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

Under Fleck, Harasymiak was the safeties coach in 2019 and then the co-defensive coordinator with joe Rossi in 2020 and 2021. He was coaching safeties at the University of Minnesota and helped mentor Antoine Winfield Jr., Jordan Howden and Tyler Nubin, who are all now playing in the NFL.

Rutgers football defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak is expected to become the new head coach at UMass, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Wednesday morning. Harasymiak, a Waldwick native, is in his third season with the Scarlet Knights, who are awaiting their bowl destination after a 7-5 season.

In 2024, Brown led the Minutemen to a 2-8 record and was dismissed prior to the Nov. 23 game against the Georgia Bulldogs. Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery served as the team's interim head coach, losing both games. However, he did keep the 8-4 UConn Huskies within five points.

Rutgers will lose one of its top assistant coaches this offseason. Scarlet Knights defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak is expected to take the head coaching job at UMass, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

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.

UMass is expected to hire Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak as its next head football coach, sources told ESPN.

On Wednesday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak will be leaving to accept the head coaching position at UMass. Harasymiak is expected to be given a five-year contract worth between $1.