Duane Akina (born October 22, 1956) currently served as the defensive backs coach for the Arizona Wildcats football team.

[1] After a frustrating season, in which the Longhorns defense allowed a school-record 4,498 total yards, Akina could have faced dismissal following the 2007 Holiday Bowl.

One month later, his replacement at Texas, Jerry Gray, left the Longhorns to become the defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans.

A few days later, Akina announced that he would be returning to Texas to resume his defensive backs position with the Longhorns due to family considerations.

[5] On January 10, 2014, it was reported that Akina would not return for the Longhorns in 2014 after new head coach Charlie Strong decided not to keep him on his staff.