Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on what to expect in the early signing period.
Josh Walfish reports UMass has important holes to fill in this recruiting class.
Josh also has a post on Coach Bell expecting the most highly rated recruiting class in UMass history.
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The UMass Football Tweeter feed has the signings as they come in.
The first new commit who had not previously verbaled to UMass is 6-2 RB Ellis Merriweather. I blogged about Merriweather on Monday.
Merriweather fills a real void in the UMass roster. Along with Jared Cole, the two RB's should add depth and talent to the Minuteman running back corps.
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I'll be back with any news on new recruits later today.
Well, that didn't take long. Joe Horn, a 6-1 300 pound OC from the Hun School has signed with the Minutemen. I blogged about Horn back in June. Horn adds another highly rated offensive lineman to this year's recruiting class.
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UMass also adds Will Koch a 6-0 195 pound pro-style QB from Niceville FL. I blogged about Koch here. That's three new commits so far today.
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The Minutemen just added Cody Jones, a 6-1 185 pound DB from Sandy Creek, GA.
Jones 247Sports page. Three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Chose UMass over FBS offers from Buffalo, Akron and Georgia Southern. Four new commits today.
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OK, I gotta go and shovel snow. More blog updates later today.
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UMass adds a big addition to the signed class with Sammy Solomon. He's a 6-3 295 DT who chose UMass over offers from BC, Rutgers and Syracuse. I blogged about Solomon back in November. UMass currently has 18 early signers.
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