Steve Addazio announces part of his inaugural staff at CSU

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State football announced on Tuesday that Steve Addazio has named Joey Lynch, offensive coordinator, and Brian White, will be the team’s associate head coach.

Neither name is a surprise as both coaches have been connected to CSU for over a week but they are the first to be officially introduced by the school. Back in December, Addazio told the press that he hoped to have his staff filled out before the start of the spring semester, and it seems that he is getting closer to accomplishing that goal.

“I am excited to bring Joey Lynch and Brian White to Fort Collins,” Addazio said in a release.

“Both men embody the characteristics we are looking for in this program: passion for the game, love for those around them, and an unrivaled toughness. I am looking forward to getting them both on the road to meet with recruits and around our program to grow with our players, staff, and community.”

Lynch spent the last 11 seasons at Ball State, where he served as the team’s assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014-19. Along with running the offense, Lynch will continue to coach quarterbacks at CSU as well.

In 2019, Ball State led the Mid-American Conference in scoring (34.8), total offense (463), and plays per game (75.8). Obviously, Addazio will hope to replicate some of that success with Lynch in the Mountain West.

White comes to CSU after spending the past five seasons as a running backs coach at Boston College. Over his career, though, White has worked with some truly incredible running backs including the 1999 Heisman Trophy winner, Ron Dayne, at Wisconsin.

This past season, White helped guide BC running back AJ Dillon to his third consecutive 1,000 yard campaign. For his successes on the field, Dillon was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team for the second year in a row.