Wednesday News ---- August 4th, 2010

Matty Vautour has an article on new UMass QB Ian Shultis. Some stats from the article:

"He completed 214 of 399 passes for 2,243 yards, 22 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He broke school records for touchdown passes in a game (five) and passing yards in a game (432) along the way. He was an all-league selection in the Southern California Football Association."

And he didn't start until the fourth game of the season...

UPDATE: The UMass athletic website has a video profile of Shultis. See below. It might not fit well with Blogger, but what the hell. And no snarky comments about his goof on the school colors. I'm sure his new teammates have already pointed that out.



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Craig Haley looks at the Patriot league and the advent of scholarships. Interesting about the quote that Fordham going scholarship football won't add a cent of actual expenses. I have a tape of the UMass-Lafayette 2007 playoff game. In a post game interview, the reporter tells the Leopards coach that he should be proud of the effort against a scholarship team; he replied "Oh all our kids are scholarship players too, they just call it something different."

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Former Appalachian State star QB Armanti Edwards is struggling with his transfer to WR for the
Carolina Panthers.

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The Boston Herald has a story about greatness in Groton.

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The Big East is developing plans for its own TV network. At the end of the article it says there have been discussions about Villanova making the jump to FBS/I-A football. Wow! The Wildcats would have to make a major investment in football for that to happen. Unless the league would help, it would be difficult for Villanova to come up with the needed about of cash.

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Thirty-one days until football. 2010 recruit Edward St. Vil, a 5-11 175 pd FR DB from Miramir, FL will wear #31 for the Minutemen this year.