I love Taisun Phommachanh. He led UMass to a win over CUSA champ New Mexico State and was electric. He played a flawless game against Army. In his one drive against the Auburn defense, he was the best player on the field.
This year, however he has not shown the spark he had in 2023. UMass has only scored four TD's in three games. Against Buffalo, our longest pass play was 24 yards. Our longest pass play for the season is 39 yards. Phommachanh has not looked quick this year. He holds the ball a long time in passing situations. His running game looks a step slower and he goes into a slide three steps earlier than last year.
I know the coaching staff will want to use the CCSU game to work on the running game, but I'd give Ahmad Haston at least one quarter to see if he could add some life to the UMass offense. The season is rapidly evaporating.
I'd like to see more reps for Brandon Campbell too. I know he probably does not have all the offense yet, but he leads the RB's in yards/carry (abet by not much), however he did have 5 yards/carry at Buffalo.
We need to beat CCSU 40-17 not 24-10. The Minutemen offense needs to show some life or it's going to be another season in purgatory for UMass fans...
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Mass Live says UMass suffered a heavy loss against Buffalo.
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Sports Business Journal says being an Independent in college football is becoming harder and harder.
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There is no Vegas line for UMass vs CCSU. Pick Dawgs says if there was one, they'd pick the Blue Devils.
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