UMass Football News--April 22nd 2024

 Mike Trani of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on transfer OV's this spring.

I've done blog posts on Buffalo transfer Mike Washington and Central Michigan OL Keegan Smith.

The Minutemen need defensive linemen and running backs. UMass should have enough scholarships to bring in four or more transfers,

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HERO Sports has the MAC conference transfer portal status. Toledo loses a big chunk of the Rockets offense with QB Dequan Finn and RB Peny Finn leaving. Both were MAC conference players-of-the-year.

With play-for-pay in full force, Group-of-Five will continue to bleed players to the big money conferences,

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2024 opponent Missouri is planning a $250 million stadium upgrade.

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2024 opponent Mississippi State has a new HC, new OC and new QB's.

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UMass Football News--April 20th, 2024

 

Only one week until the UMass spring game.

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The Minuteman Twitter feed has mic'd up with Te'Ray Powell. 

Again it's hard to catch all the numbers, but it features Te'Ray Powell and #12 Brennen Bailey, #15 Derrieon Craig, #26 RJ Edwards and #36 Jayree Roberts.

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Former UMass  RB Kay'Ron Adams takes an OV to Michigan State.

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College football approves two-minute warnings and helmet communications for 2024.

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More than 12,000 college football players have opted-in to EA Sports College Football.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Phillip Bowser

 

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Phillip Bowser, a 6-5 265 pound OL from Youngstown, OH has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video.

This article covers some of his recruiting visits this spring.

Bowser has eleven offers including most of the MAC as well as Temple and Marshall. He could get an East  coast education and play for an up-and-coming team in Amherst.

UMass Football News--April 18th, 2024

 The UMass Twitter feed has video on Spring ball with some interviews of players and coaches.

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Gino Campiotti and Cletus Mathurin have been named to the 2024 National Honor Society.

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April would be an excellent time to join the Gridiron Club or the Midnight Ride Collective. Every donation will help UMass football turn the corner and prosper in the MAC.

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Plans for the proposed "Super" league have been leaked. BC, Duke and Georgia Tech from the ACC are left out..

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UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Ethan Kraatz

 

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Ethan Kraatz, a 6-4 280 pound OL from Saginaw, MI has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here.

Hudl,com has video.

NCAS recruiting profile here.

This article covers his visit to Purdue. 

Kraatz has ten offers including several MAC team as well as Army and Navy. He could find a lot of playing time in Amherst with Coach Miller.

UNass Football News--April 16th, 2024

 

The UMass "X" feed has some images from spring practice.

Showing some serious biceps is #2 WR Jacquan Gibson. He's coming off a redshirt injury year in 2023.

 #72 is Ethan Mottinger. He started all 12 games in 2023 for the Minutemen. One of two returning OL for 2024. Mottinger should be an anchor at RT for UMass.

 #11 is graduate transfer Jacobie Keeney-James. For Eastern Washington he had 37 GP 825-61 with 4TD's. In his sophomore year he had a 246-yard receiving game. Keeney-James should bring leadership to the WR room.

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The New England Football Journal interviews Marcellus Anderson

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Former UMass WR Dariyan Wiley has just committed to his fourth school for 2024.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Liam Vaughan

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Liam Vaughan, a 6-3 280 pound IOL from Walled Lake, MI has a UMass offer,

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video.

This article talks about his visit to Michigan State.

Spartans Wire also has a post on his visit.

Vaughan has nine offers including four MAC teams and several Ivies. He could play at the FBS level and also get an East coast education in Amherst.