UMass Football News--August 27th, 2019

UMass unveils the 2019 uniforms. Image gallery here.

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts has a post on the new unis.

I like 'em. The "Massachusetts" is similar to hockey jerseys (I think). The script "u" was worn by the

team from 1993 to 2002. It was designed by the coaches of that era. Let's get better before we wear anything fancy. I like the traditional Maroon jersey and white pants for home. I like the all-whites for road work. During our National championship run the Minutemen wore white jerseys and maroon pants on some of the road playoff games.

To the right is the 1993-2003 helmet.

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The 2019 edition of the UMass record book is up on the Minutemen web site.

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CBS Sports has a post on the slate of games on college football's first weekend. Quote from the article:

"Walt Bell is the man to lead the Minutemen to new heights: A long way of saying I think UMass can make its season opener against Rutgers way more competitive than any Rutgers fan wants. Bell is a first-year head coach with a young staff looking to shake things up at a tough place to win, so let's see if he can make the Scarlet Knights sweat a little bit in Piscataway. -- Chip:"

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Josh Walfish reports Coach Bell with announce the starting QB today.

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The Berkshire Eagle says the Minutemen are entering game prep.

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The UConn blog previews their 2019 game with UMass.

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Mike Traini also has an interview with Notre Dame transfer Noah Boykin. He'll likely sit out this year, but he should see a lot of playing time in the future.

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Rutgers coach Chris Ash talks about his QB situation and game prep for UMass.

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