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UPDATES:
Spring Enrollees:
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Marquis Young, 6-0 200 RB from Milford Academy. I've blogged about Young before.
Randall West, 6-4 220 pound QB from Lawrenceville, NJ. I've blogged about West before.
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Lamarriel Taylor, 6-3 WR from Chula Vista, CA. I've blogged about him before.
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Thomas Rodrick, 6-3 230 LB from Liecester, MA. I've blogged about him before.
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ESPN describes him as one of the best safeties in MA in this 2012 article.
Hudl.com has video.
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Whipple said UMass recruited Josey last year. Whipple also said Josey ran the 2nd fastest 100 in the state of Florida in 2014.
Hudl.com highlights. This article from January 2014 features Josey. So does this article.
Rivals two-star player.
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Hudl.com video.
ESPN player page.
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OK, I've got to do a couple of things and then I'm going to drive down to Amherst to go the 3:00 PM press conference. More updates to the blog in the evening.
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Travis Reynolds joins the Minutemen. Apparently they play football in Australia (Reynolds video highlights)
Bayside Ravens Football Club.
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James Sosinski joins the UMass QB corps.
This article from MaxPreps features Sosinki.
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Jack Driscoll joins the UMass offensive line
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Reche Thomas signs with UMass
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Artayvious Lynn joins the Minutemen
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com video.
Rivals two-star player with offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky and South Alabama.
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Aaron Kinsey signs with the Minutemen.
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Mario Patton joins UMass.
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James Bowe signs with the Minutemen. I received an e-mail from a UMass fan in Georgia saying Buford is a powerhouse program that has supplied a lot of talent to FBS teams in the past.
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Mike Caggiano joins UMass.
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D'Shan Harley signs with the Minutemen.
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Sekai Lindsay joins UMass Football/
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Brandon Mangram signs with the Minutemen.
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Lee Moses joins UMass
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Robinson's Hudl highlights.
Also had offers from Temple and Bowling Green.
From the UMass feed:
Fun fact about Marshall Robinson - he can dunk a basketball from a standing position according to coach Sollazzo
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From John Sinnett's office:
Fans are invited to join UMass football Head Coach Mark Whipple and his staff for a College Football Signing Day Party tomorrow, February 4th at the Amherst Brewing Company starting at 5:30 PM. The event is free to attend and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. The Amherst Brewing Company is located just off the UMass campus at 10 University Drive in Amherst. Coach Whipple will highlight his incoming class of newcomers for the 2015 season and will be joined by his coaching staff to speak with fans about the newest additions to the UMass football family. The evening celebration will cap off what is sure to be a day of great excitement with players signing their National Letters of Intent beginning that morning.
SECOND RECRUITING EVENT CELEBRATION IN BOSTON
This event will be held at the UMass Club in Boston on February 26th, 2015. This is another opportunity to get to know the newest additions to the maroon and white family, and hear what Head Coach Mark Whipple and the UMass Football coaching staff have in store for the upcoming season.
To RSVP or for more information, please contact Jason Germain in the Minutemen Club Office at jag@admin.umass.edu<mailto:jag@admin.umass.edu> or 413-577-0267.
SIGNING DAY COVERAGE For full coverage of the day along with an interactive blog check out www.UMassAthletics.com<http://www.umassathletics.com/>. Fans are also encouraged to follow twitter.com/CoachWhipUMass<http://www.twitter.com/CoachWhipUMass>, twitter.com/UMassFootball<http://www.twitter.com/UMassFootball> and twitter.com/UMassAthletics<http://wwww.twitter.com/UMassAthletics> to get the news of each signing as soon as it happens.------------------------------------------------------------
The UMass website has a Signing Day Central Page up.
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Dan Malone says this year's recruits will lead the Minutemen into a unknown future.
MassLive.com will also have live updates.
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Looks like UMass Lax may be playing at McGuirk this season after Garber Field suffered unspecified "damage' from the latest storm.
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BC signs seven Massachusetts players.
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Campus Insiders thinks Sekai Lindsey will be star of the Minutemen's 2015 recruiting class.
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Future UMass opponent BYU got a big boost after it was named a honorary Power Five team.
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