Saturday Blitz previews the 2021 Minutemen.
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Pittsburgh Sport Now previews UMass' opening opponent Pitt.
247Sports previews Pittsburgh's offense.
The opening line is UMass +36 against the Panthers.
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BYU RB Jackson McChesney, the fourth-string true freshman RB who ran for an all-time freshman Cougar record against the beleaguered UMass defense in 2019 is returning from a season ending injury.
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UMass and UConn have one player apiece on Yahoo Sport's top-30 pre-season Independents team.
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Former UMass offensive lineman Jack Driscoll's younger brother plays TE for Auburn.
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