In December 2015, Harasymiak became the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I football when he was named to the post at the University of Maine.
[1] He served as head coach of the Maine Black Bears from 2016 to 2018, leading them to a record of 20–15 in three season.
[2] He graduated with a physical education degree from Springfield College, where he played football and served as a team captain.
[5] In his first year as head coach, Harasymiak led the Black Bears to a 6–5 mark doubled its total from the 2015 season, including a 5–3 record in inter-division games.
Harasymiak decided to go to the FBS level and joined the Minnesota staff in December 2018 as the team's safeties coach under defensive coordinator Joe Rossi who he worked with at Maine.