Robert Kennedy, a 5-10 180 CB had a good game for Lackawanna. He had 5 TT and 2 BKUP's . I've blogged about Kennedy before. The game featured defense and the two teams had over 20 total TFL.
The 247Sports UMass Pennsylvania prospects lists only Kennedy from Lackawanna. The Minutemen do not appear to be recruiting anyone from Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Another write-up on the game here.
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Pro Football Focus has Isaiah Rogers as First Team All-American. It was a treat watching him run back kicks this year.
Rogers was also picked All-New England.
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Inside Athletics has a interview with UMass A.D. Ryan Bamford. He relates the UMass brain trust wants to build the football program with four-year recruits. He feels retraining recruiting classes is critical to Minutemen future success.
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I read a 247Sports article (and I can't find it again) that related over 1,900 college football players have entered the transfer portal over the the last 12 months. That's a fairly mind-boggling average of over 14 players per FBS program. That would be a projected loss of 58 players per team over a four year period.
This could be the start of a new era in college football if this level of turnover continues. Rebuilding UConn just lost eight players to the portal.
Keeping players may replace recruiting players as the critical dynamic in team building.
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