One section of the UMass team that could also use a portal/transfer is the offensive line.
The two-deep for the BYU game was:
LT Larnel Coleman, Brian Abosi
LG Helber Fagundes, Xavier Graham
C Mike Yerardi, Parker Ogle
RG Michael Sullivan, Xavier Graham
LT Bryce Wade, Brian Abosi
Note that beyond the starters, we only had three 2nd string guys.
We do have five OL coming in with 2020 class.
JUCO Reggie Marks 6-2 300 pounds from Lackawanna should be in the mix from the start.
In the true freshmen 2020 class four three-star recruits are coming to Amherst. I've long advocated more athleticism in the OL instead of the really big guys Whipple liked.
Ethan Mottinger 6-4 296
Joe Horn 6-1 301
Dominik Bherens 6-5 310
Andrew Nee 6-4 282
Based on their social media comments the freshmen seem like an enthusiastic bunch. I'm hoping they will lead us out of the bottom 10% in rushing offense. Teams usually like to redshirt OL if possible because of the difference a year on a college weight program makes. Given the state of the UMass roster it would not surprise me if more than one of the freshmen did not redshirt.
There are currently 67 FBS offensive linemen in the 2020 transfer portal. A fifth-year senior who would play every down of every game would be a big help for UMass.
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