UMass promotes three to fill staff vacancies. Coach Ryan Partridge will add recruiting coordinator to his duties as WR coach. Matt Layman will coach TE's and Mike Livingston will coach DB's.
Staff turnover is standard procedure. The three are young and energetic coaches and should have a positive affect on the team.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" joins the crew at the New England Football Journal for a video discussion of the state of UMass football.
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FBS Schedules has an interesting post on nine college football teams that do not play a Power Five school outside of their league schedule.
Boston College, looking to bounce back from last year's debacle, plays Northern Illinois, Holy Cross, Army and UConn. That should be enough (providing they actually beat UConn this year) to get them to at least 6-6.
Liberty, who has been beating Power Five teams regularly, does not play a Power Five opponent again until 2027. Liberty should be a lock for the C-USA title game and the Flames could be looking at 9+ wins a season for the foreseeable future.
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Former UMass assistant coach Leonard Hankerson has been interviewed for the open WR coach position at Miami.
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