Joey Lynch To Become Fulltime Coach at St. Joseph's College in Indiana
June 12, 2007 | Football
Joey Lynch, a senior member of Ball State's 2006 football team, who was slated to become a graduate assistant coach for the Cardinals this fall, has accepted a position as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Ind.
"We are extremely proud of Joey Lynch and excited for him to have this opportunity," Ball State head coach Brady Hoke says. "He has grown up around the game of football, and is one of the best students of the game I have ever been around. He comes from a quality family of football coaches. This is a great chance for him to get his start in this business. Joey Lynch has meant a lot to Ball State football the last five years, and he would have been a great asset to us as a graduate assistant coach. However, this is a great chance for him to learn the coaching side of the game, while providing for his family. We wish him all the best."
St. Joseph's College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts college founded in 1889. The school has over 1,000 students from 19 states. The football team plays at the NCAA Division II level and is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Puma's football team was 8-3 last season, and won six of their final seven games.
Lynch completed his playing career last fall after earning four letters from 2003-06. He graduated as one of the most prolific passers in Ball State history. Lynch completed 391-of-613 passes for 4,292 yards with 37 touchdowns and a .638 career passing percentage. He ranks second in the Ball State record books for career passing percentage and is tied for first with six games of 250 or more yards passing. In addition, Lynch ranks in the top-10 in Ball State's career statistics for passing yards (5th), passes attempted (6th), passes completed (6th) and touchdown passes thrown (3rd).
Lynch is the son of former Ball State head coach and current Indiana University assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Bill Lynch. Bill was the head coach at Ball State from 1995-2002, and coached Joey during his redshirt season in 2002. Joey's brother, Billy, is the wide receivers coach at Indiana and was a Ball State letterwinner in football and basketball from 1997-2002. Joey's brother, Kevin, will be a sophomore member of the Franklin College football team this fall.
Lynch is a graduate of Delta High School in Muncie, Ind., and is a 2007 graduate of Ball State. He was a three-sport student-athlete at Delta, earning four letters each in football, basketball and baseball. Lynch helped the football team to a runner-up finish in the state championship as a senior, helped the basketball team to Delaware County Championships as a junior and senior and helped the baseball team to two county titles. He is married to the former Danielle DeVoe, and the couple is expecting their first child this winter.