Lynch was a first-team All-American and a Heisman contender in 2013.
On Thursday, the Mid-American Conference officially welcomed the 2024 class of inductees to the MAC Hall of Fame as part of the league's spring meetings. Among the inductees was former Northern Illinois quarterback and, arguably, the MAC's greatest offensive player: Jordan Lynch.
accounts. For Lynch, the current Mount Carmel High School head coach expressed gratitude to his family, teammates, and past mentors for their support over the years."It's a great honor and privilege to be inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame. Thank you MAC committee for selecting me," Lynch began. "Thank you NIU athletics for putting my name forward. I am extremely thankful to my parents, my mother Sheila and my father Jim, for their unwavering support throughout my life.
"A pivotal moment came in the summer of my junior year when my father persisted on me attending a camp at NIU. Despite my reservations, I had already been told by NIU that I was too small to play quarterback," the 6'0" Lynch remembered "Attending that camp changed my life forever. Thank you Dad for pushing me to seize the opportunity and never taking no for an answer. In my time at NIU, I had three head coaches and four quarterback coaches in my five years.
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