I received my 2015 copy of Phil Steele's magazine yesterday. Two full pages on UMass.
Phil has the Minutemen at 4th in the MAC East. He has us #14 in his "most improved" teams for 2015 (Temple was #6 and Ball State was #9).
He has UMass #95 in his Power Poll (UConn is #102).
In his 2016 NFL draft section he has Blake Frohnapfel as #18 in the top 30 QB's and Tajae Sharpe as #23. Jovan Santos-Knox is rated #27 in the top 30 ILBs.
Steele also has UMass #11 in his two-deep class breakdown.
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The UMass website has eight Minutemen named to Athlon Magazine's preseason All-MAC teams.
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The Notre Dame blog "One Foot Down" says UMass and Temple are "filler' games for the Irish.
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CBS Sports has Mark Whipple as a "2" on a 0-5 hot seat rating for 2015. Unless Whipple is caught robbing a bank, his job security has to be among the highest in FBS.
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Western Michigan's P.J. Fleck is named by Athlon as one of the top 15 "Coaches on the Rise".
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NFL.com looks at the 15 smartest players in college football. Three of the fifteen play in the MAC and does not include Blake Frohnapfel.
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Steelers Depot says Rob Blanchflower will get a second chance this summer.
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Toledo's HC Matt Campbell gets in trouble for leading a team prayer back in 2012.
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