Joe Ganz

Biography

Updated January 2026 Joe Ganz, a former Nebraska quarterback, is in his third season as a member of Derek Mason’s coaching staff. Ganz coaches the quarterbacks after handling the tight ends his first two years. COACHING HIGHLIGHTS: At Middle Tennessee, quarterbacks, 2026-Present • Made the move to coaching the quarterbacks during the offseason At Middle Tennessee, tight ends, 2024-2025 • Date Hired: Jan. 22, 2024 • In 2024, he guided Holden Willis to a career season and first team all-league honors. Willis hauled in 53 passes for 871 yards and a team-best six touchdowns to earn All-American honors from Sports Illustrated, College Football News and HERO Sports. • The 2025 campaign saw tight end Hunter Tipton flourish with 39 receptions for 411 yards and two touchdowns At Northern Iowa, pass game coordinator/wide receivers, 2020-23 • In 2023, Sam Schnee was both UNI's and the conference's leading receiver with 1,041 total receiving yards and 94.64 per game as well as 18.26 yards per reception • Schnee, a first team all-conference and second team all-American in 2023, finished seventh on UNI's all-time receiving yards list and was the 11th Panther to join the 2,000+ receiving yard club At Youngstown State, quarterbacks, 2018-19 • In 2019 Ganz helped utilize multiple quarterbacks successfully for the Penguins to go 5-2 at home. Senior Nathan Mays had the best year of his career completing 91-of-149 passes for 1,287 yards and 13 touchdowns while sophomore Joe Craycraft completed 6