вЂњJust the opportunity to come work for coach (Clark) Lea, and to coach in the SEC вЂ¦ IвЂ™ve had the chance to get to know coach Lea a little bit and the staff he hired and, it was just an opportunity I didnвЂ™t think I could pass up. в–є STAY INFORMED AND SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM:В Subscribe today using the link at the top of this page.ДЄfter a year at Colorado State, what about the Vanderbilt opportunity made it something that you wanted to jump at even though you had been so excited about getting to Colorado State? Lynch is the son of a former Ball State head coach in Bill Lynch and the brother of a current assistant coach in Kevin Lynch, and he took some time with The Star Press to reflect on his career and time in Muncie: The vast majority of that, he spent with BSU under Stan Parrish, Pete Lembo and then Mike Neu. Lynch, who also went to high school in Muncie at Delta, has been coaching in college for close to a decade and a half. в–єRELATED: Why Joey Lynch chose to leave Ball State, which heвЂ™ll always consider home, for Colorado State в–єRELATED: How Kevin LynchвЂ™s life prepared him for his role as BSU footballвЂ™s offensive coordinator Considering he spent his collegiate career as an athlete with the Cardinals, BSU will always be home for him.

He was able to follow Ball StateвЂ™s journey toward a Mid-American ConferenceВ title this past season, and was excited for all the players and coaches and staffers. Amid a pandemic, Lynch and his family have moved around the country.Д«ut Lynch, speaking Friday, said he and his family are doing well. He then left Colorado State to coach in the Southeastern Conference at Vanderbilt in 2021, as a quarterbacks coach and passВ game coordinator. The former Ball State football quarterback (2003-06) and assistant coach (2009-19) left BSUВ to coach in the Mountain West Conference at Colorado State in 2020. Joey Lynch has been busy in recent months.

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