Friday, October 16, 2020

UMass Football News--October 16th, 2020

 Mike Moran of the Gazette says UMass is ready to break out of the Amherst bubble.

Quote from Bell in the article:

"There will be guys not on that two-deep that play in the football game and get significant reps.” 

That's what the truncated 2020 season is going to be all about----player development. It would be nice to win a game, but with all the twists and turns of this season, it'll be great to be playing and getting set to play a real schedule in 2021.

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The UMass Daily Collegian reports UMass is getting ready for their season opener against Georgia Southern.

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Athlon Sports previews the game and predicts a 44-7 Eagles victory.

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College Football News predicts Georgia Southern 45 UMass 20.

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Vegas Insider has the Eagles as 31 point favorites. BTW, Vegas has Liberty by three over Syracuse...

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The Eagles-Minutemen game will be on ESPN2.

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In his last game against ULM, GSU running back J.D. King 5-11 220 rang up 196 rushing yards.

UMass will also have to contend with dual-threat Eagles QB 5-11 205 pound Shai Werts.

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The Statesboro Herald says GSU is prepping for an impromptu game.

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