Five Minutemen make the Phil Steele preseason All-Independent team. Good choices all.
Josiah Johnson could be a big weapon if we have a QB who can get him the ball. Both Coach Bell and Coach Brown said they liked their TE room. We've been without a dependable QB for three years. Better QB play is a must if the Minutemen offense is going to better this year.
Max Longman is a key player on the UMass OL. Watch the highlights of the UMass-Coastal Carolina game. Ignore the ball and just watch the line play. The Minutemen only scored three points and had 13 total first downs, two of them on penalties. With three possible new starters transferring in, Longman and the 2022 OL need to be a lot more competitive in order for us to gain some traction.
It would be interesting to see how the UMass defensive secondary would perform if they didn't have to do so much run support. Josh Wallace is probably the Minutemen's best defensive player. He could shine if he had a front seven ahead of him.
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UMass QB Ahmad Haston shown in FAU's seven-on-seven tourney.
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