Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" looks at expectations for today's signings.
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The UMass website has bios for the UMass recruits.
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NESN will cover the Signing Event live from the Massachusetts Room in Mullins from 1-2 PM. I'm going to drive down to Amherst to be there.
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Ray Thomas-Ishman joins Buffalo.
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Athlon Sports rates the 2019 coaching hires. I don't understand articles like this. Ryan Day walks into a absolutely loaded Ohio State team and gets an A+. Coach Bell joins a UMass team with about 50 scholarship players and a potential sub-900 APR and gets a low mark. Sports writers get paid to crank stuff out, but a lot of times it does not make much sense.
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Meanwhile at UConn, Randy Edsall remains upbeat. UMass and UConn open each others season on September 3rd.
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Tennessee State hires former UMass assistant coach (2013) Dave Johnson.
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