Saturday News---- August 14th, 2010

The UMass website has a photo gallery from Friday's UMass practice session. Sr LB Mike Mele wore the blue honor jersey for that pracitce.

Included is a video interview with Tom Gilson, a 6-3 210 pd RS JR WR.

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Wednesday I did a blog post on UMass offering to Manny Asprilla. Yesterday he signed with Boston College.

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The new Holy Cross Football Blog "Chu Chu, Rah, Rah" has a preview of the Crusaders-UMass game.

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Villanova's Matt Sczcur will get a total of $600,000 in bonuses if he signs with the Cubs before the 2011 NFL Combine in February.

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The Detroit News says Michigan's Rich Rodriguez is on the hot seat this year.

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Craig Haley of The Sports Network previews the Ohio Valley Conference.

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The CAA blogger is busy with Friday's CAA training camp news . The league is running a contest to win CAA teams mini-helmets.

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Today is twenty-one days until the season starts. Wearing #21 for UMass is Kirk Nelms, a 5-10 180 pd FR DB from Spotsylvania, PA. Nelms is a 2010 recruit.