Jordan Moore reflects on how he reacted to Mike Elko leaving Duke for Texas A&M

It would be understandable if Duke star receiver Jordan Moore was upset when Mike Elko left the Blue Devils to coach at Texas A&M. However, Moore insists that wasn’t the case.

Instead, the All-ACC performer was understanding when Elko left for College Station last November.

Moore opened up about Elko’s move at the ACC Football Kickoff event last month.

“Any time a big decision like that happens, you’ve gotta put yourself in his shoes,” Jordan Moore said. “He was doing what was best, he felt, for him and his family. And you can’t do anything but respect that.”

Mike Elko was the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M from 2018-2021, before getting the head coaching job at Duke. He had two successful seasons with the Blue Devils, before replacing Jimbo Fisher as the head coach of the Aggies.

Jordan Moore understood the move by Elko and said he will be rooting for him moving forward.

“If somebody else was in his shoes and they felt like a different avenue was better for them, that’s what they think,” Moore said. “You can’t do nothing but respect and hope that he has the best career he can have wherever he’s at.

“I’m for sure tuning in. I’m for sure going to do that.”

Jordan Moore reveals he never considered leaving Duke after Mike Elko departure

Former Duke head coach Mike Elko left for Texas A&M last November, leading to several Blue Devils players entering the transfer portal. All-ACC receiver Jordan Moore was not one of the Duke players to exit Durham.

In fact, Moore never even considered going anywhere else. He spoke at the ACC Kickoff event about what kept him at Duke.

“I mean, I’m Duke through and through,” Jordan Moore said. “My brother’s on the team. My sister goes here. I love Duke. I feel like they’ve given me everything I could’ve ever asked for.”

Moore’s brother Jayden Moore is a freshman receiver for the Blue Devils. He enrolled at the school back in January after being rated as a three-star recruit by the On3 Industry rankings.

In addition to wanting to play with his brother, Jordan Moore also wants to continue to get an education at an exceptional school like Duke.

“I just graduated in the spring. I’m getting my Masters right now. And my parents always taught me, you can get seen from anywhere,” Moore said. “So go to the place where they love you the most, and that’s where I went.”

Moore was also asked if he was ever approached by any other schools about heading elsewhere. He didn’t give a definitive answer either way as far as whether or not other schools reached out, but he reiterated that he never considered entering the transfer portal.

“I’m not too sure about that. I’m very focused on being here at Duke, and that was always the focus,” Moore said. “So if that happened, I didn’t ever respond.”