Billy Wooden, a 6-2 290 pound DT from Baltimore, MD has Tweeted he's committed to UMass.
247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team.
Wooden chose UMass over offers from Army and Air Force.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Billy Wooden verbals to UMass
Billy Wooden, a 6-2 290 pound DT from Baltimore, MD has Tweeted he's committed to UMass.
247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team.
Wooden chose UMass over offers from Army and Air Force.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
UMass Football News--January 30th, 2019
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" reports recent UMass verbals Logan Darby and Nasier Currie-Sudler have been rated three-stars and two stars respectively by 247Sports.
That makes eight out of 12 recruits three-stars. It appears that Coach Bell will sign a pretty successful 2019 class given his late start. The Minutemen still need DL's LB's and RB's.
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Former UMass star player and coach Liam Coen is livin' the dream coaching the Rams at the Super Bowl.
MassLive.com says Coen is relishing the chance to coach at the Super Bowl.
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The News-Herald says comparing Andy Isabella to Julian Edelman is unfair.
Chat Sports has a podcast discussing players the Raiders could be interested in including Andy Isabella.
The Mercury News thinks Gruden will draft at least two players from his Senior Bowl team.
Press Box Online says the Ravens could be interested in Isabella.
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That makes eight out of 12 recruits three-stars. It appears that Coach Bell will sign a pretty successful 2019 class given his late start. The Minutemen still need DL's LB's and RB's.
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Former UMass star player and coach Liam Coen is livin' the dream coaching the Rams at the Super Bowl.
MassLive.com says Coen is relishing the chance to coach at the Super Bowl.
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The News-Herald says comparing Andy Isabella to Julian Edelman is unfair.
Chat Sports has a podcast discussing players the Raiders could be interested in including Andy Isabella.
The Mercury News thinks Gruden will draft at least two players from his Senior Bowl team.
Press Box Online says the Ravens could be interested in Isabella.
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UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Nasier Currie-Sudler commits to UMass
Nasier Currie-Sudler, a 5-10 181 pound Safety has verbaled to UMass.
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post and an interview with Currie-Sudler.
Recruit Georgia has a write-up and some stats. Good strength numbers at 181.
MaxPreps has football stats.
Currie-Sidler had seven offers. Chose UMass over offers from Buffalo, Troy, South Alabama, Kent State and Arkansas State.
Safety is a position of need for the Minutemen. Currie-Sudler should play early.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Max Longman comitts to UMass
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
Honorable Mention All-State.
UMass was Longman's first FBS offer.
Monday, January 28, 2019
UMass Football News--January 28th, 2019
This article has coverage of former UMass player Brandon Collier's European player recruiting service.
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247Sports Oakland Raiders has a post on players from the Senior Bowl that could join that club.
Sporting News has a post on Jon Gruden slapping Raiders stickers on Senior Bowl player who made plays (Isabella got two).
The SF Chronicle has Andy Isabella keeps place with john Gruden.
Fan Sided has five players who improved their NFL draft status at the Senior Bowl.
Bleacher Report has five players who boosted their draft stock at the Senior bowl.
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Neal Brown spoke to a packed house at a Mountaineer Banquet. Mentions his time at UMass.
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A 10 year old wins his school's Science Fair with a study attempting to prove Tom Brady is a cheater.
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Sporting News has a post on Jon Gruden slapping Raiders stickers on Senior Bowl player who made plays (Isabella got two).
The SF Chronicle has Andy Isabella keeps place with john Gruden.
Fan Sided has five players who improved their NFL draft status at the Senior Bowl.
Bleacher Report has five players who boosted their draft stock at the Senior bowl.
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Neal Brown spoke to a packed house at a Mountaineer Banquet. Mentions his time at UMass.
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A 10 year old wins his school's Science Fair with a study attempting to prove Tom Brady is a cheater.
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Sunday, January 27, 2019
UMass Football News--January 27th, 2019
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UMass write-up.
The Berkshire Eagle says Isabella shined.
The News-Herald reports Isabella was the North's most valuable player.
Flo Football says Isabella led all receivers in the Senior Bowl because of course he did.
CBS Sports reports Andy Isabella impressed at the Senior Bowl.
NFL Draft Wire has the top performers at the Senior Bowl.
Bleacher Report has Andy trending up in the NFL Draft.
Was it just me or did anyone else think the two numbskulls that were announcing were talking Andy down? They mentioned he "had an up-and-down" practice week after he made a couple of catches. Then when he scored a TD after shaking two tacklers they managed not to say his name. Then they said he had a "poor" week of practice. That's not what the print media was saying.
They loved Penny Hart, who did nothing all day. Isabella also blocked on plays that did not come his way, something Hart singularly did not do.
Isabella has performed well against any level of football he has come up against. His North Squad MVP was totally deserved.
Saturday, January 26, 2019
UMass Football News--January 26th, 2019
Psu.com has a post on UMass and Penn State' future meeting in basketball and football. Also has some hoops history from Penn State's time in the A10.
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Arkansas State hires former UMass DC Ed Pinkham as defensive line coach.
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The Senior Bowl is today at 2:30 Eastern Time. Be sure to watch Andy Isabella.
12up.com says Isabella is the next totally annoying Patriots receiver.
WFAA.com has a post on a Cowboys draft profile of Isabella.
A CBS writer says Penny Hart overshadowed Andy Isabella in the final day of Senior Bowl practice.
USA Today wonders if Isabella will cook cookies for the team the drafts him.
The NY Post says Isabella could make Jets fans heart race.
The Mercury News reports on five intriguing prospects for the Raiders including Andy Isabella.
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Arkansas State hires former UMass DC Ed Pinkham as defensive line coach.
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The Senior Bowl is today at 2:30 Eastern Time. Be sure to watch Andy Isabella.
12up.com says Isabella is the next totally annoying Patriots receiver.
WFAA.com has a post on a Cowboys draft profile of Isabella.
A CBS writer says Penny Hart overshadowed Andy Isabella in the final day of Senior Bowl practice.
USA Today wonders if Isabella will cook cookies for the team the drafts him.
The NY Post says Isabella could make Jets fans heart race.
The Mercury News reports on five intriguing prospects for the Raiders including Andy Isabella.
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Friday, January 25, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Jordan Houston
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247Sports page here.
Currently a Maryland commit.
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
Houston has 26 offers including a bunch of Power Five teams. BC, Syracuse and Temple have offered from the Northeast.
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Josh Wallace II
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on DeMatha CB Josh Wallace verbaling to UMass.
The Minutemen currently have three CB's and one safety in the 2019 recruiting class.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
UMass Football News--January 24th, 2019
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has news of this week's recruiting visits.
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Andy Isabella creates a buzz in the Senior Bowl, says he ran a 4.26 40.
Andy Isabella meets John Gruden.
Isabella get a mention in "Standouts from Day 1 practice"
Philadelphia.com says they love Isabella.
Hogshave.com says the Redskins should consider Isabella.
NFLspinzone says Green Bay needs a slot receiver.
Inside the Star thinks Andy could replace departed Cowboys WR Cole Beasley.
The Niners Station says only Darnell Savage was able to cope with Isabella.
Quote from the above article:
"Most other defensive backs out there were lucky to be within five yards by the time the ball got to Isabella"
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Andy Isabella creates a buzz in the Senior Bowl, says he ran a 4.26 40.
Andy Isabella meets John Gruden.
Isabella get a mention in "Standouts from Day 1 practice"
Philadelphia.com says they love Isabella.
Hogshave.com says the Redskins should consider Isabella.
NFLspinzone says Green Bay needs a slot receiver.
Inside the Star thinks Andy could replace departed Cowboys WR Cole Beasley.
The Niners Station says only Darnell Savage was able to cope with Isabella.
Quote from the above article:
"Most other defensive backs out there were lucky to be within five yards by the time the ball got to Isabella"
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Josh Wallace commits to UMass
Josh Wallace, a 6-1 170 pound CB from DeMatha HS in Maryland has Tweeted he's verbaled to UMass.
247Sports three-star player.
Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports has a post on Wallace's joining the Minutemen.
Hudl.com has video.
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This article from March 2018 features Wallace.
Wallace drew interest from Maryland and James Madison. DeMatha is a powerhouse HS that produces a lot of FBS talent.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
UMass Football recruiting 2019--Deshawn Holt
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Committed to Maryland in June 2018.
The Washington Post report Maryland uncertainty disrupts the Terps recruiting.
Defensive end is certainly a position of need for UMass. Holt would see lots of playing time early for the Minutemen.
UMass Football News--January 22nd, 2019
Josh Walfish has a post on Coach Bell's filling in his staff with assistant coaches.
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Fran Dumphy's position-by-position review of the Senior Bowl players. Mentions Andy Isabella.
Cleveland Browns.com has Andy as one of five NFL draft prospects Browns fans need to know.
NBC Philidelphia has Isabella as a sixth round pick for the Eagles.
Sports Day has a Dallas mock draft with Isabella as a third round pick.
247Sports has small school players to know at the Senior Bowl (including Isabella)
Steelers Depot has Isabella as a 2019 Senior Bowl Sleeper.
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Black Shoe Diaries has a post on Jarvis Miller transferring to UMass.
The Reading Eagle also mentions Miller's transfer to the Minutemen.
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Fran Dumphy's position-by-position review of the Senior Bowl players. Mentions Andy Isabella.
Cleveland Browns.com has Andy as one of five NFL draft prospects Browns fans need to know.
NBC Philidelphia has Isabella as a sixth round pick for the Eagles.
Sports Day has a Dallas mock draft with Isabella as a third round pick.
247Sports has small school players to know at the Senior Bowl (including Isabella)
Steelers Depot has Isabella as a 2019 Senior Bowl Sleeper.
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Black Shoe Diaries has a post on Jarvis Miller transferring to UMass.
The Reading Eagle also mentions Miller's transfer to the Minutemen.
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Monday, January 21, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Sharkell Matthews
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Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
UMass Football News--Jamuary 21st, 2019
I watched Marquis Young play in the East-West Shrine game Saturday. Young led the East with 10 rushes for 54 yards and a 5.4 AVE. He was also 1-for-1 on being targeted for a catch. The QB he was working with threw two INT's stalling East drives or he would have had even better numbers.
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Sports Illustrated gives conference (including Independents) grades for the 2018 season.
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ESPN rates UMass' 2019 opponent Northwestern as #18 in a way-to-early Top 25.
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Football Scoop reports UConn's Randy Edsall will pay $150k of his offensive coordinator's salary.
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Sunday, January 20, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Jarvis Miller transfers to UMass
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247sports story here.
Victory Bell Rings has a short post on the transfer here.
Center Post Times has a story about Miller's transfer here.
Onward State has a note on Miller's transfer to the Minutemen.
OLB is a position UMass where we could use some help and depth. Hopefully Miller will have an outstanding year in 2019. He played in 33 games for Penn State. Recorded 23 tackles, 1 SACK, 1 FF.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Cameron Roberson III
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on Roberson looking to make an early impact at UMass.
Bakersfield.com has a story about Roberson and his journey to UMass.
Quote from the above article:
“Hard work does pay off and that’s what I’m bringing to UMass,” Roberson said."
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UMass Football News--January 19th, 2019
UPDATE: Marquis Young will play in today's East-West Shrine game at 3:00 pm EST. The game will be on the NFL-Network (channel 777 here in Comcast New Hampshire). Young will be wearing a UMass helmet and also wear his #8.
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"Fight on State" has a post on the future UMass-Penn State football and basketball matchups.
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The Mountaineer explains UMass and Mizzou scheduled a home-and-home because Missouri didn't want to pay about $2 million to have the Minutmen play in Columbia.
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Sporting News takes an early look at 2019 for FBS independent teams.
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UMass adds Joel Reinhardt as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
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"Fight on State" has a post on the future UMass-Penn State football and basketball matchups.
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The Mountaineer explains UMass and Mizzou scheduled a home-and-home because Missouri didn't want to pay about $2 million to have the Minutmen play in Columbia.
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Sporting News takes an early look at 2019 for FBS independent teams.
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UMass adds Joel Reinhardt as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
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Friday, January 18, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Tanner Davis
Tanner Davis a 6-2 200 pound Safety from Cheshire Academy has Tweeted he's joining UMass as a preferred walk-on.
247Sports two-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on Davis joining the Minutemen.
Davis chose UMass over offers from Old Dominion and Buffalo.
UMass Football News--January 18th, 2019
UMass announced a number of future schedule changes and additions. Football Schedules.com also has a post on the Minuteman's future opponents.
UMass has added home-and-home with Northern Illinois, and also with Eastern Michigan (four games).The big news for Minuteman fans is a home and home with Missouri with the
Tigers playing in McGuirk on October 24th, 2024. We've played a lot of SEC teams. Having one coming to McGuirk will be exciting.
UMass will also play a money game at Penn State on Veteran's day 2023.
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" also has a post on the scheduling additions.
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If you missed it, UMass RB Jordan Fredericks is hanging up his cleats. This makes the return of Bilal Ally even more critical. It also makes the Minutemen running back corps a lot thinner.
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The Eagles sign Marken Michael to a future/reserve contract.
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Coach Bell wants to upgrade the walk-on program at UMass. UMass needs all the recruiting streams it can get..
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Jamykal Neal
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His 247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
Neal has six offers including Akron, South Alabama and Charlotte from FBS. According to 247Sports, Neal will visit Amherst on 01/25/2019.
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Logan Darby II
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on Logan Darby's commit to the Minutemen.
I blogged about Darby two days ago.
Safety is a position of need for UMass. The current roster lists only Claudin Cherelus and Joseph Norwood as safeties.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Cameron Roberson comits to UMass
Cameron Roberson, a 6-0 190 pound WR from Bakersfield College has Tweeted he's committed to UMass.
I've blogged about Roberson before.
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UMass Football News--January 16th, 2019
UMass loses its defensive coordinator to Arkansas State almost before he unpacked in Amherst. Story here.
Nobody said it would be easy. Bell will find another guy.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has some football news and notes.
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Former UMass assistant coach Eddy Morrissey (2004-2005) has joined the Austin Peay staff as OL coach.
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In Recruiting news:
UMass target TE Tyler Devera is expected to take an OV to Colorado. The article mentions his OV to UMass.
I've blogged about Devera twice before.
UMass target LB Josh Slay talks about his recent offer from Villanova.
I've blogged about Slay before.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Logan Darby comits to UMass
I just blogged about Logan Darby yesterday. He has Tweeted he's committed to UMass.
Darby's a safety, a position of need for the Minutemen.
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on last weekend's recruiting visits including Darby.
Darby's a safety, a position of need for the Minutemen.
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on last weekend's recruiting visits including Darby.
UMass Football News--January 15th, 2019
This short article from Gwinnett Sports mentions new UMass offensive line coach Micah Jones. Mill Creek is one of Georgia’s biggest high schools in a suburban Atlanta county full of power house programs. Hopefully, Jones will be able to do some recruiting in that talent-rich area.
Thanks to the blog reader who sent me the link and description of his high school.
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Josh Walfish on former UMass coach Mark Whipple being hired as offensive coordinator and QB coach for Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Sport Now evaluates Whipple's offense.
All UMass fans wish Whipple good luck at his new position. He gave UMass its National Championship and righted the program after the Molnar train wreck. Let's hope he prospers there.
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News Star evaluates Louisiana Tech's 2019 schedule. Tech has gone to five straight bowl games and handled Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl 33-14.
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NY Giants site "Big Blue" has a podcast about WR's in the 2019 draft and considers Andy Isabella.
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Thanks to the blog reader who sent me the link and description of his high school.
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Josh Walfish on former UMass coach Mark Whipple being hired as offensive coordinator and QB coach for Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Sport Now evaluates Whipple's offense.
All UMass fans wish Whipple good luck at his new position. He gave UMass its National Championship and righted the program after the Molnar train wreck. Let's hope he prospers there.
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News Star evaluates Louisiana Tech's 2019 schedule. Tech has gone to five straight bowl games and handled Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl 33-14.
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NY Giants site "Big Blue" has a podcast about WR's in the 2019 draft and considers Andy Isabella.
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Monday, January 14, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Logan Darby
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
This article from October of 2018 features Darby.
Darby also has an offer from Akron.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Jared Martino verbals to UMass
UPDATE: Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on Martino's joining the Minutemen. It includes some quotes from the Malden native.
Jared Martino, a 6-1 220 pound RB from Malden, MA has Tweeted he's verbaled to UMass.
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
This article from December 2018 features Martino.
Martino also had an offer from Sacred Heart.
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
This article from December 2018 features Martino.
Martino also had an offer from Sacred Heart.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
UMass Football News---January 12th, 2019
UMass adds a series with New Mexico and changes the dates of two future games.
The UMass-New Mexico contract.
The Lobos are a member of the Mountain West conference. They went 3-9 overall (including a 43-52 loss to Liberty) and 1-7 in the Mountain West.
UMass will play at Dreamstyle stadium on October 3rd, 2020.
The complete 2020 schedule is here.
Besides football playing all-New-Mexico, Minutemen hoops might meet at some future date either the Lobos or the Aggies.
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Neal Brown says the coaching bug kicked in at UMass.
A Journal (newspaper) writer grades Brown's hire as a "Wow!".
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Raiders Wire says Andy Isabella could be a target for Oakland.
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UMass football was #6 in teams that had the biggest drop in point differential (points scored minus points allowed).
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The UMass-New Mexico contract.
The Lobos are a member of the Mountain West conference. They went 3-9 overall (including a 43-52 loss to Liberty) and 1-7 in the Mountain West.
UMass will play at Dreamstyle stadium on October 3rd, 2020.
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Besides football playing all-New-Mexico, Minutemen hoops might meet at some future date either the Lobos or the Aggies.
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Neal Brown says the coaching bug kicked in at UMass.
A Journal (newspaper) writer grades Brown's hire as a "Wow!".
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Raiders Wire says Andy Isabella could be a target for Oakland.
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Friday, January 11, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Cameron Roberson
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247Sports two-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Bakersfield bio has stats.
This article from August of 2018 has some quotes from Roberson.
UMass is the first offer for Roberson.
UMass Football News--January 11th, 2019
UMass adds Micah Jones as an assistant OL coach. Jones' UCF bio.
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Also joining the UMass staff will be Cedric Douglas. He will be coaching the DL. Douglas' Arkansas State bio.
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Louisiana Tech announces their 2019 schedule including a home game against UMass on October 12th.
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TribLive says Neal Brown brings a strong track record to West Virginia. The story has quotes from Brown about learning offense from Coach Whipple.
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Pro Football Focus has Andy Isabella the 6th best player in college football in 2018.
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
UMass Football News--January 10th, 2019
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" reports on UMass RB Bilal Ally returning the UMass roster. He also reports the Minutmen's top 2019 signee Jaylin Bannerman has reopened his recruiting. Details here.
As I said yesterday, Ally returning is a big deal because without him UMass was down to one FBS-level running back. Ally has two years left, so he'll share carries with Jordan Fredericks this year. He could be the featured back in 2020.
Losing Bannerman is tough. He was the top-rated recruit in the first signing period. Bannerman was a rush defensive end, a type of player the Minutemen currently do not have on the roster. I would assume the defensive end position will continue to be a priority for the new coaching staff.
There is no sense speculating what went wrong. Sometimes it's just not a good fit for both parties.
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USA Today has final grades for all 130 FBS teams in 2018.
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Marquis Young will play in the East-West Shrine game on January 19th. The game will be available on the NFL Network.
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College football coaches are calling for changes to the targeting rule.
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As I said yesterday, Ally returning is a big deal because without him UMass was down to one FBS-level running back. Ally has two years left, so he'll share carries with Jordan Fredericks this year. He could be the featured back in 2020.
Losing Bannerman is tough. He was the top-rated recruit in the first signing period. Bannerman was a rush defensive end, a type of player the Minutemen currently do not have on the roster. I would assume the defensive end position will continue to be a priority for the new coaching staff.
There is no sense speculating what went wrong. Sometimes it's just not a good fit for both parties.
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USA Today has final grades for all 130 FBS teams in 2018.
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Marquis Young will play in the East-West Shrine game on January 19th. The game will be available on the NFL Network.
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College football coaches are calling for changes to the targeting rule.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Jamel Hamm
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247Sports page here.
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" reports Hamm will visit UMass this weekend.
Hamm has four offers including Kent State and Miami (Ohio) from the MAC. Back when Don Brown was HC UMass had a number of players from Fork Union. The Minutemen should have plenty of playing to offer Hamm.
Tuesday, January 08, 2019
UMass Football News---January 8th, 2019
Andy Isabella has been invited to the NFL Combine on Feb. 26th.
Music City Miracles interviews Isabella about his career and NFL hopes. Andy has nice things to say about UMass.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" reports RB Bilal Ally will return to the Minutemen next year.
This is a big "recruit" for Coach Bell. Ally rushed for 25-139 5.5 AVE 66 LONG in 2018. Without Ally UMass would have been very thin at RB next year.
With Jordan Fredericks being a senior and Ally a junior next year, UMass still really needs a RB in the 2019 recruiting class, but the coaching staff can now afford to be more choosy in their offers.
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SB Nation looks at the chances of all 130 FBS teams of beating FCS National Champions North Dakota State.
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247Sports reports UMass could be a transfer destination for SMU QB Ben Hicks. He's SMU's all-time leader in pass attempts, completions, yards and TD's.
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Meanwhile, Clemson dismantled Alabama in the FBS National Championship game.
The Tigers walk-on WR Hunter Renfrow is a lot like Andy Isabella.
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Music City Miracles interviews Isabella about his career and NFL hopes. Andy has nice things to say about UMass.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" reports RB Bilal Ally will return to the Minutemen next year.
This is a big "recruit" for Coach Bell. Ally rushed for 25-139 5.5 AVE 66 LONG in 2018. Without Ally UMass would have been very thin at RB next year.
With Jordan Fredericks being a senior and Ally a junior next year, UMass still really needs a RB in the 2019 recruiting class, but the coaching staff can now afford to be more choosy in their offers.
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SB Nation looks at the chances of all 130 FBS teams of beating FCS National Champions North Dakota State.
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247Sports reports UMass could be a transfer destination for SMU QB Ben Hicks. He's SMU's all-time leader in pass attempts, completions, yards and TD's.
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Meanwhile, Clemson dismantled Alabama in the FBS National Championship game.
The Tigers walk-on WR Hunter Renfrow is a lot like Andy Isabella.
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Monday, January 07, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Johnathan Weir
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
247Sports had a Q & A with Weir back in April of 2018.
Weir seems to have a high motor and he could contribute to a 2019 UMass defense that's going to feature Isaiah Rogers and ten new starters.
Sunday, January 06, 2019
UMass Footbal News--January 6th, 2019
CBS Sport has more on Neal Brown being hired at West Virginia.
Brown addressed Troy's fans during the halftime of their basketball game against Appalachian State.
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Florida State defends hiring Kendall Briles to replace Walt Bell.
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A News-Tribune writer says transfers are the new normal for college football.
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The Virginia Pilot wonders what the college football playoff championship game is doing in Santa Clara.
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Brown addressed Troy's fans during the halftime of their basketball game against Appalachian State.
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Florida State defends hiring Kendall Briles to replace Walt Bell.
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A News-Tribune writer says transfers are the new normal for college football.
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The Virginia Pilot wonders what the college football playoff championship game is doing in Santa Clara.
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Saturday, January 05, 2019
UMass Football News--January 5th, 2019
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Shadeed's Arkansas State bio. This podcast interviews Shadeed and he talks about his background and strength philosophy.
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Underdog Dynasty has a post on Aazaar Abdul-Rahim joining the Minutmen as defensive coordinator.
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Multiple stories about former UMass player and coach Neal Brown being named the new head coach at West Virginia:
ESPN's notice.
Troy's players are happy and excited for Brown.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the reviews are positive for Brown's hire.
Congrats to Neal on his new job at a Power Five school. Hopefully, we'll be reading the same thing in five years about Coach Bell when he gets a massive contract at Texas Tech after "doing a remarkable job turning around UMass".
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Cougar Sports Insider looks at how BYU's 2018 opponents finished the season.
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THE SCIENCE IS SETTLED
Bacon makes you happy.
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Friday, January 04, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Raykwon Anderson
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247Sports three-star player
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
Recently de-committed from North Carolina.
Anderson has twelve offers including Power Five schools Florida, Kentucky, Maryland and Purdue. Wants to play in a spread offense, so UMass could be in contention.
Thursday, January 03, 2019
UMass Football News--January 3rd, 2019
Andy Isabella has been named a Lombardi Award semifinalist.
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J.C. Collins, a 6-0 180 pound Athlete from Williamstown, NJ is back on the recruiting market after the new coaching staff at UMass pulled his scholarship offer.
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An NJ.com writer predicts Rutgers 2019 season and thinks the Scarlet Knights will go 3-9 with two of the three wins being UMass and BC.
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Former UMass WR Marken Michel has signed a contract with the Eagles after playing in the CFL for the last two years.
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Former UMass player and Coach Neal Brown is being mentioned as the next next head coach at West Virginia.
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Dawn of the Dog says Georgia was just not interested in playing at the Sugar Bowl.
Speaking of Georgia, a pregame photo-op between Texas mascot Bevo and Georgia's mascot Uga didn't go well.
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J.C. Collins, a 6-0 180 pound Athlete from Williamstown, NJ is back on the recruiting market after the new coaching staff at UMass pulled his scholarship offer.
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An NJ.com writer predicts Rutgers 2019 season and thinks the Scarlet Knights will go 3-9 with two of the three wins being UMass and BC.
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Former UMass WR Marken Michel has signed a contract with the Eagles after playing in the CFL for the last two years.
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Former UMass player and Coach Neal Brown is being mentioned as the next next head coach at West Virginia.
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Dawn of the Dog says Georgia was just not interested in playing at the Sugar Bowl.
Speaking of Georgia, a pregame photo-op between Texas mascot Bevo and Georgia's mascot Uga didn't go well.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2019
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Marlyn Johnson
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
Decomitted from Rutgers in October.
Johnson has fifteen offers mostly from Power Five schools including BC, Pitt, West Virginia and Buffalo from the Northeast. Maryland also offered so maybe the new recruiting staff knows him.
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
New year's Day--2019
Happy New Year to all! May 2019 bring us health and happiness this year. Some big, strong, fast and athletic recruits would not hurt either...