Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Tuesday--August 19th, 2014

Blake Fronapfel
Lots of news this morning. First off Blake Frohapfel has been named starting QB.

Dan Malone has the story about Blake.

He also reports A.J. Doyle will remain at QB. I stand by my assertion that A.J. will play better this year. He's the only experienced backup we have, so he'll be a significant cog in the UMass offense.

Matty Vautour also has a post on Fronapfel being named starter. Note the chance to study at my old school UMass'  Isenberg School of Management was instrumental in Fronapfel considering joining the Minutemen.

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In other news, four-star RB Drew Harris and UMass have parted ways. Coach Whipple's only comment was "It wasn't a good fit."

From Dan's article the running back chart looks like this:

  1. Jamal Wilson RSJR 5-10 206
  2. J.T. Blyden FR 6-0 196
  3. Shadrach Abrokwah SO 5-9 202
Limited with injuries so far in camp are Lorenzo Woodley SO 6-0 212 and Jordan Broadnax RSJR 5-9 184.

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The MAC Conference and ESPN have signed a new thirteen year deal.

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Hustle Belt previews Ball State's season and predicts an easy win over UMass.

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The Vegas odds makers have BC double-digit underdogs in at least six games this season. BC Interruption looks at the chances of an Eagle upset.

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Fosters.com previews UNH's offensive line and has a number of quotes from former UMass star Alex Miller.

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