UMass Football News--May 30th, 2019

UMass hoops will play defending National Champion Virginia on November 23rd at Monhegan Sun. Minutemen football will host BYU the same day at McGuirk. UMass will probably need a noon kickoff for fans to attend both games.

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The Orlando Sentinel previews 2019 opponent FIU and ranks the Panthers #88.

FIU is UMass' most played opponent in the FBS era. The Panthers and the Minutemen will have played five times in eight years. The series is tied 2-2 going into this year's tilt.

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UMass will play a home-and-home with Northern Illinois in 2024 and 2025. The Huskies are not quite the team they were back when we were in the MAS, but they did finish 8-6 last year and beat Buffalo for the MAC title.

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Former UMass assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro joins Chip Kelley at UCLA as defensive coordinator.

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BC quarterback Matt McDonald transfers to Bowling Green.

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Arizona Sports says Andy Isabella is more than a slot receiver.

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