Calvin Powell will be entering his 1st season with the Blue Jays as Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator.

Powell brings a wide array of experiences over his 17-year coaching career spending the past 2 years at D3 Maine Maritime Academy as its Head Football Coach.

Prior to Maine, Powell served as the Assistant Head Coach offensive line coach in his second stint at Langston University in Oklahoma. The 2022 Lions ranked fifth in the nation in rushing and 12th in the nation in points per game with Powell coaching five all-conference players. Powell had previously coached the offensive line and running backs while coordinating the recruiting efforts at Langston between May 2010 and May 2012. In his first stint with the Lions, Powell coached Langston’s all-time leading rusher, three first team all-conference offensive linemen and two honorable mentions along the front. The Lions shared the Sooner Athletic Conference title and ranked 23rd in the nation. Prior to his tenure at Langston, Powell served as the Offensive Line Coach and Academic Coordinator at Lyon College. He coached six All-Sooner Athletic Conference offensive linemen, while raising the team GPA by three-tenths of a point. He also worked with three Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes in his time. Before his time at Lyon College, Powell was part of a startup program at Texas Wesleyan University for two years. He served as the Offensive and Recruiting Coordinator, while instructing quarterbacks and running backs. Coaching the conferences is the 2nd leading rusher and 3 all academic quarterbacks.

Prior to Texas Wesleyan Powell worked at Temple University where he was an offensive graduate assistant helping the Owls to a 10-4 record, its 1st 10-win regular season in school history and an appearance in the inaugural American Conference Championship game, as well as the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl.

He has also served as the Running Backs Coach and Video Coordinator at SUNY Maritime, and as a Tight Ends and Running Backs Coach at Northeastern Oklahoma, where he also served as a Resident Director. Powell also coached at two high schools in Texas, Green Hill School and St. Michael’s Catholic Academy.

Powell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in sports management from Southwestern College and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Langston University.