First off my apologies to the UMass defense. The opponent rushing record did not fall and Army only broke loose once. The score does not reflect the effort the Minutemen defense made. Army could have taken a knee on its last possession. Coach Bell went for a trick play inside the UMass 15 yards line (and it should have worked). Two more scores were the result of really bad INT's thrown by Brito and West. The defense battled all game. They forced a turnover and generally were competitive with Army.
The offense was horrid. Brito was 6 of 16. The UMass running game averaged 1.0 yards/carry. We really do not have a QB on this team. Not a lot to say about a performance that bad.
Besides Brady Martin, we could also use a QB transfer or a JUCO in the 2020 class.
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UMass write-up here.
Army coverage here.
The Hampshire Gazette has a story on the game here.
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UConn lost to Cincinnati 48-3.
Southern Illinois won their fourth straight.
Charlotte rallied past UTEP.
Coastal Carolina was run over by Louisiana on Thursday.
FIU was run over by FAU.
Louisiana Tech crushed North Texas for its eighth straight victory.
Liberty gave BYU all it could handle but lost 31-24.
And the misery continued for Northwestern as a late field goal sent them to 1-8.
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