Overview
- Oregon State announced the hire Wednesday and scheduled an introductory news conference for Monday in Corvallis.
- Joyner is expected to remain with third-ranked Michigan through its postseason, where he has helped lead a top-two national defense.
- He succeeds Wayne Tinkle, who was dismissed after 12 seasons; Oregon State’s season ended Monday with a semifinal loss to Gonzaga.
- Before Michigan, Joyner spent seven seasons at Saint Mary’s, including two as associate head coach under Randy Bennett.
- Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes praised Joyner’s pedigree, communication and recruiting, and Joyner’s wife, Tracy, coaches women’s soccer at Oregon.