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Kingston Rust, a 6-2 205 pound QB from Hialeah, FL has a UMass offer.
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
This article from April 2025 features Rust.
Besides UMass, Rust has offers from Appalachian State, Florida Atlantic and Georgia State. He could get an excellent East Coast education and join a resurgent Minuteman team in Amherst.
The Minuteman Command has a post on senior LB Tyler Martin.
The center of the UMass defense was almost decent last year before Timmy Hinspeter went down. He was leading the MAC in tackles at that time.
I'm optimistic about the LB room for 2026. Besides the returning veterans Martin and Hinspeter UMass added Khari Bendolph, Joshua Iseah and Kendric Council. The last two were productive players at their previous schools.
STAR Michael Robinson II is a senior transfer from Rutgers and will probably function as a Safety/OLB.
Redshirt Freshman Dinos Drossos is one of the highest rated recruits UMass has signed. He should see some playing time is 2026. All-in-all, I think the 2026 LB room is maybe the deepest unit on the team.
Defensive coordinator Jared Keyte should have enough talent to play some defensive packages and have a more aggressive defense this year. The middle of the defense could be a strength in 2026.
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Former UMass players Ta'Rei Powell, Ellis Merryweather and Macklin Ayers will suit up for the UFL.
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The Minuteman Command has a post on WR T.Y. Harding feeling a new era in UMass football.
Harding's UMass bio here.
Harding's injury last year caused the wheels to come off the Minutemen's passing game.
The stats from the WR room were brutal.
Opponents had 29 passing TD's. UMass had 8.
Five of the eights TD's were by UMass TE's (as was the season's longest reception)
Our leading receivers last year:
This year Harding, plus Wisconsin transfer Joe Griffin and Devin Matthews should give us far more offensive firepower. I also like true freshman Kai Owens. He's one of the highest rated recruits ever to sign with UMass. He may be too good to redshirt.
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Western Mass News has a post on the opening of Spring practice.
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Alright, catching up.
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The Greenfield Reorder says UMass kicks off Spring practice with high hopes.
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By the Belt looks at the league's schedule.
Updog Sports analyses the MAC's collective schedule.
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The Minuteman Command reports Coach Harasymiak thinks the 2026 roster is improved.
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The Minuteman Command also has a post on transfer QB Pop Watson drawing interest from UMass fans and media.
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If you are looking for something to watch, some sports networks replay the NCAA tournament basketball games. I think the game of the playoffs so far is the St. John's-Kansas game.
The first half was ragged, but the second half was magic. It's worth watching. Far better than Celebrity Survivor Chef or the other crap the networks are turning out..
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I'm feeling under the weather. I will try to resume posting to the Blog later in the week.
Go UMass.
Well Saturday was the Vernal Equinox. Each Spring is a new beginning. UMass football starts the 2026 season tomorrow. The Minutemen return 50 players from last year and 29 new players join the roster. This should give the coaches a good knowledge of the talent level at the end of Spring practice.
A UMass roster tracker is here.
The Spring Game will be April 25th.
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WMUA Sports will apparently start a UMass Football 2026 show today at 3:00pm.
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The Minuteman Command has a post on his visit.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
Wagner is drawing interest from a number of New England schools. The offensive line leads the way and Wagner could be a valuable addition to the UMass roster.
