UMass Football News--April 24th, 2019

The Orlando Sentinel ranks UMass #124 in its 2019 FBS preview.

A couple of years ago one FBS source (Lindy's ?) ranked the Minutemen #130. Just after last season, around the first of December, I was thinking UMass might deserve a bottom ranking in 2019. Coach Bell's hiring and his convincing Isaiah Rogers and Bilal Ally to return plus a pretty good recruiting haul changed my assessment. I doubt we'll exceed last year's win total, but I believe things will improve in 2020. I'm having fun and I think the team is too. Things are trending up for UMass football and fans like us!

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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on the many recruits UMass hosted for the Spring Game. Lots of good players in that bunch.

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The Daily Collegian has a nice story about Andy Isabella's journey through UMass.

MassLive.com says Isabella is tailor made for the Patriots.

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The Pike county News-Watchman has a post on JUCO offensive lineman Dalton Tomlison committing to UMass.

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The NCAA approves changes to the targeting and overtime rules for 2019.

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OT, but UMass will play National Champion Virginia in Hall of Fame tipoff tournament this fall.

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