Football
Lynch, Brandon
Brandon Lynch
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
- Email:
- lynchb17@ecu.edu
- Phone:
- (252) 737-4570
- Was the only full-time (previous) coaching staff member retained by first-year head coach Mike Houston and will begin his third season at ECU in 2019 ...
- Directed the entire Pirates’ secondary during first campaign (2017) before shifting focus to exclusively the cornerback position in 2018 ...
- Pirate cornerbacks were responsible for claiming over half of ECU’s total takeaways in 2018, nabbing six (four interceptions, two fumble recoveries) of the opponents' 11 turnovers …
- Coached two of the top three ECU tacklers in ‘17 (FS Korrin Wiggins/96 & NB Devon Sutton/68) ...
- Was secondary coach at Northern Iowa from 2013 to 2016 and was elevated to associate head coach for defense in final two years (2015-16) ...
- Produced 11 All-Missouri Valley Conference selections and developed three into FCS All-America performers, including Bears’ fourth-round draft choice Deiondre’ Hall ...
- Unit played integral role in 2016 that earned Top 25 FCS statistical rankings in defensive touchdowns (5th), total defense (9th), passes intercepted (12th), first down defense (13th), rushing defense (16th), team sacks (18), turnovers gained (21st) and scoring defense (23rd) by allowing only 22.0 points per game …
- In 2015, Panthers stood third nationally in turnovers forced, while rating eighth and ninth in total defense the two previous seasons (2013 and 2014), respectively …
- Began full-time coaching career as a defensive backs coach at Lenior-Rhyne in 2011 ...
- Participated in the prestigious NFL Bill Walsh Minority Internship with the Vikings and was invited to attend the NCAA & NFL Coaching Academy ...
- Captured three championships as a collegiate and pro player - Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt), Indianapolis Colts (Super Bowl) and Saskatchewan Roughriders (Grey Cup) …
- Earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from MTSU in 2006 …
- Married to Francesca and the couple are the parents of three children - daughters Jordan and Peyton, along with son Brandon II.
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