineman Vincent Anthony Jr., running back Terry Moore, defensive back Chandler Rivers, defensive back Nathan Vail, wide receiver Mehki Wall, wide receiver Jaden Watkins, running back Eric Weatherly and linebacker Carter Wyatt – enrolled in January and will participate in spring drills.

The Blue Devils open the 2022 season hosting Temple at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Friday, Sept. 2. Duke will also have additional home games against North Carolina A&T (Saturday, Sept. 17), Virginia (Saturday, Oct. 1), North Carolina (Saturday, Oct. 15), Virginia Tech (Saturday, Nov. 12) and Wake Forest (Saturday, Nov. 26).

2022 Duke Spring Football Practices
Practice 1 – Friday, March 18
Practice 2 – Saturday, March 19
Practice 3 – Monday, March 21
Practice 4 – Wednesday, March 23
Practice 5 – Friday, March 25
Practice 6 – Monday, March 28
Practice 7 – Wednesday, March 30
Practice 8 – Friday, April 1 – scrimmage
Practice 9 – Monday, April 4
Practice 10 – Wednesday, April 6
Practice 11 – Saturday, April 9 – scrimmage
Practice 12 – Monday, April 11
Practice 13 – Wednesday, April 13
Practice 14 – Friday, April 15
Practice 15 – Saturday, April 16 at 6 p.m. – SPRING GAME