UMass Football News--September 25th, 2019

Josh Walfish reports on this Tuesday's practice. UMass only had about 56 or 57 healthy scholarship players. QB Andrew Brito is still in the concussion protocol and starting center Jaylen Larry is out with a knee injury.

Reserve OL freshman Xavier Graham has been moved to DL for the time being and true freshman walk-on Grant Laws is practicing with the first team DL.

In addition, starting OG Ray Thomas-Ishman has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.

Isaiah Rogers is 9th in the nation with a 33.4 yards/return. He leads the nation by a wide margin with 434 total return yards.

There's an old coaching saw that says you lose one game for every true freshman you start. UConn played a whole lot of true freshmen last year during their 1-11 season and they seem to have improved quite a bit this year. The Huskies went from last (UMass' current position) to #34 this year after three games.

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UnderDog Dynasty says UMass hits rock bottom.

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The Akron Beacon-Journal reports winless Akron prepares for winless UMass.

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The Hartford Courant wonders if UConn should bench its best players and save them for the future.

Randy Edsall continues to have faith in the Huskies freshman QB Jack Zergiotis.

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