[2] During the 2010 season under the tutelage of head coach Ralph Friedgen and offensive coordinator James Franklin,[3] he helped Maryland post a 9–4 record.
During his two seasons as a graduate assistant at Maryland, Bowen worked with the offensive linemen and the wide receivers.
In Bowen's first and only season coaching at Towson, the Tigers advanced to the FCS Championship Game and finished No.
[5][6] In 2014, Bowen was hired as an offensive graduate assistant at Penn State University under head coach James Franklin.
[8][9] In 2019, Bowen was named the interim offensive coordinator following the departure of Ricky Rahne, who left to become the head coach at Old Dominion University.