UMass adds Jim Reid and Roy Philon to the football staff.
Jimmie Reid is a UMass legend and hopefully, he won't be "interim" for much longer. He'll make the defense better.
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UMass adds an associate AD for Academic Success. Good to see UMass continues to be serious about academics and graduation. Merkerson's UMass bio here. He comes over from Boston College, which long has had one of the best graduation rates in college football.
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Sports Book has UMass in the bottom-five for win totals in 2021. Louisiana Monroe, UMass, Kansas, UNLV and Bowling Green open at 1.5 win totals.
This article has all the win totals. Coastal Carolina has 11 and Liberty 9. UConn has 2.5 and New Mexico State 2.
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