Nick Charlton, center, talks with UMaine quarterback Chris Ferguson, left, and Isaiah Robinson during a spring practice in April in Orono. Charlton, the Black Bears’ offensive cordinator last season, was named head coach on Friday, replacing Joe Harasymiak. (Kevin Bennett photo) The University of Maine, as it turns out, had its next football coach lined […]
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UPDATED — UMaine football coach Joe Harasymiak leaving for assistant job at Minnesota
Maine coach Joe Harasymiak coaches against Jacksonville State during the FCS playoffs earlier this month in Orono. (Portland Press Herald photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette) Joe Harasymiak took the University of Maine football team to new heights this fall. And now he’s moving on after three years as the Black Bears’ head coach. Harasymiak, 32, […]
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UMaine football coach Joe Harasymiak named finalist for national award
Maine head coach Joe Harasymiak, right, looks at an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Connecticut in Sept. 2016, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) University of Maine head football coach Joe Harasymiak has been named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, given annually to the national […]
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College football: Defense dominates in UMaine intrasquad scrimmage
ORONO — When outsiders talk about this year’s University of Maine football team, the conversation invariably begins with the defense – and how good it can be. After Monday afternoon’s intrasquad scrimmage at Alfond Stadium, it’s easy to see why. The defense, nicknamed “The Black Hole,” was dominating at times when the first units were on […]
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College football: Wright 'more than excited' for return to field for Maine
Maine’s Micah Wright receives the ball on this touchdown pass from Dan Collins to put Maine up 14-7 in the first half at the University of Maine campus in Orono in November 2016. (Kevin Bennett Photo) Maine’s Micah Wright skips throught the UNH defense as he makes yardage during first half action at the University […]
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UMaine names Joe Harasymiak as Black Bears football coach
The University of Maine announced that Joe Harasymiak will be the next football head coach, according to a university statement. Harasymiak was named interim head coach when Jack Cosgrove stepped down in November. “I am extremely excited and honored to be chosen as the next head football coach here at the University of Maine,” said […]