UMass Football News--July 25th, 2025

 The Minuteman Command has a transcript of coach Harasymiak's remarks at MAC Media Day.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

UMass Athletics/Chris Tucci image

The Hampshire Gazette also has a story on Harasymiak's statements at Media Day.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

The Action Network says take the under in the UMass/Temple game.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

The MAC coaches picked Toledo to win the MAC; UMass eleventh.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

In a MAC quarterbacks ranking, Athlon Sports has UMass' Brandon Rose/Grant Jordan combo as 11th.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

The Star Press interviews  MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher on the status of the MAC in national college football.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 

UMass Football News--July 24th, 2025

 Episode #14 of the UMass Flagship Podcast is up.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Great video of UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes visiting the UMass football team. 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

College Football News predicts UMass will go 2-10 in the Minutemen's first year in the MAC. 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 MAC Media Day is today. It will be available on ESPN+.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

UMass Football News--July 23rd, 2025

 

"X" image

The Minuteman Command has a post on WR Jenoa Alford joining UMass.

I blogged about Alford back on July 2nd. 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

MAC Media Day is tomorrow starting at 9:00 am ET. It will be carried live on ESPN+.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Yahoo Sports predicts UConn to go 8-4 in 2025. 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Jhalil Anderson

"X" image

 Jhalil Anderson, a 6-3 190 pound WR from Washington, DC has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

Anderson has fourteen offers including Ball State and Toledo from the MAC. Power Four programs, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Northwestern have also offered. He could be part of the new Minuteman offense and be in line for some early playing time in Amherst. 

UMass Football News--July 21st, 2025

 

UMass OL Brock Taylor has been named a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

Eleven MAC athletes were nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works team. 

More on the American Football Coaches Association's Good Works team here. 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hawkeyes Wire previews Iowa's Week # 3 matchup with UMass. 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If college football went totally commercial, buying the University of Texas football program would cost you $2.38 billion..

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

UMass Football News--July 19th, 2025

 College Football Wire gives ticket information and kickoff times for the 2025 UMass football schedule.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

Image credit unknown

Iowa Hawkeyes on Sports Illustrated previews UMass (amazingly, it seems not AI written). 

I have a link to Dave Barry's blog (he cracks me up) here at the UMass football blog. Recently, Google's AI has decided he's dead. 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hustle Belt looks at the non-conference chances for each MAC conference football team. 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

College Football Wire considers if FCS transfer Mark Gronowski can take 2025 opponent Iowa to the college football playoffs.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

Deion Sanders wishes college football had a salary cap.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

UMass Football News--July 18th, 2025

Minuteman Command image

 The Minuteman Command has a post on Coach Harasymiak and staff's recruiting style.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

College Football News has surprising depth in the CFN's preseason MAC All-Conference teams. 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NIU Huskies hope for a MAC championship in their last year in the league. 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2025 opponent Iowa announces two sell-out games for this season. 

The Hawkeyes have a 21-game home sell-out record.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Missouri's HC Eli Drinkwitz thinks a 30-team college football playoff would be about right. 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------