Friday--March 18th, 2016

Former UMass player and coach Brian Smith debuts at Michigan.

Smith's Michigan bio. Smith looks like he's still in shape to play.

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NJ.com has "Tajae Sharpe--Pascataway's next Pro"

This quote by Sharpe should be related to players UMass is recruiting:

"Sharpe has also benefited from playing in a pro-style offense at UMass, with head coach Mark Whipple, a former NFL assistant, running the show.

"He definitely prepared me, helped my football intelligence a lot, helped me understand defenses and coverages way more than I did," Sharpe said. "I definitely have to give him a lot of credit as well. I played all over the field, inside, outside. I motioned out of the backfield, so I did a whole bunch of things."

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Old Dominion struggled with in-state recruiting this year.

Besides 10 seniors, 12 additional players will not return to the Monarchs this season.

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Louisana Tech opens Spring practice.

The Bulldogs look to reload after two consecutive 9-win seasons.

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Aggie football donors benefit the rest of Texas A&M too.

“When we were raising money for Kyle Field, it was not uncommon for someone to give $10 million to build Kyle Field and another $10 million to the chemistry department or $10 million to engineering,” Sharp said."

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