Friday, April 26, 2013

Friday--April 26, 2013

Yesterday was a page in MAC history as Central Michigan's Eric Fisher was the #1 pick in the 2013 NFL draft.

The Toledo Blade says the MAC rises to the top.

Fisher and the CMU running game were the difference in the Chippewas'  42-21 win over UMass at Gillette. Central Michigan had 262 rushing yards and and averaged 6.5 yards/carry. The Minutemen had 64 net yards rushing

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SmithTownPatch.com has a story about former UMass kicker Chris Koepplin making the Buffalo Bills roster.

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A Bleacher Report writer has winners and losers from college football's Spring games and has UMass as a winner.

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The Boston Herald has a feature on New England players in the NFL Draft and has quotes by Coach Molnar on Stephane Milhim, Michael Cox and Darren Thellen.

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The Tampa Bay Times has an article about the athletic family of Trey Dudley-Giles.

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A Lowell wrestling coach says if all Massachusetts kids stayed in state, UMass would be in the Big Ten.

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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" has how conference realignment affected the MAC.

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