Report: UMass hiring Joe Harasymiak as head coach

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UMass is hiring Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak as the new head coach of the Minutemen, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Harasymiak, 38, is expected to earn between $1.3 and $1.4 million annually, according to the report.

Harasymiak was the head coach at Maine from 2016-18, compiling a 20-15 record and winning a Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2018.

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