High school and college coaches in and around the state of Ohio have for months been telling FootballScoop about young coach, Christian Dukes.
Now, sources tell FootballScoop, Dukes is getting a significant career break.
According to multiple sources, Dukes – a former Cincinnati-area prep standout who also shined collegiately at Toledo – is set to become the new cornerbacks coach at Football Championship Subdivision resident Youngstown State.
Most recently, Dukes had served as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for Tiffin University, an NCAA Division II program.
Known for his ability coaching special teams as well as in the back-end of the defense, Dukes helped lead the Dragons to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference’s overall top-performing special teams unit last year.
In addition to his past two years at Tiffin, Dukes also has coached at North Park University and Cincinnati-area prep power Anderson High School.
With four national titles in its history, Youngstown State is coming off a pair of uncharacteristically subpar seasons after going 1-6 in the 2020-21 spring campaign and just 3-7 this past fall.
The Penguins are scheduled to open their 2022 campaign Sept. 3 against Duquesne, and they also have a non-conference game against in-state foe Dayton before traveling to Power 5, Southeastern Conference resident Kentucky Sept. 17. Youngstown then ventures into Missouri Valley Conference play – arguably the toughest conference in all of FBS – Oct. 1 at North Dakota State.