Coach Bell also said at the UMass Signing Day event that the Minutemen would play a base 3-4 defense plus "situational". I have no idea how the coaching staff will populate the three-four. My guess would be Isaiah Rogers will start at one corner and the other 10 positions are up for grabs. Maybe Chinedu Ogbonna and Penn State transfer Jarvis Miller at OLB and Cole McCubrey and Mike Ruane at ILB?
Bell also mentioned 2019 recruit Xavier Gonsalves could play LB in some situations. Since UMass had zero pass rush in 2018, I would think we will see a lot of LB blitzes this year.
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The UMass website has a 2019 Winter roster up. It does not have the Spring enrollees so I would think further updates will occur.
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Brandon London and the "Daily Blast Live".
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Football Scoop has the best recruiting classes for all Ten FBS conferences. Recruiting matters. Toledo has had the top recruiting class in in the MAC the last three years. The Rockets won the MAC title all three years.
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SB Nation has the best and worst recruiting classes relative to each FBS conference.
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Tanner Davis is a determined walk-on for UMass. I've blogged about Davis before.
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Spencer Whipple joins the Cardinals as a quality control coach
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