Monday, August 14, 2023

UMass Football News--August 14th, 2023

 Ellis Merriweather talks about his TD against Chiefs and how everyone back at UMass was cheering for him.

Ellis' TD catch

Three Saints (including Merriweather) who made a strong case in their New Orleans debut. 

Saints Wire says New Orleans' best RB wasn't a draft pick. 

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I was watching Georgia Tech's 2022 upset of North Carolina on the ACC network last evening. Taisun Phommachanh, splitting series with another QB, had 10 carries for 45 yards. He went 2-5 with 1 INT passing.

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USA Today ranks Auburn QB Payton Thorne as #11 in the SEC.

Fly War Eagle.com says Thorne may be #3 in the preseason battle.  They also state it won't matter anyway against UMass as Auburn will be up double digits at the start of the second quarter.

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UConn is also having a preseason QB battle. One of the competitors is ex-Maine QB Joe Fagnano. He went 16-27 209 yards and 2 TD's in the Black Bears win over UMass in 2021.

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