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Joe Collins
Joe Collins
Joe Collins was hired by Temple Football in February 2025 as the graduate assistant for the offense where he will be working with the wide receivers. He comes to Philadelphia from John Carroll University where he spent the 2024 saeson working with the running backs.
 
Under his instruction, the Blue Streaks ground game saw consistent success. Evan McVay was named to the OAC's Honorable Mention team after amassing 493 yards and 11 total touchdowns. Nemo Jenkins also added 602 yards on the ground. The Blue Streak rushing attack ranked fourth in the OAC in rushing offense, and helped JCU rank third in the OAC in total offense. 

The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native enjoyed a great playing career at JCU. Collins started the 2022 and 2023 seasons at quarterback, guiding the Blue Streaks to back-to-back 8-2 records. As a senior in 2022, Collins earned All-OAC second team honors and he followed that up with first team honors in 2023. In 2023, when he served as captain, Collins set JCU season and career records for pass completion percentage, pass efficiency, and average yards per pass.