Tuesday News -----July 20th, 2010

The Union Leader has an article discussing some of the details of the UMass-UNH game at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 23rd.

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The Sports Network has released their Buchanan Award Watch List for the best defensive player in FCS. IMHO, the list is a little strange. Six of the 20 nominees come from two schools: Appalachian State and Richmond. According to my literature, the Spiders only return four starters on defense. Three of the four are amoung the top 20 defensive players in the division?

The official CAA blogger has more details on the three plus LB Terrance Thomas of Villanova.

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J&B Scouting has a new Q&A Monday article up.

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Villanova has a 2010 Pump Up video on YouTube. It's good to be National Champion.

BTW, the Wildcats highlight film from their win over Montana here. Matt Szczur's touchdown run right through a Montana LB reminds me of the famous Bo Jackson-Brian Bosworth run-over.

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UMass loses a recruiting battle to Iowa as Danvers, MA native Mike Orloff commits to the Hawkeyes.

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Former UMass player and assistant coach Matt Dawson has returned to Fordham for his second coaching stint, this time as Defensive Coordinator.

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Catching up on the player countdown. Wearing #48 this year will be Dawan Nolton a 5-11 212 pd RS SO LB from Irvington , NJ. Dawan appeared in two game in 2009. Did not have a tackle.

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Wearing #47 for the Minutemen in 2010 will be Tom Brandt a 6-0 200 pd RS FR LB from Natick, MA. Brandt was redshirted on 2009.

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Today is forty-six days until the season opens. Wearing #46 for UMass will be Chad Hunte, a 6-0 205 pd SO LB from Brookline, MA. Hunte transferred from Northeastern. He played as a true freshman for the Pride and racked up 18 UT 15 AT 33 TT 1 INT.

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