Monday, June 01, 2015

June 1st, 2015

Mississippi State is looking for a 2016 opponent to play in  Starkville. ESPN is supposedly helping to find a non-Power Five opponent. Could it be UMass? The Minutemen already have a tough 2016 schedule. OTOH, Mississippi State should provide a highly lucrative contract.

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Football.com looks at Ball State's head coach Pete Lembo and wonders if 2015 will be the year he gets a call from a Power 5 team. The Minutemen play at Ball State on October 31st.

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A Bleacher Report writer names UMass as the MAC's potential "Sleeper" team.

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The Buffalo News looks at how the University of Buffalo and other schools will adjust to the additional financial drain of full-cost-of-attendance.

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Like UMass, the Colorado Buffs have no 2016 verbals as yet.

The Buffs are spending $165 million on a facilities upgrade.

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Tajae Sharpe get an "honorable mention" in this college WR ranking. Hopefully, after a full year catching passes from Blake Frohnapfel, he'll be one of the top names in all of college football.

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iSportsweb.com previews Notre Dame's defensive line.

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In this article from May 7th, Temple HC Matt Rhule says there's no reason why the Owls can't compete for the AAC chanpionship. Warning loud auto-run commercial.

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The Giants Blog "Big Blue" wonders what New York will get from Victor Cruz.

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