Indiana State University Athletics

Joe Hastings joined the Sycamore football staff in February 2018 as the teams wide receivers coach. He added the title of pass game coordinator prior to the 2019 season.

In 2018, Hastings coached four receivers with over 200 receiving yards, and the number of receiving touchdowns by wide receivers doubled from 2017. Redshirt Freshman Dante Hendrix was part of the Missouri Valley Football All-Conference Team, All-Newcomer Team, and was named to Phil Steele’s Freshman All-American Team.  

Hastings completed his third season with Michigan in 2017 as the team’s wide receivers coach and offensive assistant. He was responsible for receiver scouting reports, film breakdown, in-game substitutions, position group recruiting and practice drills.

He spent his first two seasons in Ann Arbor as a defensive graduate assistant coach for the Wolverines, working with the defensive line. Hastings spent the 2014 season as a pro personnel assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Hastings played in the NFL for three seasons (2011-13) as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins and the UFL for one season with the Sacramento Lions.

Hastings was an All-American and four-year Letterman at wide receiver for Washburn University (2005-10). He appeared in 34 games, collecting 119 receptions for 2,033 yards and 17 touchdowns. He set Washburn's all-time single season catch record with 87 in 2010 to go along with 1,546 yards. His 15 receiving touchdowns in 2010 also placed him second in single season touchdowns at Washburn. Hastings finished his career sixth all-time in career receiving yards, ninth all-time in receptions and seventh in career receiving touchdowns.

Hastings earned his bachelor's in marketing and finance from Washburn and his master's in sports administration at Michigan.

Hastings, a native of Wichita, Kan., resides with his wife, Jenna in Terre Haute.