Jared Keyte
Jared Keyte is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Utica, Springfield, Rutgers, and Maine. He played college football for Utica as a quarterback. Playing careerKeyte was raised in Holland Patent, New York, and attended Holland Patent High School. He was a multi-sport athlete, competing in football, basketball, and baseball. As a member of the football team, he played quarterback and defensive back and in 2006, his junior year, he led the football team to a 7–2 record and was named as a first-team all-star.[1] Keyte played amateur baseball for the Northern Community Outlaws in Holland Patent and was a guard for his school's basketball team.[1][2] Keyte played quarterback at Utica University. He was a four-year letterwinner at Utica. Throughout his career, he primarily served as a backup.[3] He graduated with a degree in criminal justice in 2012.[4] Coaching careerKeyte began his coaching career at Utica as a quarterbacks coach in 2012.[5] In 2013, Keyte joined Springfield College as a graduate assistant, coaching the defensive backs and linebackers. In 2014, he was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in the absence of former defensive coordinator Jack Holik.[4][6] In 2015, Keyte earned his first coaching position at the FBS level of college football, working as a defensive quality control coach at Rutgers.[5] In 2016, Keyte was hired as the outside linebackers coach and video coordinator for Maine.[7] In 2018, he was promoted to special teams coordinator.[5] For the 2022 season, Keyte served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.[8][6] In 2023, Keyte returned to Rutgers and served as a defensive quality control and interim defensive line coach. In 2024, Keyte served as a nickels coach for Rutgers.[9] Keyte was part of defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak's staff, where he helped lead Rutgers to two-consecutive bowl games for the first time since 2011 and 2012.[10] On January 21, 2025, Keyte was announced as defensive coordinator for UMass Minutemen football under new head coach Joe Harasymiak.[11][12] References
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