Friday--June 6th, 2014

Dan Malone reports UMass adds eight walk-ons to the Minutmen 2014 class.

ESPN Boston also did a story about the additions.

Five of the eight are from Massachusetts, which will keep the Bay State percentage up. Included are:

Alfred Adarkwah---WR-6-4 175 pounds from Worcester. I've blogged about Adarkwah before.

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J.T. Kelley--WR 6-6 215  pounds from St. Johns HS

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Basit Dennis--OL/DL 280 pounds from Worcester Academy. ESPN Boston reports on him walking on for UMass

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Andrew Libby--Athlete-6-0 195 pounds Saco Maine. I've blogged about Libby several times in the past.

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Jon Lucier--TE--6-6 215 pounds from Holden, MA. ESPN reported on Lucier's committing to UMass back in February. NCSA recruiting profile here.

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John Previte --OL/DL 285 pounds from Brockton, MA. Was All-State on defensive line. Previte was named All-New England in the fall of 2013 for Northfield Mt. Hermon.

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Jeremy Rodriguez--DB 6-2 205 Hillsdale, NJ. East Coast Prep bio here (scroll).

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Matthew Wylie--K 6-5 190 pounds Dipping Springs TX. I've blogged about Wylie before.

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Just as a WAG, I'd speculate Adarkwah and Wylie have the greatest chance of playing as true freshman in 2014...

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Dan Malone reports former UMass head coach Charlie Molnar will join Idaho as a position coach.

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OT, but Sports Illustrated reports John Calipari has signed a contract with Kentucky that SI calls "jaw dropping"

The Montgomery Advertiser  says Tony Barbee might rejoin Calipari at Kentucky.

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