UMass could not protect Comis and could not run the ball. When we did get a break, such as the interception by Shane Huber we went nowhere. Shakur Nesmith could not catch a nice pass late in the second half that would have flipped the field.
The defense made another strong effort. The Minutemen force nine punts by the Eagles, intercepted Towles once and held BC's running back Jon Hilliman to 54 yards (a 2.5 AVE). The UMass defense had 8 TFL. The majority of BC's rushing came when Towles was flushed out of the pocket.
Logan Laurant had another outstanding day as he helped the defense with a UMass record 547 punting yards and averaged 45.6 yards/punt. He also dropped four punts inside the BC twenty.
UMass needs to find some offense or it's going to be a long year. Some of the problem is the caliber of the opposition, but we need to improve bigtime.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" recaps the BC game.
The UMass website says the Minutemen were stymied.
Dan Malone says the offense struggled.
Mark Whipple breaks down Ross Comis' struggles.
Shane Huber said two defensive breakdowns contributed to BC's total.
Matty Vautour reports turnovers and the BC defense were too much for the Minutemen.
The Boston Herald reports BC bounced back and UMass faded.
The UMass Daily Collegian said the Minutemen fell flat.
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Florida pounded Kentucky 45-7. The Gators had 546 yards of offense.
Mississippi State stopped a seven game South Carolina win streak against the Bulldogs.
Tulane routed FCS Southern 66-21.
Appalachian State cruised to an easy win 31-7 over Old Dominion.
Louisiana Tech blew out FCS South Carolina State 53-24.
Wagner rolled over NAIA Concordia 38-0.
Troy played Clemson tough and lost 30-24.
BYU lost to Utah 20-19 in a game where two Cougar defenders were ejected for targeting.
After traveling 19,000 miles in their first two game, Hawaii beat UT Martin 41-36.
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