Wednesday, October 31, 2018

UMass Football News--October 31st, 2018

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has some news and notes.

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Marquis young had a great game against UConn. The old saw is "you run to win",--- especially in the fourth quarter. So far this year Young has gone 105-547 5 TD's. That puts him fifth all-time in rushing yards (3387) behind Gary Pearson (3859). His 636 career rushing attempts also has him fifth behind Pearson who had 808. Young's 25 career TD's have him tied for seventh with Tony Nelson.

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The UMass Football Twitter feed has a post on Joe Previte who went from walk-on to starter on the defensive line. As of this week, Previte has gone 9-9 GP-GS 7 UT 20 AT 27 TT 4.0 TFL and 0.5-4 SACKS.

Info on the Burlsworth Trophy is here.

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The Daily Collegian reports UMass prepares for their final game of 2018 in McGuirk.

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BYU fans will get to see the UMass-BYU game on BYU TV.

UMass stays at #10 in a power ranking of BYU's opponents.

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Meanwhile, the Liberty Flames take notice of Ross Comis.

An open week has given some injured Flames players a chance to heal.

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The UConn Daily Campus discusses if the loss to UMass was the worst loss of the season for the Huskies.

Randy Edsall defends the state of the UConn program.

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