UMass Football News--October 3rd, 2019

Josh Walfish has a post on the progress of James Bowe, Jr at safety and Claudin Cherrelus at linebacker.

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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a report and interview with 2020 LB recruit Mathieu Masse-Pelletier.

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The  Berkshire Eagle has a story on Mike Curtis' rise to the #1 QB.
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Last year against FIU the Minutemen ran for 34 times for 199 yards, which was the fourth-most rushing yards the Panthers gave up in 2018. However, FIU ran for 53-329, which was a season high for the Panthers. For the second straight year, FIU scored 63 points on the Minutemen.

This Saturday it would be a goal of the Minutemen defense to contain the Panthers rushing attack and stop those long breakaway runs that killed UMass last year. At least slow the Panthers rushing game down.

Some ball-control offense would also help keep the score manageable.

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Hustle Belt has five things learned from the UMass-Akron game.

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After nearly three years of working without a contract, Randy Edsell signs his UConn contract.

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