MassLive reports UMass A.D. Ryan Bamford and staff are planning for a number of different scenarios for the 2020 college football season.
It seems UMass could ride out most of the possible outcomes for the 2020 season. If the conferences play a conference-only schedule the Minutemen could get at least eight games by doubling up games with the other Independents. UMass played UConn twice in 1998 as a result of Northeastern dropping football. Major college football programs make millions on home games with the ticket sales, concessions and parking. That's why they can pay near $2 million guaranties. It's not beyond the realm of possibility that BYU or Notre Dame could offer UMass a guaranty game in 2020 if the major conferences go to a conference-only schedule.
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ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit says if college football has to be pushed back, so be it.
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UMass LB Jarvis Miller is inspired by Giants RB Saquon Barkley.
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A 247Sports writer ranks Auburn's 2020 opponents and has UMass last, behind FCS Alcorn State.
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Don Brown continues to collect the top football talent in New England. UMass probably would not be in the running for most of these recruits, but it's really killing Boston College to have no top local prospects.
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The popular online athletics site SB Nation furloughs writers because there is no sports news to cover.
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Against All Enemies has an early outlook for the 2020 Army team.
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