Joe Gatz joined the Northern Michigan coaching staff in March 2024, taking over offensive line duties for the Green and Gold.
Gatz was previously at Southwest Minnesota State (SMSU) in Marshall, Minnesota. With the Mustangs, he was the Tight Ends Coach as well as the Run Game Coordinator in 2022 and 2023. The year prior, Gatz guided the Offensive Line while working towards his Master of Science in Physical Education: Coaching of Sport. He was also the lead recruiter in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Before his time at SMSU, Gatz was the Varisty Offensive Line Coach at Saint Charles East High School in Illinois in 2020 and 2021. Gatz was a member of the UW-Whitewater football team in 2017 and 2018 while also coaching the Offensive Line locally at Whitewater High School.
