Lynn Mentzer joined the Missouri State staff as director of football operations in January 2018
She came to Springfield from Coastal Carolina University where she has served in a similar capacity for the Coastal football program since 2005.
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Mentzer was a student office assistant when the Coastal Carolina program began in 2002 and its first season of competition in 2003. She was also a part of the program’s transition from FCS to FBS competition in 2016 after a successful run of seven Big South Conference championships, six FCS playoff appearances and 10 weeks ranked No. 1.
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She was awarded the game ball for a win in 2011 after taking over the equipment manager responsibilities for the last week of the season.
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The native of Kenton, Ohio earned her degree in business management from Coastal Carolina in 2005.
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