Thursday, April 04, 2013

Thursday--April 4, 2013


The official groundbreaking ceremony for the new UMass Football Training facility is going to be on Friday April 26th. The UMass website has more here.

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Members of the UMass Football team as well as Coach Molnar will take part in Sundays (April 7th) Autism Awareness 5k/3k race.

From the UMass article:

"In his second year as head coach at UMass, community service has been an important initiative for Charley Molnar. In addition to the Autism Awareness Race, members of the UMass football team volunteer at local nursing homes, work with Habitat for Humanity, have worked at local schools, volunteered with Relay for Life, and held Bone Marrow Registration Drives. This past year, the program was also recognized by the UMass Athletic Department as the Community Service award-winner as part of the CHAMPS Cup competition

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College football helmets: now in camo.

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More impact on FCS football is expected as many of the teams leaving were the ones who provided most of the income for the FCS playoffs.

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Ball State emphasizes special teams and it's paying off for the Cardinals.

University of Buffalo will play in its fifth NFL stadium this fall.

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A Bleacher Report writer looks at the process of becoming a college football walk-on player.

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