UMass Football News--August 20th, 2017, Hawaii Game week

Matty Vautour has a post on JUCO's Jacoby Herring and Tyler Hayes. Both Herring and Hayes looked good during the season ticket holders scrimmage.

Hayes was playing with the first defense and he has good size at 6-0 215. His strong safety position will be critical in the new 4-3 defense. As the SS, he will be tasked with a lot of run support.

Herring had a least one nice catch at the scrimmage. At 6-4, he should be a physical mismatch for most CB's. At 170 pounds, he needs some muscle to go up against Power Five schools. He'll see a lot of time with Dingle, Palmer and Isabella. JUCO's don't have a lot of time to showcase their ability. Let's hope Tyler and Hayes make an impact this season.

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The Sentinel-Enterprise mentions UMass LB Jarell Addo. Addo moves to LB from safety this year.

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The Deseret News picks BYU to go 10-3 with UMass as one of the wins.

Get More sports predicts the Cougars to have 8 to 9 wins.

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Underdog Dynasty looks at the over-and-under spread of some Group-of-Five teams including UMass opponents Hawaii, Coastal Carolina and Old Dominion.

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Hawaii has a few JUCO's of their own and KHON TV says Rainbow's CB Manu Hudson-Rasmussen is making an impact with Hawaii's defense.

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RB A. J. Ouellette looks to run the football for the Ohio  Bobcats in 2017.

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Chris Ferguson will be the surprise starter at QB for the Maine Black Bears.

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