Cam Sullivan-Brown, a 6-1 180 pound WR from Penn State has transferred to UMass.
This post by Nittany Lions Wire covers his entry into the transfer portal.
Sullivan-Brown is a six-year "Super Senior". He should supply some leadership to a very young Minutemen team. He could also bring some spark to a UMass offense that struggled mightily in 2021.
Anthony Caccese, a 6-6 275 pound OL/DL from Reading, PA has UMass in his final six.
Penn Live (availability a surprise, most Penn Live articles are now paywalled) has Caccese #39 in Pennsylvania's top 2023 recruits.
UMass offers an excellent education and a chance to play against FBS and Power Five teams without the six year commitment of Army. Caccese would be a strong addition to an already historic 2023 recruiting class.
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Riley Moore, a 5-11 170 pound punter transfer from Weber State has committed to UMass.
YouTube video of him hitting 11 45-yard FG's in a row.
Moore is probably a walk-on for the 2022 season. He should add depth and competition in the special teams room.
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Don Brown loves DB's and there is no better place in college football to practice the craft than in Amherst.
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This article features his visit to Pitt.
This article talks about updates to his summer recruiting.
Robinson has about 30 offers including a who's who of Power Five teams. Notre Dame, Michigan, Penn State and SEC teams have offered. Buffalo, UConn and BC have offered from the northeast. UMass offers maybe the most creative defensive coach in college football and a chance to play early and often.
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This article mentions Maurice.
Maurice has 17 offers including Power Five offers from Big Ten and ACC schools. Temple and Pitt have offered from the northeast. Maurice could join the incoming south Florida 2023 recruits and play early and often in Amherst.
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This article mentions Brown.
Brown also has an offer from FIU. Brown is one of the fastest players in south Florida. He could would add some much needed speed to the Minutemen.
I'm excited about the incoming 2023 recruiting class. I'm hoping they'll be the class to lead us out of the wilderness. 247Sports currently has the Minutemen with the #83 ranked class for 2023. That would be in the top quarter of the Group-of-Seven.
It would be nice to go to a bowl game before I'm too freaking old to find my way home.
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Liberty completes its non-conference schedule for 2023, which includes a previously scheduled game with UMass. The Flames join Conference USA in '23.
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Ducasse was the largest human being I've ever stood side of.
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The NCAA proposes to regulate the transfer portal.
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2022 opponent Texas A&M loses it's top returning WR to DWI and weapons charges.
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Ellis Merriweather has been nominated to the Allstate 2022 Good Works Team.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post about and an interview with 2022 commit Donovan Dyson
The New England Football Journal also has a post on Dyson's decision to join the Minutemen.
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Brian Dohn of 247Sports says UMass is experiencing unprecedented success in recruiting.
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Tajae Sharpe gives back to his community.
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Kaden Beatty, a 6-2, 285 pound DT from Chesapeake, VA has UMass in his final seven.
This article features Beatty.
Beatty has 21 total offers. His final seven include the three service academies plus Kent State and two FCS schools. He'd do well in Don Brown's innovative defense, without the 6 year commitment required by the service schools.
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The Hampshire Gazette has a post on Merriweather's selection.
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A Wisconsin blog previews common 2022 opponent New Mexico State.
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The Game Haus looks at the new coaching hires for 2022 including UMass and UConn.
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Fan Sided previews 2022 opponent Buffalo.
BetSided looks at the 2022 MAC with posts on 2022 opponents Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and Toledo.
I agree with the article's contention Toledo will make the MAC championship game. The Rockets always recruit well and could have the MAC's deepest roster.
Eastern Michigan had an interesting off-season in the transfer portal. The Eagles return nine starters on offense, so they should still be a pretty good team. The Eagles were 51st in total offense in 2022.
Buffalo had the MAC's top-rated recruiting class last year. The Bulls only return 3 starters on offense and 6 on defense. This game should be a pretty good indicator on the progress the UMass defense makes this year. Buffalo went 4-8 in 2021.
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Bama Central previews common opponent Texas A&M.
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WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
California governor Gavin Newsom gets involved in UCLA's move to the Big Ten.
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Donovan Dyson, a 6-2 220 pound Edge has committed to UMass.
I've blogged about Dyson three times before.
Dyson chose UMass over FBS offers from BC, Maryland, Temple and Liberty. DE's have been a chronic weakness with the Minutemen since the FBS move. Hope Dyson has a great career in Amherst and helps lead us out of the wilderness on defense.
UMass RB Ellis Merriweather, CB Josh Wallace and DL Billy Wooden have been selected to the Shrine Game 1000.
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The Tallahassee Democrat reports on Triston Sion and Rico Watkins signing with the Minutemen.
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Athlon Sports ranks UMass dead last in FBS football.
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A sports writer thinks Florida State and Miami are about to be irrelevant in college football.
Could the Hurricanes join UMass as an Independent?
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This article covers his offer from Ohio State.
This article from 247Sports also discusses his offer by the Buckeyes.
Scott has 20 offers including BC, Pitt, Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame. UMass offers Don Brown's proven track record of placing DB's in the NFL.
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His Twitter feed says he will be making his commitment this Saturday.
During one game when Don Brown was head coach at UMass back in his previous tenure, the UMass defense blitzed at least once from every defensive position. At Army in 2005, the ESPN announcers commented several times on the defensive line stunts the FCS Minutemen were using against the Army option.
If you like rushing the passer, there is no better place in college football than with Don Brown.
Draft Kings has its most recent 2022 college football win totals.
For UMass and its 2022 schedule:
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UMass announces single game tickets for 2022.
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Betting Pros has UMass as a 5-point favorite over Stony Brook and a 3-point favorite over New Mexico State.
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Dan Hicks joins the UMass Football coaching staff.
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Liberty Blog "A Sea of Red" ranks the Flames 2022 schedule in emotional content.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on Rico Watkins committing to the Minutemen.
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The New England Football Journal has two posts on recent commits Triston Sion and Rico Watkins.
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This article features Watkins.
Watkins had fourteen offers including Power Five teams Mississippi State, Nebraska and Oregon. He may be the fastest WR UMass has signed since Andy Isabella. He should play early and often in Amherst.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post in Sion's commitment.
Sion had 41 (!) offers including multiple Power Five schools. He joins DB guru Don Brown who personally coaches the defensive backfield. Sion has good height and should have an unlimited future with the Minutemen.
College Football News predicts a 1-11 season for UMass and a 3-9 season for UConn.
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The UConn Blog (good name) looks at every game on the Husky's 2022 schedule.
Quote from the article: " Don is old and UMass is trash, so the Huskies better win this game. This smells like this program’s Paul Pasqualoni hire, except unlike UConn under PP UMass can’t possibly fall any further as a program."
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Former UMass DL Taishan Holmes will play for the Northwestern Wildcats this year.
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Sporting News asks how many super conferences should college football have?
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Hawaii's historic Aloha Stadium will be gone soon.
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The UConn Blog (good name) looks at if conference re-alignment will affect UConn Football scheduling.
CT Insider tells what coach Mora is selling to UConn's recruits.
The Hartford Courant says the UConn football revolution is in full effect with the Husky's latest 2023 commitments.
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Sports Gambling Podcast looks at the 2022 season's games including UMass-UConn and conference re-alignment.
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Yahoo Sports says the Big Ten and the PAC-12 face more decisions.
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Athlon Sports has a five-step plan to save the PAC-12.
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Nystuen gets a mention in this article.
UMass needs linemen. Hope Nystuen earns a scholarship and has a great career in Amherst.
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This article features Duggar and mentions the UMass offer.
CTA Week #6 player-of-the-Week
Duggar already has offer from Pitt and Toledo. He's an athletic QB would would shine in the Minutemen's new offense.
Saturday Blitz previews the 2022 Minutemen and predicts UMass will go 5-7 this year. Since five wins would be a FBS high for us, Minutemen fans would really, really happy if we were that competitive this year. IMHO, three wins is more likely, but I would certainly take more...
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Heavy.com (never heard of them) comments on Adam Venatieri's de-commitment from UMass
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A UMass Sports Management graduate joins the Seahawks analytics department.
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Ducks Wire has 20 college football teams most likely to join a super-conference.
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EASports' College Football game is going to be launched in 2023.
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Howard Herman of the Berkshire Eagle talks with AD Ryan Bamford about the latest realignment in college football.
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The Hampshire Gazette has a short post on A.J. Venatieri decommitting from UMass.
The sporting world reacts to Venatieri's decommitment.
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Current odds on 2022 opponent Texas A&M winning the SEC championship.
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Yahoo Sports does not think the PAC-12 will take any Mountain West schools to replace USC and UCLA.
The PAC-12 is exploring its options.
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The Buffalo Blog "Bull Run" previews the Bulls game with the Minutemen.
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Maine's 25 point trouncing of UMass in 2021 was the Black Bears' largest ever margin of victory over a FBS opponent.
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West Virginia adds a WR commit with a UMass offer.
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Our old friends over at "Hustle Belt" predict wins by Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and Toledo over UMass.
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USC and UCLA's move to the Big Ten will alter college football drastically.
To stay afloat, the PAC-12 will probably have to poach some teams from other leagues, which will then try to poach some teams from other leagues. Will the falling dominoes reach far enough to leave a slot for UMass and UConn in the Sun Belt, C-USA or the AAC? Stay tuned...
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Canada Football Chat has an interview with Ajongo.
Ajongo has nine offers including MAC teams Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Western Michigan. He could find an excellent education and outstanding OL coach with the Minutemen.