Western Connecticut State University

Colin Pawlak begins his second season as an assistant football coach at Western Connecticut State University and will coach the defensive backs in 2025.  Pawlak graduated from WestConn in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in history and a minor in psychology and completed a master's degree from his alma mater in secondary education this spring. He played defensive back for the Wolves from 2018-22 and was a volunteer assistant coach in the secondary in 2023.