Tulane head coach Willie Fritz is filling a vacancy on his staff with a familiar face. Josh Christian-Young is reportedly on his way to join the Tulane football program as a defensive backs coach. Christian-young is coming to Tulane from Army, according to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.
Source: #Tulane is hiring #Army nickelbacks coach Josh Christian-Young as defensive backs coach. Christian-Young spent the past four seasons at Army. He previously worked as Georgia Southern's cornerbacks coach under current Tulane coach Willie Fritz.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) February 28, 2020
As noted by Rittenberg, Christian-young previously worked with Fritz at Georgia Southern. Christian-young has been an assistant with Army for the past four seasons, which has seen Army football turn things around under head coach Jeff Monken.
Tulane ranked seventh in the 12-team American Athletic Conference in pass defense in 2019. The Green Wave allowed 220.7 yards per game through the air and allowed 23 passing touchdowns (with 12 interceptions). Army did have the nation’s fifth-best passing defense according to yards per game, although it is important to remember how much clock Army’s offense tends to chew up as well. But to be fair, Tulane’s running style tends to consume clock too (only Navy rushed for more yards per game than Tulane among AAC programs last season).
Along with the addition of Christian-young, Football Scoop also notes longtime Louisiana high school head coach Byron Dawson will join the program as a defensive line coach. It should go without saying that having a longtime high school coach from Louisiana is always a good idea for a program like Tulane. Having a staff member so connected to the world of Louisiana high school football can be a valuable recruiting tool. It won’t be enough to challenge LSU and other top programs for the top high school talent in the state, but it’s still a nice key member to have on the staff.
