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There will be some new faces available for the Minutemen linebacker corps. Trey Seals will be rushing the passer standing up. At 6-4 231, he's more of a linebacker size than a DE in FBS football.
Da'Sean Downey 6-5 240 is an early enrollee in the 2014 recruiting class. Again, he has BCS size and could be a future starter.
John Robinson-Woodget 6-2 225 played in 10 games in 2013, but has been getting favorable mentions during spring practice.
Steve Casali and Shane Huber are still recovering from injuries suffered last fall. UMass could have enough depth this year to have some defensive packages like Brown used. The Minutemen struggled playing the 3-4 last year, especially with run stopping. That's going to be an issue this year as the starting defensive line is going to be very light by even MAC standards.
If UMass had to play a game next week, I would think the starting inside LB's would be Stanley Andre 6-2 240 and Jovan Santos-Knox 6-2 240. The two outside LB's could be Kassan Messiah 6-4 225 and John Robinson-Woodget.
Other LB's seeking to contribute this year are:
- Zeke Edmonds - True freshman
- Andrew Ellis -- Red Shirt in 2013
- Hassan Graham --True freshman
- Vondell Langston--Red Shirt in 2013
- Peter Ngobidi-- Played in six games in 2013
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The UMass website has video and a story from the Football Team's taking part in the Autism Speaks 5k run/walk.
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More on Brandon Hill and Kevin Morris' reunion at Monmouth.
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OT, but Michigan is looking for a "high mid-major" hoops team for a home-and-home. Four slots on the UMass slate are open now that we are not playing MAC teams.
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