Coach Bell stands with college players in NIL rights. The article says Coach Bell said the UMass offense will be different in 2021. Sometimes in 2020, with minimal practices, it seem as if Bell and the staff were trying to get as many players game experience as possible, rather than trying to maximize winning chances.
This sequence from the Liberty game illustrates this:
1-10MAS45#9 G.Dzuro pass complete to #19 S.Emilus for 31 yards to the LIB24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.
P71-10LIB24#23 C.Roberson rush for 1 yard gain to the LIB23 (#10 T.Clark).
2-9LIB23#23 C.Roberson rush for 4 yards gain to the LIB19 (#44 A.Lewis).
3-5LIB19#16 J.Johnson rush for 5 yards loss to the LIB24 (#11 D.Johnson).
4-10LIB24#98 J.Martin field goal attempt from 41 yards NO GOOD, clock 12:31
UMass was down 0-21 in the second quarter. Dzuro completed a pass to the Flames 24 yard line. In the plays above, UMass' top back (Merriweather) did not touch the ball and there were a couple of freshman lineman in...
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UNH opts of the remainder of the season.
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Randy Edsall says UConn's spring session was productive despite it's early ending.
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