Kyle Grabowski of the Hampshire Gazette reports UMass practiced through the heat.
Kyle said the Minutemen defensive backfield looked physical. It would be interesting to see how well the UMass backfield could actually play if they did not have stop the opponent's run game all the time.
Last year Te'Ray Powell (5th on the team in tackles), Noah Boykin (7th) and Josh Wallace (10th) combined for 47 TT.
Even back in 2017 and 2018 with tackling machines Bryton Barr and Jarrell Addo playing, teams were setting rushing records against us. Better front seven play would really show what the defensive backfield could do.
He also said Coach Bell praised freshman QB Brady Olsen. He's wearing Liam Coen's old #12. Hope he has as good a career.
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Howard Herman of the Berkshire Eagle reports on UMass' first full-pad practice.
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247Sports reports Temple will reschedule a covid-canceled game against UMass.
Temple has a four-game series with UMass, with games scheduled in 2022, 2025, 2027, and 2029.
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Fan Sided previews the 2021 Coastal Carolina team. The Chant's 2020 match-up against BYU is available on YouTube. Both the Chants and the Cougars were 9-0 prior to that game. Worth watching.
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