UMass single game tickets are on sale.
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Jesse Allen of Hustle Belt previews UMass.
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Dan Malone previews Eastern Michigan. The Eagles went 2-10 in 2014, but upset Buffalo, a team that handled the Minutemen last year. The Eagles OOC schedule is manageable they're going to be clobbered at LSU, but Old Dominion, Wyoming and Army are ranked #108, #114 and #121 by Phil Steele.
FYI, Steele ranks Colorado as #46, Temple at #61 and FIU at #103
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Speaking of Phil Steele he rates Penn State transfer Daiquan Kelly as a "very highly touted" player and had him ranked #55 in his linebacker recruiting list. The whole MAC conference only signed three VHT players in 2014.
Philly.com has a post on Kelley's transferring to UMass.
Centre Daily.com also has a report on Kelly's leaving Penn State.
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The UMass Daily Collegian has a post on AD Ryan Bamford's announcement UMass will pay COA for scholarship athletes.
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247 Sports has a preseason "Top 247 college players". Five MAC players made the list including QB JoVan Santos-Knox and Tajae Sharpe from UMass. Full list here.
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Cleveland.com says MAC West conference running backs will likely decide the league title.
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This article by Buffalo News.com features Bulls RB Anthone Taylor, who ran all over the UMass defense last year to the tune of 237 yards.
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Victor Cruz will be the focus of an upcoming Showtime Sports documentary.
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