Saturday--August 16th, 2014

Matty Vautour says Mark Whipple has brought fun back to UMass football. Wins will follow as long as Minutemen fans are realistic about the schedule. UMass opens with four BCS teams and Bowling Green, everybody's pick for MAC champion. There will be bowl-eligible teams from the AAC, Sunbelt and MAC that would go 0-5 against that schedule. The 2015 schedule is much more reasonable and the win totals will look much better.

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Former UMass WR Tom Gilson will play in the Arena Football league's championship game on August 23rd. Gilson's UMass bio. Gilson's Gladiators bio.

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Hustle Belt looks at MAC recruiting power rankings as of August.

Hustle Belt also looks at the best football names in the MAC.

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Speaking of the MAC, Cleveland.com says the Northern Illinois Huskies are a breed apart.

Cleveland.com also says Central Michigan has stuff to win it all.

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Lightly buzzed.com looks at the ugliest uniforms in college football.

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Notre Dame holds out four players while probing academic fraud.

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Boston College is working hard in the second week of practice.

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On August 30th, Penn State kicks off its 2014 season in a unique venue.

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