Monday News--12/21/09

Happy Winter Solstice Day! The Sun reaches it's lowest point at 17:47 UTC (12:47 EST).

Tomorrow we head towards Spring.

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The Examiner.com recaps honors won by UMass players in football, basketball and hockey over the last week.

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The Bleecher Report says the money received by FCS teams to play FBS games is climbing.

UMass should fill in for Hofstra at Boston College next year and make nearly a milion dollars for two FBS games. With the recession on it would be a smart move.

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Prairie View A&M's Henry Frazier III became the first HBCU coach to win the Eddie Robinson Award as FCS's top coach.

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Notes and quotes post-game from the 2009 National Campionship.

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