James Walsh begins his first season as Running Backs Coach at Merrimack College in 2021. 

Walsh spent 2018 and 2019 as a Graduate Assistant Coach at Springfield College, where he served as Special Teams Coordinator and also worked with the outside linebackers. In 2019, Walsh's special teams unit was tied for 1^st in the nation with four return touchdowns, led the NEWMAC Conference in punts blocked (3) and kickoff return average (21.9) and tied for 2^nd in NEWMAC in net punting (31.5). The also had zero blocked kicks allowed, zero touchdowns allowed, zero turnovers, zero fakes or onside kicks converted against and zero change of possession penalties.

Prior to Springfield, Walsh spent 2017 on the staff as Bates College working with Bates' cornerbacks. In 2016, he spent his first year in coaching at Phillips Academy Andover where he worked with the team's defensive backs and wide receivers. 

Walsh graduated from Bates in 2016 and earned his master's degree from Springfield in 2020.