Wednesday, June 28, 2017

UMass Football News--June 28th, 2017

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Mike Trani reports Leonard Hankerson will join the UMass football staff.

Hankerson's Wikipedia bio.

Hankerson's Miami bio.

Hankerson played HS football for south Florida power St. Thomas Aquinas in Broward County. This has been prime recruiting territory for Whipple during his previous tour with the Minutemen. Hankerson should have some recruiting connections is south Florida.

Some Whipple's FCS recruits from south Florida:

Jeremy Cain St Thomas Aquinas

Keron Williams Palm Beach Gardens

Mike Ziccardi St Thomas Aquinas

Adrian Zullo St Thomas Aquinas 

Mikel Miret South Miami

O.J. McBride Sunrise, FL

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Saturday Down South has a story about five non-conference RB's who could rush for 100 yards against a SEC opponent. They think Marquis Young could do it against Tennessee.

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Maisen Knight, a JUCO OL who had a UMass offers verbals to Arizona.

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Willem Froumy, a OT from Exeter, NH who had a UMass offer verbals to Syracuse.

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