If coach Bell and the defensive staff are serious about playing a 3-4 defense, I don't believe we currently have a true NT on the roster. If Atwood can develop into a FBS NT, he would be in line for a lot of playing time.
Remember when we played Wisconsin? The Badgers played a 3-4 then and they still do. Athlon sports picks Bryson Williams as the starting NT for Wisconsin. He's 6-2 300 pounds. Williams was a three-start recruit, BTW.
Williams benefits from having DE's like 6-7 283 pound Isaiahh Loudermilk beside him, but UMass has to start somewhere and having a big, athletic NT would be a great start.
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Josh Walfish previews Minutemen 2019 opponent Northwestern.
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Yard Barker picks UMass as one of the 25 worst teams in 2019. The list includes a number of 2019 opponents including UConn, Liberty, Rutgers and more.
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NJ.com has four story lines for Rutgers before the Scarlet Knights open against UMass.
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One downside of being paid for writing is you have to crank out copy even when you don't have much to say. Inside NU has Northwestern's 2019 opponents as Democratic primary candidates.
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