Wednesday--April 12th, 2017

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Philip Sanzo of the UMass Daily Collegian has a post on Andrew Ford and UMass young receiver corps learning to work together. Quotes by WR Sadiq Palmer. Palmer went 9-0 GP-GS 9-100 11.1 AVE 1 TD 23 LONG 11.1 ave/game. Palmer also had one rushing TD.

Adam Breneman and Andy Isabella accounted for 15 of the Minutemen's 27 receiving TD's last year; twelve came from the WR's.

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SB Nation has a 2017 projected rankings for all 130 FBS teams.

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ESPN has an updated "football power index" for UMass and the predicted results for the Minutmen's 2017 schedule. UMass a substantial underdog to Coastal Carolina?

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A SB Nation writer proposes a C-USA and Sun Belt merger and leaves New Mexico State and UMass out in the cold.

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Speaking of Coastal Carolina, they had their Spring game on Saturday.

Chanticleers SR RB Oshamar Abercrombie looks to start against UMass on September 2nd.

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