Saturday--July 12th, 2014

Dan Malone continues his Top-25 UMass players for 2014 with a post on Marken Michel.

Michel's UMass bio.

Michel went 6-6 GP-GS 28-229 8.2 AVE 0 TD 35 LONG 18.7 AVE/G in 2012.

As Dan says, the Minutemen offensive needs all the playmakers it can get. 229 yards would have placed him third in total receiving in 2013 if he had been playing. UMass was 12th in the MAC in pass offense last year and 111th out of 123 teams.

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Charles Doss over at Hustle Belt reports on UMass recruiting Hergy Mayala, a 6-2 190 athlete from Trinty-Pawling school in NY.

Rivals page here.

This article from March in NJ.com co-features Mayala.

Mayala has offers from UConn, Rutgers and Old Dominion.

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Hustle Belt also has a story on UMass WR Tajae Sharpe.

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CBS Sports talks about the new college sports safety guidelines.

The Hampshire Gazette has an editorial on the subject. Remember, football ranks lower than several other college sports in concussions.

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Brandon London led all the Larks receivers in Montreal's 34-33 loss to Winnipeg.

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