Welcome back to the RU Strong Podcast, I’m your host, Jeff Durr and today’s episode is a special one. We’re heading back to my alma mater, the University of Maine, to spotlight a man who’s not just leading a football program he’sshaping a culture built on pride, discipline, and Black Bear grit.
Our guest is Head Football Coach Jordan Stevens a 2010 UMaine graduate, former all-conference standout, team MVP, and now the man at the helm of the very program that raised him.
Coach Stevens takes us through his incrediblejourney from playoff runs as a player, to coaching under legendary mentors like Jack Cosgrove, to refining his leadership style at Yale, and ultimately returning to Orono to lead the next generation.
In this episode, Jordan shares: The legacy and lessons that come from wearingthe Maine uniform
· How he’s rebuilding the program throughaccountability, structure, and high standards
· The importance of patience, relationships, andplayer development
· And why being a head coach is about more thanX’s and O’s — it’s about impact.
If you believe in building something biggerthan yourself, if you believe in giving back to the place that gave you your start and if you believe that strong values still win, this conversation will hit home.
Let’s dive in with University of Maine’s own, CoachJordan Stevens.
