Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sunday--November 27, 2011

Mark Blaudschun of the Boston Globe says Bill McGovern would be an excellent fit at UMass.

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A blog reader suggested Texas A&M offensive line coach Jim Turner. He's from Braintree, MA and has extensive Northeast coaching experience.

Video feature on Coach Turner.

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A lot of people expected BC's Frank Spaziani to be fired after a 4-8 season. Apparently not.

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Both James Madison and ODU won their respective opening playoff games against EKU and Norfolk State.

James Madison story here. The FCS playoffs are great, but the economics of FCS football are tough. From the JMU-EKU box score: Date: Nov 26, 2011 • Site: Richmond, Ky.  • Stadium: Roy Kidd Stadium  •  Attendance: 2388 

ODU's Taylor Heinicke, who got his start against UMass, threw five TD's against Norfolk State.

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The San Francisco Chronicle picks Victor Cruz as one of the top six NFL TD dancers.

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