UMass Football News--May 2nd, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has a Spring recap by Christian McCollum and Rene Ingoglia.

It's well worth listening to. It has some interesting details. I think the Minutemen have significantly increased their talent level from last year. However, I have been worried about the OL and the running backs. Christian and Rene think UMass is good in those two rooms. 

Generally, if you can run the ball, you've got a good looking offense and a good looking quarterback. Expecting Pop Watson the jump start the passing game and then also do a dual-threat thing is asking a lot. Being able to run the ball will make it easier on him and help the passing game too.

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ESPN has a good, detailed preview of the MAC conference for 2026.  They pick us last, of course, but we deserve that until we play better.

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New conference foe Sacramento State wraps up Spring Ball.

The Hornets' write-up on their Spring practice. 

UMass is one of the four MAC teams that have to make the trek to Sacramento, the others are Ohio, Kent State and Toledo. 

It will be interesting to see how the new-look UMass team does against ex-FCS Sacramento. It could give us an early indication on how 2026 is going to go for the 2026 season.

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The MAC blog "By the Belt" has a post on three MAC players drafted by the CFL, which includes Keegan Andrews. 

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UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Michael Vallarelli

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 Michael Vallarelli, 6-7 220 pound TE from Phillips-Andover has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

UMass is the first FBS offer for Vallarelli. He's drawing interest from Wake Forest and North Carolina. The Minutemen's TE room is going to shine this year and he could join the crew and play in front of friends and family in Amherst. 

UMass Football News--April 30th, 2026

 

Keegan Andrews gets drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Keegan is easily the best punter of the FBS era. I thought he would get an NFL look.

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 Timmy Hinspeter and Reece Adkins win the annual UMass Michael Boland Inspirational Award.

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Former UMass Football Coach Don Brown is now a high school assistant baseball coach. 

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College Football News predicts UMass to go 2-10 in 2026.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Caeylin Menzie

 

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Caeylin Menzie, a 5-11 195 pound RB from Savannah, GA has a UMass offer.

MaxPreps has stats. 

This Article from October of 2025 features Menzie. 

Menzie has FBS offers from Liberty and Georgia Southern. He could find a good fit and lots of playing time in Amherst with the UMass Minutemen. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Lamier Wade

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 Lamier Wade, a 6-5 225 pound Edge/OLB from Pittsburg, PA has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Wade has FBS offers from UConn and Eastern Michigan. He has a big frame and could play a number of positions for the Minutemen.  

UMass Football News--April 27th, 2026

 Coach Harasymiak's post spring game press conference. 

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 Andrews Keegan gets an invite to the Jets mini-camp.

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 Malcolm Green get an invite to the Pats mini-camp.

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Former UMass RB Greg Desrosiers signs a free agent contract with the Chargers. 

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A whole bunch of ex-MAC conference players who transferred to Power Four schools got drafted.

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UMass Football News--April 26th, 2026

 Hey, I'm a believer!

Pop Watson looked like a Power Four QB. He made some really nice throws, including two to the sidelines that dropped the pass on the outside of the receiver away from the defensive back. He also showed his legs. 

In fact, we might have more than one QB. RJ Johnson and Will Perry also looked crisp. True freshmen  Aden McCarthy looked like he has a big arm.

Except for the Blake Fronapfel/Andrew Ford era, we have struggled to produce an FBS-level quarterback. I think that changed this year.

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UMass Athletic Dept write-up here. 

Myles Donato of the Collegian Staff has reflections on the Spring game. 

The Hampshire Gazette reports UMass displays talent in the Spring game. 

The Fighting Gobbler reports Pop Watson said UMass was going to "----" with the MAC. 

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UMass Spring Game--2026

 Hope to see you there.

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 The Minuteman Command has a post on freshman WR Drew Alsup.

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Former UMass QB Brady Olson preps for the NFL draft. 

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UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Aaron Heatherly

 Aaron Heatherly, a 6-4 230 pound TE from Knoxville, TN has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

Heatherly has FCS offers from North Alabama, Mercer and E. Tennessee State. Drawing interest from some of the Ivies. He has a big frame and could play FBS-level football with the Minutemen in Amherst. 

UMass Football News--April 23rd, 2026

 

Coach Harasymiak says Joe Griffin has to be "the guy" for UMass.

Griffin's UMass bio. 

Harasymiak also, during his press conference, praised Freshman WR Drew Alsup. 

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The Hampshire Gazette reports UMass is ready to feature the new UMass team in Saturday's Spring Game. 

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2026 opponents:

UMass opens with Rutgers on September 3rd. The Scarlet Knight added QB Dylan Lonergan, who transferred in from Boston College . Lonergan had transferred to BC from Alabama the year before..

UMass's second opponent is Sacred Heart on September 12th. The Pioneers closed Spring ball and named captains last week. 

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UMass Football News--April 22nd, 2026

 

Coach Harasymiak's end-of-spring-practice video conference.

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Learfield Sports, the Media partner of UMass and a number of other MAC teams has been sold for the fourth time in ten years. 

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 Click on the image and Blogger displays a larger view. Above is the full 2026 schedule for the MAC conference.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Brayden Atwood

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 Brayden Atwood, a 6-4 220 pound TE from Nashville, TN has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video. 

UMass is the first offer for Atwood. UCF and Jax State are showing interest. Atwood has a big frame and TE's are a big part of Coach Warner's offense. He could find a home and lots of playing time with the UMass Minutemen. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Braylyn Simmons

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 Braylyn "Juice" Simmonds, a 6-0 180 pound Athlete from Daytona Beach, FL has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has stats. Simmons had 1360 all-purpose yards and 12 TD's in 2025.

This article from 2024 explains his nickname.  

Simmons has Power Four offers from Florida State and Pitt. UCF, FIU, Liberty and UNLV have offered from Group-of-Five. He probably projects as a WR in college. Simmons could find a lot of opportunity and playing time with the UMass Minutemen.

 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Chase Hyacinth

 

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Chase Hyacinth, a 6-4 220 pound Edge from Eagle Academy/Brooklyn, NY has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Hyacinth has a Power Four offer from Syracuse. Delaware, East Carolina and Temple have offered from the Group-of-Five. Coach Harasymiak is a defensive guy and  Chase could find a home and some early playing time with the Minutemen.

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--AJ Fry

 

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Anderson "AJ" Fry, a 6-0 200 pound WR/Safety from State College, PA has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has stats for both offense and defense. 

Fry has FBS offers from Army and Navy. Buffalo and Eastern Michigan have offered from the MAC. He also has offers from several Ivies and Fordham. He could play FBS-level football and also get a high quality education in Amherst with the UMass Minutemen.

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Nick Rotondo

 

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Nick Rotondo, a 6-4 230 pound LB/Edge from Bridgewater, MA has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Rotondo has FBS offers from all three Service Academies.  Harvard, Penn, Yale, Dartmouth and Colgate have offered from FCS. He could get an excellent education and play FBS-level football with the Minutemen in Amherst. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Jack Hinspeter

 

The Minuteman Command has a post about UMass' interest (and offer) to Jack Hinspeter, the younger brother to Timmy Hinspeter.

Hinspeter's 247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

He gets a mention in this game summary from September 2025. 

UMass is the first offer for Hinspeter. He's drawing interest from Delaware and JMU. Coach Harasymiak is a defensive guy. Hinspeter could thrive in his system. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Curtis Kimmonds transfers to UMass

 

Curtis Kimmonds, a 5-10 220 pound transfer RB from NAIA Southeastern University has committed to UMass.

I've blogged about Kimmonds before. 

The Minuteman run game was a train wreck last year. UMass was #131 out of #134 teams in rushing offense.  The Minutemen averaged only 82.4 yards/game. 127 of the 134 FBS teams averaged 100 yards or better. Kimmonds has good size at 220 pounds and hopefully he will be part of a much improved UMass rushing attack.

UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Jacarry Johnson

 

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Jacarry Hohnston, a 6-1 160 pound WR/DB from Novi, MI has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

At 6-1 Johnson has the frame to grow. In college, he could play either way. He could find a home and play FBS-level football in the reviving Minuteman program. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2029--JJ Chevalier

 JJ Chevalier, a 6-2 215 pound RB/LB from Detroit, MI has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

As a Freshman, Chevalier already has Power Four offers from Michigan, Maryland and Missouri. UMass, UConn, Colorado State and UNLV have offered from the Group-of-Five. In Amherst, he would have the chance to be the featured RB and receive an excellent education. 

UMass Football News--April 10th, 2026

 

New OC Max Warner talks about Spring practice. I think he'll have more talent to work with than in 2025. The QB room and the WR's look to be much improved. I think the jury is still out on running backs and offensive line.

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To that end, The new MAC conference blog thinks Pop Warner will be a impact transfer for UMass. They also talk about MAC expansion and the looming 2027 MAC Media package. 

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 UMass LB Timmy Hinspeter talks about the UMass defense to the press. The middle of the Minutemen should be one of the deeper units on the 2026 Minuteman team. 

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The Daily Collegian has a post on the 15 transfers added to the Minuteman defense in the off season.  Five or six of the transfers should start and several more will be in regular rotation and defensive packages.

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UMass has more updates to the Spring Game for fans. 

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UMass Football Recruiting 2029--Jahir Charles

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 Jahir Charles, a 6-1 165 pound QB from Springfield, MA has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Freshman stats here. 

UPDATE: The Minuteman Command has a post on Charles' offer. 

Charles is an up-and-coming athlete who is likely to be a talented recruit by the time he's a senior. UMass is his first offer. He could keep the Springfield-to-UMass pipeline going and play in front of friends and family in Amherst. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Gavin Brady

 

Gavin Brady, a 6-1 195 pound WR/Safety from Northampton-Williston has an offer from  UMass

Hudl.com has video. 

Last year went 56-805 14 TD's and 1,400 all-purpose yards.

He has good size for a skills player and could play either side of the ball. Brady has an offer from Georgetown and is receiving interest from most of the Ivies. He could play FBS-level football in Amherst and get an excellent education too. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Joshua Tripp commits to UMass

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Joshua Tripp, a 6-3 195 pound WR/Athlete from Nashua, NH has committed to UMass as a preferred walk-on.

Senior highlights here. 

This article covers his offer from New Hampshire. 

This article features Tripp. 

2025 All-Conference. 

Tripp has a big frame and could play on either side of the ball.  He can develop his craft, earn a scholarship and play FBS football with the Minutemen.

UMass Football Transfer Portal Recruiting 2026--Curtis Kimmons, Jr

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 Curtis Kimmons, Jr, a 5-10 220 pound RB grad transfer from NAIA Southeastern University is visiting UMass today.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Southeastern Fire bio here. 

The Minuteman run game in 2025 was god-awful. Kimmons would add depth and talent to the running back room.  He could be a good fit with UMass.

UMass Football News--April 4th, 2026

 The new MAC blog "By the Belt" has a report from UMass' Pro Day.

UMass LS Jovani Borbon 5-8 220 , on the NFL bench press standard did 26 reps! That's better than a lot of 300 pound linemen.

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Pop Watson says he thrives on pressure. 

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 TJ Magee speaks to the press after last week's practice.

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An Executive order limits college football players to five years of eligibility and one transfer. 

Don't think the courts are going to go along with this one.

Now that there is NIL, the players are basically employees of the school. Suppose a player in is an educational program at a university and is playing on the team. The player wants to continue to play and the coaching staff wants to keep him on the roster. Can the NCAA (or anyone else) tell him he cannot continue to use his skills? Isn't that restraint of free trade or something? Five years of eligibility is totally arbitrary..

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UMass Football News--April 3rd, 2026

 

UMass DC Jared Keyes gives an update on the UMass defense at the start of Spring Ball. I recently re-watched the Missouri and Iowa games from last year. We were actually pretty competitive on defense. The downfall was being run over by the bottom of the MAC. The Minuteman defense was not FBS level in any unit. With a lot of new transfers, I hope we can improve.

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 New UMass QB Pop Watson talks about joining the Minutemen. We all hope Watson takes the reins of the program and absolutely runs away with it. Another year of swapping out three QB's would be very discouraging.

The Greenfield Recorder says Pop Watson seeks to transform the UMass program. 

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 Myles Donato of the Daily Collegian reflects on the opening week of Spring camp. 

The Collegian looks at 10 transfer additions to the UMass offense.

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If you missed it, UConn brought in 56 transfers, 35 of them three stars. 

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UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Brandon Hardy

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 Brandon Hardy, a 6-1 180 pound WR/Athlete from Orchard Lake, MI has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Hardy has a Power Four offer from Syracuse. Temple, UConn and Kent State have offered from Group-of-Five. Hardy would be a good fit in the new UMass offense and get an excellent East-Coast education to boot. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Jaylen Harris

 Jaylen Harris, a 6-3 315 pound NT transfer portal recruit has a UMass offer.

Central Missouri State bio here. 

Video highlights here. 

Harris is an agile big man in the middle and could be a valuable addition to the rebuilding UMass defense. He could find a home with the Minutemen in Amherst. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Logan Inagawa transfers to UMass

 

Logan Inagawa, a 5-10 205 pound dual-threat QB transfer from Drake University has committed to UMass.

Bulldogs bio here. 

In 2025 Inagawa went 11 GP 129-190- 1393 4 INT  9 TD 68% passing. Rushing 11 GP 127-398 9 TD 37 LONG. 1796 total yards.

He should be a solid addition to the QB room and I hope he has a great career at UMass. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Kingston Rust

 

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Kingston Rust, a 6-2 205 pound QB from Hialeah, FL has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

This article from April 2025 features Rust. 

Besides UMass, Rust has offers from Appalachian State, Florida Atlantic and Georgia State. He could get an excellent East Coast education and join a resurgent Minuteman team in Amherst. 

UMass Football News--March 28th, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has a post on senior LB Tyler Martin.

 Martin appears in a post-practice video press meeting.

The center of the UMass defense was almost decent last year before Timmy Hinspeter went down. He was leading the MAC in tackles at that time. 

I'm optimistic about the LB room for 2026. Besides the returning veterans Martin and Hinspeter UMass added Khari Bendolph, Joshua Iseah and Kendric Council. The last two were productive players at their previous schools. 

STAR Michael Robinson II is a senior transfer from Rutgers and will probably function as a Safety/OLB. 

Redshirt Freshman Dinos Drossos is one of the highest rated recruits UMass has signed.  He should see some playing time is 2026. All-in-all, I think the 2026 LB room is maybe the deepest unit on the team. 

Defensive coordinator Jared Keyte should have enough talent to play some defensive packages and have a more aggressive defense this year. The middle of the defense could be a strength in 2026.

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Former UMass players Ta'Rei Powell, Ellis Merryweather and Macklin Ayers will suit up for the UFL. 

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UMass Football News--March 27th, 2026

 

The Minuteman Command has a post on WR T.Y. Harding feeling a new era in UMass football.

Harding's UMass bio here. 

Harding's injury last year caused the wheels to come off the Minutemen's passing game.

The stats from the WR room were brutal.

Opponents had 29 passing TD's. UMass had 8.

Five of the eights TD's were by UMass TE's (as was the season's longest reception)

Our leading receivers last year:

1. Jacquon Gibson 63-616 ZERO TD'S
2. Donnie Gray 27-260 ZERO TD'S

This year Harding, plus Wisconsin transfer Joe Griffin and Devin Matthews should give us far more offensive firepower. I also like true freshman Kai Owens. He's one of the highest rated recruits ever to sign with UMass. He may be too good to redshirt.

 

 Harding talks to the press

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 Coach Harasymiak's opening press conference.

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Western Mass News has a post on the opening of Spring practice.

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UMass Football News--March 26th

 Alright, catching up.

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The Greenfield Reorder says UMass kicks off Spring practice with high hopes.

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The MAC finally publishes its 2026 schedule. 

By the Belt looks at the league's schedule. 

Updog Sports analyses the MAC's collective schedule. 

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 UMass held its Pro Day yesterday.

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The Minuteman Command reports Coach Harasymiak thinks the 2026 roster is improved. 

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The Minuteman Command also has a post on transfer QB Pop Watson drawing interest from UMass fans and media.

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If you are looking for something to watch, some sports networks replay the NCAA tournament basketball games. I think the game of the playoffs so far is the St. John's-Kansas game. 

The first half was ragged, but the second half was magic.  It's worth watching. Far better than Celebrity Survivor Chef or the other crap the networks are turning out..

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UMass Football Bog news--March 24th 2026

 I'm feeling under the weather. I will try to resume posting to the Blog later in the week.

Go UMass.

 

UMass Football News--March 23rd, 2026

 Well Saturday was the Vernal Equinox. Each Spring is a new beginning. UMass football starts the 2026 season tomorrow. The Minutemen return 50 players from last year and 29 new players join the roster. This should give the coaches a good knowledge of the talent level at the end of Spring practice.

A UMass roster tracker is here. 

 UMass' Pro Day is going to be Wednesday March 25th.

The Spring Game will be April 25th. 

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WMUA Sports will apparently start a UMass Football 2026 show today at 3:00pm.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Matthew Wagner

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 Matthew Wagner, a 6-6 275 pound OL from Milton, MA took a Junior Day visit to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has a post on his visit. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Wagner is drawing interest from a number of New England schools. The offensive line leads the way and Wagner could be a valuable addition to the UMass roster. 

UMass Football Recruyiting 2029--Owen Muldoon

 

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Owen Muldoon, a 6-2 213 pound LB from Springfield, MA has a UMass offer.

The Minuteman Command has a post on UMass recruiting Muldoon. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

UMass is the first offer for Muldoon. He should be drawing quite a bit of recruiting interest over the next three years. He could play in front of friends and family in Amherst and play FBS football to boot. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Grant Sweeney

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 Grant Sweeney, a 6-3 196 pound QB from Boerne, TX has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has some impressive stats. In 15 games Sweeney threw for over 4,000 yards and rushed for 1,000 more.

 Sweeney has offers from North Texas, UTSA, Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV and UTEP. He could get a high-quality education and play for the resurgent UMass offense in Amherst.

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Tyler Frederick

 

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Tyler Frederick, a 6-4 278 pound DL from Washington, D.C. has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Frederick has 11 total offers including Buffalo and Toledo from the MAC. Most of the Ivies have offered from FCS. He could play FBS football and get Ivy equivalent education with Massachusetts Flagship university.  

UMass Football Reruiting 2027--Noah Collins-Howard

 

Noah Collins-Howard, a 5-10 160 pound WR from Henretta, NY has a UMass offer and recently visited UMass for Junior Day.

The Minuteman Command has a post on his visit. 

Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

Won the NY 100 meters and 4 X 100 meters.

 The speedy WR has offers from Syracuse, Akron and UMass. He could take the top off some defenses and see early playing time with the Minutemen.

UMass Football Transfer Portal 2026--Nick Dalessandro commits to UMass

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 Nick Dalessandro, a 6-4 295 pound IOL transfer from Colgate has committed to UMass.

I blogged about  Delessandro back on March 3rd.

This is an excellent addition for UMass. Dalessandro has played in 31 games and started 17. He should compete for one of the starting guard positions right away. If not, he would probably be the #1 backup for all three interior line positions.  

UMass Transfer Portal 2026--Blake Rohrer commits to UMass

 

Blake Rohrer, a 6-3 211 pound WR from University of Wisconsin River Falls has committed to UMass

UW-River Falls Falcons bio here. 

Caught a 79-yard TD pass in the final seconds to send UW-River Falls into the DIII Championship game. 

Rohrer went 59-1161 yards 12 TD's and a 19.68 AVE in 2025.

UMass needs offensive firepower and Rohrer should be in the mix for time on the field immediately. Welcome to Amherst. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Brayden Santibanez

 

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Brayden Santibanez, a 6-3 190 pound QB from Collierville, TN has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

This article features his offer from Cincinnati. 

Santibanez has 16 offers fairly evenly split between Power Four and Group-of-Five. Boston College, Cincinnati, Maryland and North Carolina have offered. Coastal Carolina, Charlotte, Delaware and Liberty have offered from the Group-of-Five. He could get and excellent East Coast education and play in the MAC with the Minutemen.

UMass Football Recruyiting 2028--Mason Anderson

 

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Mason Anderson, a 6-1 190 pound WR/Athlete from Hamburg, NY has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has stats.    31-571 18.4 AVE 11 TD's.

Anderson has offers from Syracuse, Toledo, Temple, UTSA and Colorado State. He could play close to home and be part of the new UMass offense in Amherst, MA 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Joel Gomez

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 Joel Gomez, a 6-6 215 pound WR/TE from Manchester, NH has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Check out this one-handed TD catch. 

UMass is the first D1 offer for Gomez. He could play FBS-level football close to home and refine his craft with the Minutemen in Amherst. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Andrew Johnstone

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 Andrew Johnstone, a 6-6 260 pound TE/DE from Medford, NY has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

UMass is the first D1 offer for Johnstone. He put up some serious stats as a sophomore. Johnstone has a high potential and he could reach it with the Minutemen in Amherst. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--David Wise

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 UMass has offered to David Wise, a 6-6 280 pound OL from West Lawn, Pa.

Hudl.com has season highlights. 

UMass is the first D1 offer for Wise. He has drawn interest from Syracuse and Temple. He could join the resurgent Minuteman program and get an excellent education in Amherst. 

UMass Football News--March 7th, 2026

 UMass and Hawaii have agreed to cancel their 2026 and 2027 series.

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The latest edition of the Spring UMass football roster is up.

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The Big Ten conference plots a 24-team college football playoff. 

The Power Four conferences want more of their teams in the playoffs, but a 24 team playoff should have ALL THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS, including the Group-of-Five. That would still give the Power Four fifteen additional slots.

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And finally, the Boston drivers' version of the Waymo  self-driving car is out.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Marcus Forsythe

 

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Marcus Forsythe, a 6-4 300 pound OL from Ridgely, MD has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

UMass needs offensive linemen and Amherst would be a great place for Forsythe to develop his career.