Hunter Geisel will enter his sixth season on the Duquesne coaching staff in 2025. Geisel was promoted to tight ends coach in 2022, added Run Game Coordinator in 2024, and will begin his first year as Director of Operations in 2025.
A 2020 Duquesne graduate, Geisel served as a student assistant for three seasons prior to joining the staff as an offensive graduate assistant ahead of the 2020 season.
In his first season as run game coordinator, Geisel coached the Dukes to the second-most rushing yards per game in the NEC and garnered an NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year in running back Shawn Solomon, Jr., as well as a first-team All-NEC selection for running back JaMario Clements. His tight ends contributed to both blocking and the passing game, totaling three touchdown receptions, helping Duquesne tie for the league lead in points per game.
The 2025 Dukes tied for the regular-season conference title, the seventh in program history and the third for Geisel, who was also on the coaching staff for NCAA FCS playoff trips in 2018 and 2023. The 2018 team notched the program's first-ever playoff victory, defeating nationally ranked Towson in the opening round.
As a student assistant coach, Geisel collaborated with offensive coordinator Anthony Doria to create daily practice scripts and signal play calls for games and practices. He assisted wide receivers coach Luke Smith with daily positional meetings to review practice and game film, as well as the offensive playbook. Geisel was also instrumental in scouting for Duquesne, creating personalized opponent and self-scouting reports for head coach Jerry Schmitt on a weekly basis. He played a key role in video coordinating and recruiting for the Dukes.
A native of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Geisel graduated from Duquesne with a bachelor's degree in sports marketing and a minor in sales. While on staff as a student assistant coach, he also worked in the ticket offices of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates, along with Penn FC in Harrisburg, Pa., and served as a marketing intern for the Duquesne athletic department.
