Thursday, March 25, 2010

Thursday News---March 25th, 2010

CBS3 in Springfield reports on the UMass Football team's bone marrow registration drive.

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The Sun-Chronicle reports on preparations for the UMass-UNH game at Gillette and mentions one thing that may entice students to go to the game: beer.

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Off topic, but congrats anyway to Tony Barbee on his appointment as HC at Auburn.

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Two players from Hofstra are walking on at Syracuse University (fourth paragraph). More here.

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Speaking of transfers, yesterday I looked at the 2010 CAA transfer list. It contained 18 transfers, three of them from BCS.

Last year, the CAA had 14 transfers, six from BCS.

  • Delaware (1) Penn State
  • Hofstra (3) South Dakota State, Lanier College, Riverside CC
  • JMU (1) San Mateo JC
  • Maine (2) Iona, Sacred Heart
  • UMass (2) Diablo CC, New Mexico State
  • Northeastern (0)
  • Rhode Island (4) Rutgers
  • Richmond (0)
  • Towson (1) Middle Tennessee State
  • Villanova (0)
  • William & Mary (0)
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The top football recruit in 2009, Bryce Brown has left Tennessee.

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