The Boardman school board is holding a special meeting Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

The business at hand....approve a new head football coach.

Multiple sources tell 21 Sports that D.J. Dota is being recommended for the job.  School officials would not confirm the hiring of Dota.

He was the head coach at West Branch for eight years and prior to that was the head coach at Warren Harding four seasons.

After leaving the Warriors after the 2018 season he was an assistant at Columbiana and at Girard in 2021.

The school board meeting is schedule for 12 noon.