Tuesday, May 05, 2026

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Chase Clark

 

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Chase Clark, 6-4 280 pound OL from Mount Carrmel HS in Chicago, IL has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

Clark is a three-star recruit. He has offers from Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois and Ohio from the MAC. Liberty, Delaware and Missouri State have also offered. He's an athletic big man and could find a home and lots of playing time in Amherst. 

Monday, May 04, 2026

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Isaac Oberting

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 Isaac Oberting, a 6-4 223 pound DE/TE from Lakeville, CT has a UMass offer.

 Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

Oberting has 15 total offers. Syracuse has offered from the ACC. Coastal Carolina, Temple and Bowling Green have offered from the Group-of-Five. In addition, most of the Ivies have offered from FCS.

Oberting could get a high quality education and play FBS football as well with the new Minuteman offense. 

Saturday, May 02, 2026

UMass Football News--May 2nd, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has a Spring recap by Christian McCollum and Rene Ingoglia.

It's well worth listening to. It has some interesting details. I think the Minutemen have significantly increased their talent level from last year. However, I have been worried about the OL and the running backs. Christian and Rene think UMass is good in those two rooms. 

Generally, if you can run the ball, you've got a good looking offense and a good looking quarterback. Expecting Pop Watson the jump start the passing game and then also do a dual-threat thing is asking a lot. Being able to run the ball will make it easier on him and help the passing game too.

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ESPN has a good, detailed preview of the MAC conference for 2026.  They pick us last, of course, but we deserve that until we play better.

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New conference foe Sacramento State wraps up Spring Ball.

The Hornets' write-up on their Spring practice

UMass is one of the four MAC teams that have to make the trek to Sacramento, the others are Ohio, Kent State and Toledo. 

It will be interesting to see how the new-look UMass team does against ex-FCS Sacramento. It could give us an early indication on how 2026 is going to go for the 2026 season.

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The MAC blog "By the Belt" has a post on three MAC players drafted by the CFL, which includes Keegan Andrews. 

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Friday, May 01, 2026

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Michael Vallarelli

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 Michael Vallarelli, 6-7 220 pound TE from Phillips-Andover has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights

UMass is the first FBS offer for Vallarelli. He's drawing interest from Wake Forest and North Carolina. The Minutemen's TE room is going to shine this year and he could join the crew and play in front of friends and family in Amherst. 

Thursday, April 30, 2026

UMass Football News--April 30th, 2026

 

Keegan Andrews gets drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Keegan is easily the best punter of the FBS era. I thought he would get an NFL look.

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 Timmy Hinspeter and Reece Adkins win the annual UMass Michael Boland Inspirational Award.

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Former UMass Football Coach Don Brown is now a high school assistant baseball coach. 

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College Football News predicts UMass to go 2-10 in 2026.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Caeylin Menzie

 

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Caeylin Menzie, a 5-11 195 pound RB from Savannah, GA has a UMass offer.

MaxPreps has stats. 

This Article from October of 2025 features Menzie. 

Menzie has FBS offers from Liberty and Georgia Southern. He could find a good fit and lots of playing time in Amherst with the UMass Minutemen. 

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Lamier Wade

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 Lamier Wade, a 6-5 225 pound Edge/OLB from Pittsburg, PA has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Wade has FBS offers from UConn and Eastern Michigan. He has a big frame and could play a number of positions for the Minutemen.