Chris Shank
Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
Chris Shank enters his first season as a member of the Defiance College football staff for the 2019 season.
Shank comes to Defiance College from Muskingum University where he served as the offensive line coach for the Fighting Muskies. During the 2018 season, Shank helped the Muskies improve to 4-6 on the year, marking the highest win total for the program since 2011. Coach Shank also served as Interim Head Coach during the Program’s transition in the Spring of 2017.
Before his time at Muskingum, Shank spent seven years at the University of the South, serving as the Offensive Line Coach, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator and Co-Offensive Coordinator in 2016. While with the Tigers, Shank coached Ten All-Conference Players and One All-American. Prior to Sewanee, Coach Shank was the Assistant Offensive Line Coach and Tight Ends Coach at Lehigh University where the Mountain Hawks won the 2006 Patriot League Championship.
Shank played his collegiate football at Muskingum, earning All-OAC honors his senior year. After graduating from Muskingum with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education, Shank moved on to Heidelberg where he earned a Master’s Degree in Education while serving as a graduate assistant on the football staff.
See Coach Shank in the Posts Below!

Episode 47: Offensive Line Outlook for 2020
As the first part of our 2020 season outlook, Coach Shank joins Coach Matsakis to discuss the Offensive Line. They talk about the returning players and what to expect, as

Episode 45: Virtual Visit Creation
Coach Matsakis sits down with Coach Shank and discusses how our Virtual Visit came about and the process that went into creating it. You’ll hear some great statistics on how

Episode 36: Offensive Line with Coach Chris Shank
This weeks episode features our Offensive Line Coach, Chris Shank. The coaches discuss what is looked for in O-linemen, developing the position, different skills of the line and more. Navigational

Episode 29: Recruiting with Christopher Shank
In this episode, Coach Matsakis interviews Coach Shank who is the Recruiting Coordinator for the Defiance College Yellow Jackets. The two go over an overall analysis of recruiting within the

Episode 17: Recruiting Recap
In this episode coach Matsakis and Lynn Groll review the bye-week that the yellow jackets just had. The two talk about what was being done during this period as they

Episode 4: Recruiting Coordinator Coach Shank
In this episode Coach Matsakis interviews Coach Shank the recruiting coordinator of The Defiance College Yellow Jackets. Coach Shank is also the Head Strength and Conditioning coach as well as