Western Michigan will be without five players from last year's squad (article with an image of UMass LB Jovan Santos-Knox).
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The NY Post says Victor Cruz is whining over his $46 million contract.
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USA Today previews #52 Bowling Green. The Falcons had arguably the MAC's top defense last year. Bowling Green held UMass to 6 first downs and 118 total yards of offense. On October 5th, we'll see if Coach Molnar's 2.0 offense can do better. The Minutemen defense played well though, holding the Falcons to 282 yards despite Bowling Green having 17 more plays than UMass.
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Northern Illinois tries to parley its recent athletic success into more clout in Illinois.
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Ford Field (the home of the Detriot Lions) will host a bowl game starting in 2014. A MAC team would be in the running for a slot.
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A Bleacher Report writer has three Wisconsin freshmen who will make an impact in 2013.
ESPN ranks the Big Ten's OOC games including UMass.
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SB Nation has ten things to know about 2013 Kansas State team.
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The NY Jets blog on ESPN looks at the Jets running backs. John Griffin not listed as making the squad.
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Keron Williams gets lots of quotes in this article about the BC Lions' win over Edmonton.
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