[4] The rise to college football's highest level was difficult for the program, and Hilltoppers went 2-20 in Elson's final two seasons.
WKU alumnus and Stanford running backs coach Willie Taggart replaced him.
The Hoosiers made their first road trip of the year to play Elson's former team, the WKU Hilltoppers in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Elson spent the 2011 football season as defensive coordinator for KHSAA state finalist Franklin-Simpson High School in Franklin, Kentucky.
[6] On January 13, 2013, Elson was announced as the new secondary coach for the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he was a graduate assistant from 94 to 95.