Thursday, March 26, 2009

Thursday news -- 03/26/09

The UMass website is reporting that today at 10:00 am is UMass' Pro day. They promise reports.

UPDATE: The UMass site has a image gallery here. Participating in the Pro Day were Ben Coblyn, Liam Coen, Courtney Robinson, Sean Smalls, Ian Jorgensen and Brian Ellis.

Note to UMass webmaster: Sean is still listed on the Spring 2009 roster.
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Former UMass assistant coach Eddie Morrissey has been hired at Fordham. So has former UMass player Malik Hall. Story about both of them here.

Ive blogged about Morressey before; and I've also reported on Hall.

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Like UMass, James Madison will be starting a new quarterback this fall.

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Big Doin's in Delaware. Like most states, Delaware has financial problems. The state has proposed that Delaware allow Sports betting.

If the law passes, the NCAA will not allow the University of Delaware to host playoff games, which would make a huge impact in the CAA.

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The CAA has the latest edition of their Spring Football Blog up: including reports from Villanova and Northeastern.

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