This article features BYU's linebacker corps. Francis Bernard ran back an interception against the Minutemen for 39 yards and a TD. UMass and BYU play again on November 18th.
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A Bleacher Report writer list the 10 states producing the most football recruits.
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USA Today ranks Tennessee #18 in their 2017 preseason rankings. UMass plays at the Volunteers on September 23rd. Mrs Blog and I have plans to attend.
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The Ohio Bobcats begin Spring practice. Ohio has an interesting OOC schedule in 2017. I think Ohio has a good shot at beating Purdue (3-9 in 2016) and Kansas (lost to Ohio last year 21-37). The Bobcats could be 3-0 OOC when they arrive in Amherst on September 30th.
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Sports Illustrated has Boston College and UMass's Ed Pinkham's old school Western Michigan as two of five teams who could suffer a major setback in 2017.
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UMass' Isenberg School of Management's Online MBA program has been ranked #9 in the world.
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