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.

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.

The 38-year-old Harasymiak is a New Jersey native who played college football at Springfield in Massachusetts.

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,