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ACC Now podcast: Wave of COVID-19 cancellations, adjustments impact league ... again

By Luke DeCock and Steve Wiseman

Updated September 29, 2022 9:12 PM

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistant coach Jon Scheyer question a call by the official during the second half against Appalachian State on Wednesday, Thursday 16, 2021 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com

In the first episode of our resurrected ACC Now podcast, sports columnist Luke DeCock and Duke beat writer Steve Wiseman discuss the wave of COVID-19 cancellations and adjustments in the ACC and across the sports landscape, as well as new Duke football coach Mike Elko and the state of that program.

This story was originally published December 17, 2021 at 6:37 PM.

Luke DeCock

The News & Observer

Luke DeCock is a former journalist for the News & Observer.

Steve Wiseman

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Steve Wiseman was named Raleigh News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun sports editor in May 2025. He covered Duke athletics, beginning in 2010, prior to his current assignment. In the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest, he placed in the top 10 in beat writing in 2019, 2021 and 2022, breaking news in 2019, event coverage in 2025 and explanatory writing in 2018. Before coming to Durham in 2010, Steve worked for The State (Columbia, SC), Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.), The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record covering beats including the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, University of South Carolina athletics and the S.C. General Assembly. He’s won numerous state-level press association awards. Steve graduated from Illinois State University in 1989.

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