Thursday News---August 5th, 2010

Former UMass RB coach (1998-03) Mike Cassano has rejoined Mark Whipple at the U. Cassano is also mentioned here.

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Maryland DC Don Brown and UMass get several mentions in this article about Maryland playing the Navy option.

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Andrew Gaddess of The Sports Network says the Northeast Conference is inspired by the coming of playoff eligibility.

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FCS/I-A football gains another FBS QB transfer as former LSU signal caller Chris Garrett transfers to Northwestern State.

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The CAA Blogger starts his coverage of summer training camps for the league teams.

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The UMass Online Store has a number of new UMass Football items. I'm picking up a couple of those "UMass Football" decals.

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Today is thirty days until football opens (1 month!). Wearing #30 for UMass is Igor Garcia, a 6-1 180 pd FR K from Medford, MA. Garcia is a 2010 recruit.