Tuesday, December 26, 2023

UMass Football News--December 26th, 2023

 Amherst Wire has a nice article on the gains and losses of UMass football in this season's transfer portal.

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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has "What we learned from the early signing period".

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SI.com has a short post on Cal offensive lineman Brayden Rhome transferring to UMass.

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2023 opponent Arkansas State lost to Northern Illinois in the Amelia Bowl.

The Red Wolves high-powered offense, which scored 52 against UMass and 77 against Texas State was held to 19 points.

Arkansas State HC Butch Jones had an serious meltdown after a controversial call at the end of the game.

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2023 opponent Eastern Michigan had a total flame-out in the Ventures Bowl totaling only 150 yards of offense and lost 59-10.

An Eagles' player sucker-punched a South Alabama player well after the game was over and started an epic brawl.

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If you're looking for a game to watch, try finding the D-III championship game between Cortland State and North Central.

I watched a replay of that game last evening. It was 7-3 at halftime. Then nine touchdowns in the second half..

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