UMass Football News--December 18th, 2019

UMass DT verbal Cletus Mathurin has been rated three-stars by 247Sports. That makes five out of six 2019 recruits three-star rated. The Minutemen only signed six three-star recruits for the entire 2018 recruiting cycle.

Top Group-of-Five schools typically sign 20 or so three star recruits.  Temple, for example has 20 out 21 2019 recruits with a three-star rating. Middle of the road Group-of-Five teams sign in the middle teens. Sub-ten three-star recruits will get the coaching staff fired.

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Five-start Georgia QB Justin Fields is looking for a new home. I wonder if Coach Bell will give him a call. Fields played against UMass in November.

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UMass' strength and Conditions coach Brian Phillips moves to James Madison. Not sure if he was not retained by the new staff or he left on his own.

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Flordia State QB Deondre Francois might stay with the Seminoles if Walt Bell recruit Sam Howell decommits.

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