KALAMAZOO, Mich.- Western Michigan head football coach Tim Lester has completed his coaching staff with the hiring of Joe Palcic (Pal-sick) as special teams coordinator. Palcic comes to Western Michigan from Miami (Ohio), where he spent the last five seasons, including the 2018 season as the RedHawks' special teams coordinator.
Palcic will fill WMU's final assistant coaching position and will be the first special teams only coach in the Lester era at Western Michigan. Earlier this month, Western Michigan announced its other staff changes, which included Lou Esposito's promotion to defensive coordinator, as well as the hiring of four new position coaches - James Adams (cornerbacks), Trevor Andrews (linebackers), Mike Bath (running backs), and Keith Gaither (wide receivers).