The Minutemen defense is flat fun to watch. There has not been many aspects of UMass football that has been enjoyable these last few years. Coach Brown has coached a remarkable turnaround. Liberty is a strong team that could go undefeated in their Group-of-Five games in 2022.
The defense had a terrific goal line stand, the first in memory. They had 3 SACKS, 10 (!) TFL and a fumble return for a TD. Liberty was held to 5-15 on third and fourth downs and UMass held on both fourth down attempts.
Garrett Druzo came in and provided a spark in the first half. He threw accurately and showed the Minutemen offense is not far off with effective QB play. Hopefully , he was not seriously injured and will return next week.
We finally have something to cheer for. UMass football is improving folks!
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UMass write-up here.
Liberty's write-up here.
MassLive said Greg Desrosiers rushed for 110 yards, but UMass fell to Liberty.
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Tulane ran its record to 5-1 with a win over East Carolina.
Toledo bombed Northern Illinois 52-32.
Eastern Michigan dominated Western Michigan 45-23.
Temple had a bye.
Note UMass FBS opponents have a collective record of 15-8.
Stony Brook lost to New Hampshire 24-14.
Buffalo ran over Bowling Green 38-7.
New Mexico State had a bye.
UConn had 295 rushing yards in a road win over FIU. The Huskies are on a roll.
Undefeated James Madison totaled nearly 600 yards of offense in a road win over Arkansas State.
Texas A&M lost a heart breaker to Alabama 24-20.
Army lost to Wake Forest 45-10 to drop their record to 1-4.
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