Tuesday--July 30, 2013

It may be just the way the decisions are falling, but the MassLive scholarship database has seven of eleven recruits on the defensive side of the ball. Looking at the two "official" recruiting classes plus the Spring additions shows 20 of the 51 players brought in were defensive. That's around 40%.

Could 2014 be a big class for Coach Elamassian?

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Matt Sussman, the founder of the MAC blog "Hustle Belt" is leaving.

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Big Ten coaches talk MAC football.

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Western Michigan has been hit with injuries in the linebacker position this spring.

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John Griffin gets some praise in this article about the Jets camp (scroll down) .

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The LA Times says the new tackling rule puts college football on a slippery slope.

The same newspaper says maybe yellow cards are the answer.

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A Sun Sentinel writer says Josh Samuda is getting reps with the dolphins starting OL because he's one of the best pass blockers on the team.

More praise for Josh here.

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The day before UMass signed six recruits, Kansas State signed five and it was described as one of the "most memorable days" in the Cats recruiting history.

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The Wisconsin blog "Badger Bits" says only four weeks until the season starts.

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