UMass Football News--December 16th, 2017

Nine Minutemen on Phil Steele's first team All-Independent squad. Six more on the second team.

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Athlon Sports has UMass ranked #106 ofter week 13 of college football. The bowls won't change UMass' ranking.

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Today's UMass hoops game is part of a football/basketball package with Georgia. UMass will play the Bulldogs in Athens for the last game of the 2018 season.

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The Boston Herald picks all the 2017 bowls.

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Troy University, led by former UMass coach and player Neal Brown plays North Texas in today's New Orleans Bowl.

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