Nik Kessel serves as Assistant Special Teams Coach for University of Connecticut's FOOTBALL (Sport Administrator: Dom Godi) | Phone: program in Storrs, Connecticut.
Assistant Coach Nik Kessel comes to Storrs to serve on Coach Candle's staff as assistant special teams coach in 2026. Kessel coached two seasons at Merrimack College, filing the roles of special teams coordinator, run game coordinator, and linebackers coach. Kessel coached a Merrimack squad to leading the country with six blocked punts in 2025 and 10 over the last two seasons.
