Eighteen Days until Kansas State ---08/18/09

Former UMass OLB Matt Dawson has been added to the New Hampshire coaching staff (scroll down). Dawson is also mentioned in this article by the Concord Monitor.

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UMass will induct six people into the UMass Athletic hall-of-fame in October of this year. The Springfield Republican has an article here .Two of the honorees have football connections.

Joe McLaughlin was First Team All-conference in 1977 and 1978. I've done a couple of blog posts that have some information about Joe.

Bob Marcum hired Mark Whipple. Even more important, his decision to fully fund UMass football scholarships led to the most successful era in UMass football history. He was also a professional AD and that was a big step up for UMass. Previously, the AD position was used as a political sinecure.

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A Tale of Two States: while Massachusetts is in a perpetual meltdown, Virginia is funding a 62 Million upgrade to James Madison's stadium.

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Bring on the Cats breaks down the QB position for Kansas State.

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UMass FR Thad McCummings gets a mention in this article from the Metro West.

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The Baltimore Sun has some quotes from Matt Lawrence.

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