UMass Football News--August 31st, 2017

UMass has their game notes for Coastal Carolina up.

So does Coastal Carolina.

News 13 has some game notes and Coastal Carolina's weekly video press conference.

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Former UMass player and coach Bill Durkin is the running backs and special teams coach for the Chants.

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Coastal Carolina's stadium has been undergoing renovations does not, as yet have a certificate of occupancy. The state engineer will be inspecting the stadium today.

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Lucas Kotler, who's a 6-4 315 pound member of the UMass offensive line, is featured in this article by Matty Vautour. Kotler has 10 career appearances for the Minutemen.

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Saturday Down South ranks SEC defenses and has Mississippi State #12 and Tennessee as #9.

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Old Dominion's Bobby Wilder calls on his Maine roots to build the Monarchs program.

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The first Thursday night college football slate begins today. The only 2017 UMass opponent playing is Maine and the game is available on College Sports Live. Holy Cross at UConn will be on ESPN3.

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