Liam Coen was named the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday. It was the end of a bizarre two day saga for Coen. Coen originally turned the job down and decided to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as offensive coordinator but after the Jaguars fired former general manager Trent Baalke, Coen decided to revisit the opening and he got hired as the new Jaguars head coach. ……
Courtesy of Rutgers Athletics On Friday, UMass announced Jared Keyte as the program’s new defensive coordinator. Keyte comes to Amherst after spending the past two seasons working with new coach Joe Harasymiak as the nickels coach in 2024. Keyte served as the defensive quality control/interim defensive line coach in 2023. He helped the Scarlet Knights to back-to-back bowl games. Prior to coaching at Rutgers, Keyte coached at the University of……
| Image courtesy of Amherst Bulletin New head Minuteman head coach Joe Harasymiak met with the media for the second time since taking over the reigns on Friday afternoon, touching on a number of different things. Here’s what stood out: On if he’s been able reflect on his journey to becoming an FBS coach “Not really. It’s been wild. We got here and just getting to meet the players and…
In a release sent out by the program on Wednesday afternoon, new UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak officially announced his new offensive coordinator. Mike Bajakian is the new man charged with building the Minuteman offense. He’s got plenty of local ties and more importantly, experience at every level of football and proven success everywhere he goes. Bajakian was at the University of Utah last year and ended the season as…
New UMass coach Joe Harasymiak and his staff have been busy the past month bringing in transfers. As of Monday, Harasymiak and his staff have brought in 27 transfers in the portal. An astounding number. Not only have they brought in 27 new faces but many of the players brought in have either local high school or college ties. Like his predecessor Don Brown, Harasymiak has dipped into the Ivy……
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New UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak announced a trio of staff additions on Thursday in a statement released by the program. Joe Castellitto (Special Teams Coordinator), Tre Bell (Cornerbacks) and Kayon Whitaker (Defensive Analyst) are all joining this new era of Minuteman football. Castellitto spent the previous two seasons at Dartmouth under the late Buddy Teevens. Castelitto joined the Big Green as the special teams coordinator and nickels coach initially….
Courtesy of UMass Athletics UMass hired Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak as the school’s new head football coach last week. The hiring was universally applauded as the 38 year old Harasymiak has the perfect blend of local ties and experience on his resume. Harasymiak played at Springfield College and has coached locally at Maine Maritime and the University of Maine where he eventually became head coach in 2016. Harasymiak led……
Image courtesy of UMass Athletics By Andrew Guindon NEFJ Staff AMHERST – Recently hired University of Massachusetts Amherst football head coach Joe Harasymiak was officially introduced at a news conference Friday morning. One aspect of the football program was continuously visited throughout the press conference: the beginning of a new era for football in Amherst. UMass Athletics Director Ryan Bamford was adamant that the athletic department is “very serious” about…
Image courtesy of AP Photos By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff The nearly two and a half week search for the next UMass football head coach finally came to an end on Wednesday morning as they named Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak to lead the program. On the heels of what felt like a never ending news cycle of blunders and misunderstandings throughout multiple levels of the program the past couple…