CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana --- Former high school and University of Indianapolis assistant coach Casey Gillin joins the Wabash College football program as the team's offensive coordinator, Little Giants head coach Jake Gilbert announced on Wednesday.
 
"Casey is renowned for his relationships with players and his ability to build quarterbacks and set them up for success," Gilbert said. "He has seven years of experience as an offensive playcaller and has coached teams that score a lot of points. I've known him personally for a long time and think he's a great mesh with our kids, our college, and our football staff."
 
Gillin joins Wabash after one season as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Mooresville High School. He spent two seasons as the head coach at Indian Creek High School, where his team averaged 35 points per game and recorded 15 wins over two seasons. Gillin also served as the offensive coordinator at Mooresville for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, coaching the 2021 Mid-State Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Nick Patterson, who ranked second in the state in passing and posted a completion percentage of 70 percent with 37 touchdowns and only six interceptions. Mooresville won the 2020 Mid-State Conference title and the 2020 sectional and regional championships.
 
Gillin spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Indianapolis after serving seven seasons as the Greyhounds' quarterbacks coach and two years as a graduate assistant. His 2019 offensive unit averaged 39 points a game and committed only six turnovers in 12 contests. The Greyhounds ranked second in the nation in efficiency in 2017, with quarterback Jake Purichia earning First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference and GLVC Offensive Player of the Year honors.
 
The 2018 UIndy squad finished 18th in the nation with an average of 239 rushing yards per game and fifth with only ten turnovers under Gillin's guidance. The Greyhound produced an average of 38.2 points and 203 rushing yards a contest in 2017.
 
Gillin was part of UIndy's 2012 GLVC championship and first NCAA Division II playoff appearance and victory. The Greyhounds won GLVC titles in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Gillin was part of the 2017 coaching staff that led UIndy to its first undefeated regular season since 1953 and a record 38.2 points-per-game scoring average.
 
"I am excited to be part of the tradition of the school and the football program, as well as the outstanding educational opportunities available at Wabash," Gillin said. I'm ready to recruit kids to be part of the Wabash experience and to follow a great leader like Coach Gilbert."
 
Gillin played three seasons at the University of Indianapolis, earning Second Team All-GLVC honors in 2006 and honorable mention all-conference honors in 2005 and 2007.
 
Gillin earned a bachelor's degree in sports management from the University of Indianapolis in 2008. He begins his duties immediately.