Tuesday -- November 22, 2011

Matty V. said the writing was on the wall for some time about Coach Morris.

He also says there are plenty of viable candidates for the position of UMass Head Coach.

Matty's candidates:

Mark Whipple- Current QB coach for the Browns.

Don Brown- Current defensive coordinator for UConn.

Neal Brown- Current offensive coordinator for Texas Tech. Bonus material on Neal Brown.

Mike Leach-- Out of football since 2009.

Calvin Magee--Offensive coordinator for Pitt.

Lincoln Riley--Offensive coordinator and RB coach at ECU

Mark D'Onofrio--Assistant HC and defensive coordinator at the University of Miami.

Sean McDonnell- Head Coach New Hampshire.

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The Boston Globe says Morris out at UMass.

The Boston Herald said UMass is moving up without  Kevin Morris.

Yahoo Sports says it's a fresh start for the Minutemen.

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UMass placed eleven players on the CAA All-Conference squad.

First team: Emil Igwenagu, Julian Talley, Jesse Julmiste and Tyler Homes.

Second Team: None.

Third Team: Jonathan Hernandez (third team?), Rob Blanchflower, Stephane Milhim, Josh Samuda, Nick Speller, Kevin Byrne and Perry McIntyre.

Blanchflower, Milhim, Speller, Byrne and McIntyre are underclassmen.

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Keepers College football rankings has UMass finishing the regular season ranked #60.

In the first round of the FCS playoffs he has both JMU and Old Dominion as favorites.

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