Kicking has been a negative for years. We missed critical field goals. Whipple has gone for low-probability fourth-and-whatevers a number of times. My particular peeve was kickoffs. The Minutemen would score and then we would kick the ball out of bounds and give the opposing team the ball right back on the 35. In 2016, UMass was in the bottom five is scoring production from field goals. Not to mention we were in the bottom of FBS in field goal percentage.
Let's hope that Schreiner's good beginning last Saturday was the start of a outstanding career at UMass.
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Adam Breneman did alright too.
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Keepers College Football Ratings has UMass a slim 1.72 point favorite over Coastal Carolina.
Vegas Insider has the Minutemen by 2.5.
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This article reports UMass and Coastal Carolina are negotiating a home-and-home series to begin in 2019 or 2012.
The Spokesman-Review picks Coastal Carolina 9th in the 11 team Sunbelt conference for 2017.
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Sports Illustrated says the UMass-Hawaii game was the best contest of the week zero games.
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North Jersey.com names Victor Cruz the be one of the top players ever to come out of the area.
Speaking of Victor, this article discusses his second career with Bears.
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UMass commit Shatar McClay caught a 92-yard TD in his school's opening game last week.
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