Saturday, August 17, 2019

UMass Football News--August 17th, 2019


The new UMass practice field turf is in. This is going to be a big aid to the program when the practice bubble is available in the Winter.

The UMass Football Twitter account has aerial video of the new field. I gotta get a drone...

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Josh Walfish reports that sophomore DB Joseph Norwood is on the rise for Minutemen defense. Senior safety Martin Mangram has also returned to UMass to work on his Master's degree. Mangram is a number of players who have returned to the Minutemen program after Coach Bell was named to head the team.

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The Rutgers QB battle to decide who will start against UMass is still ongoing.

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TE Charles Finney, a TE with a UMass offer, commits to West Virginia.

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The Boston Herald looks at the upcoming season in Massachusetts HS football including Lawrence Academy with UMass-bound QB Brady Martin.

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Sporting News comments on Andy Isabella's TD catch (scroll down ).

The News-Herald also has a post on Andy's catch.