UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Tyler Bell commits to UMass

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 Tyler Bell, a 6-0 185 pound QB from Jersey City, NJ has committed to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has two posts on Bell's commitment:  his announcement and Tommy Guy breaks down Bell's HS skills.

I blogged about Bell before. 

247Sports has a post on Bell's commitment to the Minutemen. 

In FBS football, it's the general procedure to recruit one QB per year and Bell looks like an excellent signing. UMass fans will be able to follow his career with Coach Harasymiak. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Matthew Tybor commits to UMass

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 Matthew Tybor, a 6-4 240 pound TE from Lawrence Academy has committed to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has a post on Tybor's commitment. 

I blogged about UMass recruiting Tybor back in March. 

Tight ends have become a big component of modern college football offenses. Hope Tybor has a productive career with the Minutemen. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Samuel Mulbah commits to UMass

 

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The Minuteman Command reports Samuel Mulbah, a 6-3 260 pound DL from Camp Hill, PA has committed to UMass.

I blogged about Mulbah back on May 23rd, 2025. 

Mulbah chose UMass over an offer from Buffalo and several FCS schools. He should have a bright future in the new Minuteman defense. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Cooper Long commits to UMass

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 UMass had a number of commits from this weekend's OV session.

Cooper Long, 6-5 270 pound DL from Sallsbury, CT has committed to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has a post on Long's deciding to join the Minutemen. 

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

Long had nine offers including Army from FBS and eight Northeast FCS schools. I'll be looking forward to following his career with UMass. 

UMass Football News--June 14th, 2025

 The Minuteman Command has a post on a number of potential recruits taking an official visit to UMass this weekend.

I've blogged on some of them here. I'll cover any commits as they occur.

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The Daily Collegian has a really nice story about Coach Jim Reid. If anyone reflects the values of Minuteman foot ball, it's coach Reid.

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Sports Illustrated ranks MAC teams after Spring ball and has UMass dead last, after winless Kent State. 

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I have a copy of the 2025 edition of Lindy's College Football Magazine. Of the 28 new coaching hires they rank Coach Harasymiak 7th out of 28 hires (with a rating of 8.5 out of 10).

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The Athletic reports college football's effort to reel in the transfer portal is gaining momentum.  

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UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Parker Maiers

 

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Parker Maiers, a 6-1 220 pound LB from Indianapolis, IN has a UMass offer.

247Sport page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats. 296 TT in 22 games played in the last two years.

This article from 2024 has him as one of the top-20 LB's in Indiana. 

Maiers has eleven offers including Air Force and Navy. Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State and Eastern Michigan have offered from the MAC. He could get an excellent education and be part of the resurgent UMass football tradition in Amherst. 

UMass Football News--June 12th, 2025

 Episode # 8 of the Flagship Podcast is up. Christian McCollum fills in for Rene Ingoglia this week.

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College Football,News previews the 2025 UMass team and predicts 2.5 wins.

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Hustle Belt has the House vs NCAA settlement from a MAC point of view. 

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Athlon Sports previews the 2025 MAC conference and predicts UMass 12th in the 13-team league. 

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Hawkeyes Wire looks at 2025 Power Four opponent Iowa. 

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Paul Finebaum thinks the new NIL structure leaves mid-major teams "with no chance of success". 

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North Carolina basketball will pay its NIL roster a "staggering" amount of money in 2025. 

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