Matty Vautour reports (registration required) that former UMass Captain and middle linebacker Serge Tikum has joined the Minutemen as an assistant linebacker coach.
Tikum (#51 in the attached image) was elected captain in both his junior and senior years. He was an inspirational leader during his career with the Minutemen. It had been a long time since UMass had an non-senior captain.
Congratulations Serge!