With a week’s worth of spring practices already in the books, Mark Whipple was finally able to complete his UMass coaching staff yet again.
Mike Foley and Jason Palermo, the school announced Monday, have been hired as offensive line and tight ends coaches, respectively. With the twin hirings, Mark Whipple, who said he’s known each new assistant “a long time,” has put the finishing touches on the restructuring of his Minuteman staff.
“Coach Foley brings many years of experience, especially with the offensive line,” the head coach said. “He’s a Massachusetts guy with an impeccable record as a coach and a recruiter.
“I’ve known Jason Palermo since we were recruiting him to the University of Massachusetts in 2002. I’ve followed his career – he was a great player at Wisconsin and an academic honoree. He’s a good, solid, young coach who’ll bring a lot of energy.”
Foley spent nine seasons (2006-14) as the offensive line and tight ends coach at UConn. Palermo, who played his college football at Wisconsin, was the line coach at FCS Austin Peay the past four seasons. This will be his first on-field job at the FBS level.