Former Maine Football coach taking over at UMass

UMass fires football coach Don Brown after 6-28 stretch
The University of Massachusetts fired football coach Don Brown after he led the Minutemen to a 6-28 record over the last three seasons, the school announced Monday.
UMass has found its new football coach, and he has Mass. ties (report)
UMass is reportedly bringing in a coach with New England ties to turn its football program around. According to ESPN, Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak is expected to become the next head coach of the Minutemen. He’ll reportedly make between $1.3 million and $1.4 million per year on a five-year deal.
UMass reportedly set to hire Big Ten coordinator as new head coach
Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak is expected to be the new head coach at UMass, Pete Thamel shares this morning. Thamel adds that UMass is working
Identifying potential candidates in UMass football’s coaching search
After the firing of Don Brown on Nov. 18, the Massachusetts football team has been searching for its newest head coach to take over for the 2025 season and beyond. Here’s a look into some of the most prominent candidates that could lead the Minutemen into the Mid-American Conference: Tony Reno A native of Oxford,
UMass football reportedly hires Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak as head coach
As head coach at Maine from 2016-18, he led the Black Bears to a 20-15 record and their first FCS semifinal playoff appearance before leaving for FBS.
Ex-Gophers defensive coach reportedly hired as head coach at UMass
He was on P.J. Fleck's coaching staff with the Gophers from 2019 to 2021 and he's now reportedly been hired as the new head coach at the University of Massachusetts, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel. Harasymiak heads to UMass after spending the last three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Rutgers.
Report: Former Maine Football coach taking over at UMass
Maine Football’s former coach is headed back to New England. Joe Harasymiak is set to take over as head coach for UMass. According to ESPN Harasymiak is expected to agree to a five-year deal worth between $1.
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UMass AD Ryan Bamford speaks on football coach Don Brown’s firing: “We just didn’t feel like we were able to turn the corner competitively”
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UMass hires Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak as head football coach
Harasymiak is set to replace Don Brown, whose second tenure in Amherst ended with a 6-28 record over three seasons. “We ...
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Moving on from UMass football coach Don Brown wasn't easy for athletic director Ryan Bamford
UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford goes on the record about the decision to move on from football coach Don Brown, and ...
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UMass owes fired football coach Don Brown a buyout up to $1.4M
Don Brown still had a couple years left on his contract. With two games left in the season, UMass Athletic Director Ryan ...
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UConn And UMass Created And Abandoned College Football’s Goofiest Rivalry Trophy
UMass and UConn were all set up for the big one. The two programs played 77 times before, but this was the first time that a ...
UMass football enters offseason of uncertainty after loss to UConn
The Minutemen fired Don Brown prior to last week’s game against Georgia. After Brown’s dismissal, the Minutemen immediately ...
UConn football team wins eighth game with victory over UMass in regular season finale: 'Pretty special'
The UConn football team won its eighth game, the most since 2010, as QB Joe Fagnano and running back Cam Edwards led the ...