Thursday--March 7, 2013

More on next Wednesday's Night of Championships from the Minutemen Club news letter.


Night of Champions

Wednesday, March 13

Curry Hicks Cage

7 pm

Fans, students and alumni are invited to join the UMass football team on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 PM in the Curry Hicks Cage for the Minutemen's Night of Champions. The event is free and will treat those in attendance to a strength competition by members of the team, a Tug-Of-War Competition, and what promises to be an exciting Slam Dunk Contest.

Along with the competitions, fans will be treated to music, prizes, and the chance to get autographs from the players and coaching staff. Prior to the start of the event, new strength and conditioning coach Mike Golden will be available for a question and answer session.

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An SB Nation writer says UMass will be extremely young in 2013.

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Western Michigan's game with Michigan state has been moved to August 30th with possible coverage on national TV from ESPN or the Big Ten Network. That would be good exposure for the league.

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Could Temple end up a winner in the conference realignment sweepstakes?

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There's a report that the Big East and the Catholic Seven have reached a deal.

The remaining Big East schools will get around $100 million in departure fees from the breakup.

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Tom Coughlin says Victor Cruz's status is "a little frustrating".

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