UMass Football News--October 13th, 2026

 

Coach Harasymiak's Buffalo game weekly press conference.

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The MAC Blog recaps the UMass-Miami (Ohio) game.

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The Minuteman Command reports UMass' quarterback depth could be tested again against Buffalo. 

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Player stats for the Buffalo Bulls. Messiah Burch makes the Bulls rushing attack go.

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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" recaps Saturday's games.

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UMass' last game in FCS was a November 19th 2011 loss to James Madison 34-17. JMU just announced they're leaving the Sun Belt to jump to the American Conference.

James Madison is interested in increasing their athletic footprint. They have to pay $23 million to join, but the American has a reported $1 billion media package. Ya gotta pay some to get some..

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UMass Football News--October 12th, 2026

 Adam Breneman breaks down UMass' failed two-point conversion.

After reading Christian McCollum's post and watching Adam's video, the play was much closer than it appeared from the stands. Inagawa was wide open and would have walked in for the conversion. The Miami linebacker just made a great play, timing his blitz perfectly and blew up the attempt.

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 Tyler Martin's post Miami press appearance.

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ESPN recaps the UMass-Miami (Ohio) game.

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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" recaps next week's opponent Buffalo's stunning upset of Toledo.  

The Buffalo News has three takeaways from the Bulls upset of Toledo. 

The Bulls were looking like they were headed for a down year prior to that game. They were 2-3 for the year and they struggled for their two wins over FCS opponents. The Bulls will be amped up for next week's game against the Minutemen.

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UMass Football News--October 11th, 2026

 

Well, a failed two-point conversion upstaged a awesome effort by the UMass defense. Of the 20 points Miami scored 10 came after two offensive turnovers (downs and a fumble). In the second half its seemed the Redhawks had the ball at mid-field the entire half. The UMass defense really played well, repeatedly stopping Miami. It was the best defensive effort UMass fans have seen in years.

Aedan McCarthy played most of the game at QB. He did OK. Pop Watson was at the game in a walking boot. 

Logan Inagawa came in and immediately jump started the UMass offense. The Minutemen made a length-of-the-field two minute drill to score with 1 second remaining.

I haven't watched the post game press conference yet, but I did not  like the two-point conversion decision. The defense was playing great. UMass was amped up and had the momentum. I think Inagawa and the defense would have won it in overtime. Just one man's opinion..

Also I didn't like the two-point call. I would have gone five-wide to spread the Redhawks defense and given Inagawa the choice to throw it or run. He's quick.  However, UMass may have had a special play they liked. It went nowhere during that try, however.

UPDATE: Christian McCollum has a detailed breakdown of two-point decision and the play call. 

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UMass write-up here. 

Miami (Ohio) write-up here. 

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The Minuteman Command says the UMass comeback fell short. 

Coach Harasymiak's post game press conference. 

MassLive.com said UMass falls on a failed two-point conversion.

Pro Football Network has a post with lots of rumors about Watson's injury. 

The Daily Collegian reports UMass lost a heartbreaker. 

The Hampshire Gazette said a failed two-point conversion stops a UMass come-back. 

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Rutgers had a bye.

UMass' two FCS opponents (Sacred Heart and Stonehill) played each other and Stonehill won. 

 Bowling Green clobbered Sacramento State 38-10.

Eastern Michigan escaped Akron 25-23. 

Buffalo went to the Glass Bowl and stomped Toledo 23-8 to blast open the MAC conference championship race. 

UConn rang up over 500 yards of offense and beat Temple 34-20. 

Ball State lost 45-14 to Power Four Northwestern. 

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Game Day Miami (Ohio)--2026

 Miami (Ohio) is one of the three top teams we will meet this year. Toledo and UConn are the other two. Miami is the only one of the three we get at McGuirk. The other two are on the road. Miami is in the top echelons of MAC resources. They are near the top in NIL money. They have an excellent athletic administration and the university is interested in increasing their athletic footprint.

From the Redhawks website: Miami football ranks first all-time in the Mid-American Conference in wins (742), conference wins (330), MAC Championships (17) and bowl wins (9).  Historically, Miami's 742 career wins are third all-time among Group-of-Five programs, behind just Navy (758) and Army (747).

They are down to their third-string QB, Caleb Heavner. He's a transfer from Fort Hays State.  Most pundits picked Miami to return to the MAC championship game in 2026. They'll be a challenge today.

If UMass can play with the intensity we displayed in the first four games and control turnovers, our chances should be good.

I'll be there cheering for the Minutemen. Go UMass!

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Miami's game notes for UMass. 

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The Minuteman Command has know your opponent Miami (Ohio).

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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" power rankings for Week #5.

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Yahoo Sports says take the over in the Redhawks-Minutemen game.

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Athlon Sports thinks UMass will beat the spread.

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The Oxford Free Press says the Redhawks are dealing with some weaknesses.

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UMass Football News--October 9th, 2026

 

The latest edition of the Flagship Podcast with Rene Ingoglia.

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Officially official. See you in Madison in 2027. #Flagship 🚩 https://t.co/H2Q33hcoe2

— UMass Football (@UMassFootball) October 8, 2026

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The UMass "X" feed has some images of a classic (and maybe my favorite) Minuteman helmet.

The terror of the Yankee Conference

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The MAC conference blog "by-the-Belt" previews the UMass-Miami (Ohio) game.

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The Miami student newspaper previews the Redhawks-Minutemen game.

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The Dayton Daily News has five things you need to know about the UMass-Miami game.

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UMass Football News--October 8th, 2026

 

If you missed ESPN's game day picks mentioning UMass (for the first time ever, maybe) it's above.

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The Minuteman Command has a post on UMass using its early games to provide information on improving.

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MAC Reporter Online previews the UMass-Miami (Ohio) game.

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Bleacher Reports picks Miami 24 UMass 22.

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After Week#5, ESPN predicts UMass to the Salute to Veterans Bowl.

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UMass Football News--October 7th, 2026

 In his Monday press conference Coach Harasymiak said transfer RB Jordan Washington is out for the season. He played in 2 games and went 11-54. Washington was considered one of the top transfers for the 2026 season.

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The Greenfield Recorder says UMass strives to respond for the Miami (Ohio) game.

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UMass and Indiana have canceled their 2027 game by mutual agreement. 

The revised 2027 schedule is here.

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"Indiana saw what UMass did to Rutgers and got spooked."

— Rutgers Rant (@RutgersRant) October 6, 2026

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Buffalo loses their opening game QB to a season-ending injury.

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UMass Football News--October 6th, 2026

 UMass opens as a 2.5 underdog to Miami (Ohio).

The Red Hawks have been a consistent winner in the MAC, reaching the MAC championship game the last three yeas in a row. Miami has bigger dreams than the MAC. They recently offered between $30 million to $40 million to join the American conference.  Note that the American conference has a reported $1 billion dollar media package. .

Miami (Ohio) is down to their third string QB. Caleb Heavner's Red Hawks bio here.

Heavner's press conference after the loss to Bowling Green.

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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" has its Monday Musings on Saturday's conference games.

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WWLP reports UMass seeks a comeback after Eastern Michigan loss.

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Amherst Wire reports Coach Harasymiak said UMass needs to change the narrative against Miami (Ohio). 

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The Minuteman Command writes Coach Harasymiak feels Eastern Michigan flipped the script against UMass.

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UMass Football News--October 5th, 2026

Coach Harasymiak's Monday press conference.

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The MAC blog "By-the-belt says Eastern Michigan humbled UMass.

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Pop Watson takes ownership for the loss. It was not all his fault.

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The Hartford Courant says the buzz is building for the UMass-UConn game.

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The Amherst Wire discusses what went wrong in the Minutemen's loss to Eastern Michigan.

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The Eastern Michigan student newspaper says the Eagles silenced the hype.

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UMass drops 17 slots to #120 in ESPN's power rankings.

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Yahoo Sports predicts Miami (Ohio) 31 UMass 21.

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UMass Football News--October 4th, 2026

 Well, UMass looked flat and uninspired in a loss to Eastern Michigan. We fumbled a scoring chance, missed a field goal (a long one admittedly) and threw a costly interception. Eastern Michigan QB Noah Kim was in control all game and picked apart the UMass secondary. The Eagles repeatedly converted third-and-long situations. 

The Eastern Michigan defense was as good as advertised. The Eagles held UMass to its lowest offense stats of the year.

Pop Watson was not sharp and did not influence the game. Conference play is tough. We have a chance to play better against Miami (Ohio) next week and they are one of the MAC's top teams. Shake it off and play better next week.

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UMass write-up here. 

Eastern Michigan write-up here. 

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The Minuteman Command said the Eagles crushed UMass' unbeaten dreams. 

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CBS Sports says Eastern Michigan routs UMass.

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The Greenfield Recorder says Eastern Michigan sank UMass in front of a sell-out crowd.

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MassLive reports UMass is perfect no longer.

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The Daily Collegian says UMass handed itself the loss.

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Rutgers got whacked by #6 Indiana 47-15. 

Sacred Heart continued their run through the CAA beating Maine in Orno 24-16.

Stonehill had a bye.

Sacramento State had a bye.

Miami (Ohio) also had a bad day and was upset by Bowling Green 24-20.

Buffalo lost a close one to Western Michigan 20-17. 

 UConn lost a thriller to Syracuse in overtime.

Ball State lost to Toledo 39-24. 

Central Michigan ran over Akron 41-17.

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Game Day--Eastern Michigan 2026

 

UMass has lost four straight to Eastern Michigan. The last win was eleven years ago in 2015. This year, the Minutemen are in  a much better place. The Eagles are in the middle of the MAC in power rankings. We beat Sacramento State, which is the bottom of the MAC.

Eastern Michigan is 2-3, but two of their losses are to Michigan State and Wisconsin. They have an excellent QB in Noah Kim (himself a Spartan transfer). 

From the Eagles website:

" Individually, quarterback Noah Kim ranks 24th nationally and first in the MAC in completions per game at 21.2. Kim also ranks 38th nationally and third in the MAC in passing yards with 968, and 60th nationally and third in the conference in passing touchdowns with six".

Despite Kim, the Eagle offense has been pedestrian. It's on defense where Eastern Michigan has been good, only giving up an average of 13.5 points/game to their non-Big10 opponents.

This game might be a close grind. If Pop Watson and the UMass offense can score 21+ points I think the Minutemen will win.

I'll be there cheering for our side.

Go UMass!

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The Minuteman Command has know your opponent: Eastern Michigan. 

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Yahoo Sports reports UMass achieves their first sellout in a decade.

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Covers.com thinks UMass will cover the 6.5 point spread.

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The Detroit News also thinks UMass will cover.  I get nervous when the legacy media starts jumping on the band wagon..

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The MAC conference blog "by-the-Belt" previews the Eagles-Minutemen game.

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The Boston Herald reports Pop Watson says "He's all UMass".

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The Action Network goes the other way and predicts an Eastern Michigan upset.

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Dave Portnoy wants the Barstool Sports College Football Show for the UMass-UConn game.

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Western Mass News reports UMass football will help local businesses. In just about every section of the country, college football is an economic engine.

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UMass Football News--October 2nd, 2026

 Yahoo News has "is UMass' turnaround the greatest ever"?

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ESPN says take the over on UMass.

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"Jump around" at Camp Randall.

In a scheduling change UMass will travel to Wisconsin in 2027.

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College Football News says take UMass to cover the spread against Eastern Michigan.

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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" has Week#4 Power rankings. Their rankings pretty much match my thoughts. Right now, fourth in the conference is about level with UMass' performance. Western Michigan and Toledo seem to be the most talented squads, with Miami (Ohio) right behind.

UMass gets Miami (Ohio) at home in a week from Saturday. We have to play the Rockets at the Glass Bowl. Going 1-1 against those two should produce a pretty memorable season for UMass. Eastern Michigan has an excellent defense and UMass has to show up on both sides of the ball tomorrow to keep the win streak rolling.

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UMass Football News--October 1st, 2026

 Wow! An undefeated September. It's been a long, long time..

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 A couple of nice images from the Sacramento State game here.

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The MAC Reporter Online has a preview of the Eastern Michigan-UMass game. 

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On3.com has the best and worse of September in college football.

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UMass is tied for the top of the MAC Conference.

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Last sellout at McGuirk:  12/02/2006 a win over New Hampshire 24-17 (I was there)

Biggest recent crowd: 10/12/2024-16,102 a 45-3 loss to Missouri.

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UMass Football News--September 30th, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has a post about Coach Harasymiak trusts the team to handle the win-streak attention.

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NCAA.com has a story about seven teams that could end a multi-year AP Top-25 drought.

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Pop Watson is one of UMass' athletes-of-the-week.

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UMass is in the top-10 in FBS football in rushing defense. 

After being dead last in scoring last year, the Minutemen are #37 in the nation scoring 36.3 points a game.

Remember how I kept harping on UMass' run offense? Last year UMass was near the bottom of FBS. This year they're #35. Of the top-35 teams leading the nation in rush offense, only three have losing records. Run the damm ball.

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Next week's opponent, Miami (Ohio) may have QB injury problems for the game.

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For the first time in years, we don't have to check ESPN's bottom-10 rankings.

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UMass Football News--September 29th, 2026

 

Coach Harasymiak's Monday press conference.

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Eastern Michigan has its game notes for UMass up.

UMass' game notes for Eastern Michigan. 

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Coach Harasymiak updates the Minutemen's injury situation.

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The MAC blog By-the-Belt has its "Monday Musings" edition on the weekend's MAC games.

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Vegas has UMass as a -5.5 to -6  favorite over Eastern Michigan.

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A Yard Barker writer thinks if UMass goes to a bowl, Coach Harasymiak should be National Coach-of-the-Year.

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In ESPN's weekly bowl projection article, UMass gets more than one bowl this week.

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And we're still in contention for the Group-of-Six's slot in the college football playoffs.

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The Athletic notes UMass hits an all-time high it its weekly FBS power rankings.

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The Greenfield Recorder notes UMass is eyeing an FBS record win total in its game against Eastern Michigan.

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UMass Football News--September 28th, 2026

 

Coach Harasymiak's post Sacramento State game press conference.

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UMass gets 9 votes in the Week #4 Top-225 Coach's Poll.

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The Sacramento Bee says UMass blew out the Hornets in their first home MAC game.

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The Daily Collegian thinks UMass will reach bowl eligibility for real this time. 

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College Football News projects UMass vs Wyoming in the Snoop Dogg Bowl. Please God, not the Snoop Bowl..

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The MAC Blog By-the-Belt said it was a dominate win over Sacramento State.

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Separated at birth? 

Mississippi State's road whites

UMass' road whites

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UMass Football News--September 27th, 2026

 

Watch this.

Well it turned out I should'na fretted. UMass got up early due to Pop Watson and ran the ball to shorten the game. The Minutemen were in control from the git-go and never trailed.

The defense though was phenomenal . AFAIK, no UMass defense has held an FBS team to zero touchdowns in the FBS era. The defense held Sacramento State to the lowest score since November 10th, 2017 when UMass beat BYU 16-10.

The Hornet moved the ball between the 20 yard lines, but UMass was near perfect in the Red Zone. The defense added 4 TFL, 4 SACKS, 1 INT for a pick-six. The UMass pass rush tormented the Sacramento State QB all game.

UMass dominated on both sides of the ball. Welcome to 4-0. 

UPDATE: I gotta include this image from the Sacramento Bee

Jose Luis Villegas image

 UMass defense!!!

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UMass write-up here. 

Sacramento State write-up here.

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The Minuteman Command says UMass rolled past Sacramento State. 

 MassLive reports UMass dominates the Hornets.

Fox Sports reports the Minutemen are 4-0.

The MAC conference web site says the Minutemen are 4-0 for the first time since 2007. 

The Daily Collegian says UMass subdued Sacramento State.

The Collegian also says Pop Watson did it. 

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Rutgers won big Friday night.

Sacred Heart upset New Hampshire for their first ever CAA win.

Stonehill played another good first half, but faded in the second against MAC Ohio. 

Eastern Michigan dominated FCS Lindenwood.

In a game that may have implications for UMass, Miami (Ohio) beat UConn. 

Buffalo had trouble against FCS Robert Morris, but won 31-28. 

Ball State lost to Kent State 26-13.

Toledo crushed San Diego State 41-16. 

Akron lost to UNLV 38-10. 

Bowling Green lost a close one to USF.

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If you didn't see the game, ESPN has video highlights here. 

Game Day--Sacramento State 2026.

 This may be the most difficult game UMass has played since the start of the season. Just the time and travel adjustments are tough.

However, I think the UMass defense will play well. If UMass matches the physical effort that the Hornets will provide, I like the Minutemen's chances.

You know of course, if UMass does lose a game, all the students and bandwagon people will immediately jump off. UMass has already achieved a lot this season, and a loss does not derail the chance for a bowl game and a FBS-era record number of wins.  One game at a time..

I'll be watching the game on ESPN+ and cheering for the Minutemen.

Go UMass!!

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Liam Coan talks about his connection to UMass and his happiness about the Minutemen's start.

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By-the-Belt previews the Minutemen-Hornets game and one writer likes Sacramento State and one writer likes UMass.

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Mens Journal thinks UMass is the best story line in football right now.

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 Action Sports says take the under for Sacramento State's offense.

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The Sacramento State website has five facts for the Hornets-Minutemen game.

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Sports Illustrated has UMass #8 in its Group-of-Six power rankings.

They also like the under for the whole game. 

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Ex-UMass player Jeremiah McGill is making an impact for the Maine Black Bears.

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 Rutgers bombed an out-maned Howard 58-7 last night for their first win of the season.

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UMass Football News--September 25th, 2026

 UMass has some travel images and video over on "X".

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Zeke Altman and Cam Pellegrino join Christian McCollum in the Latest edition of the Flagship Pod.

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Yahoo Sports has a story about the 2029 UMass-UConn game.

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The Sacramento Bee has a story about Hornets QB Jackson Sharman. 

Sharman's Sacramento State bio.

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MassLive.com says Pop Watson has UMass buzzing.

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The Daily Collegian reports UMass travels cross country to open MAC conference play.

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 A CBS Sports betting pundit picks Sacramento State to upset UMass.

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The MAC Blog "By-the-Belt" has its week #3 MAC conference power rankings.

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By-the-Belt also previews a game featuring two of UMass' 2026 opponents:UConn vs Miami (Ohio). 

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Sports Illustrated has UMass #6 in its Group-of-six power rankings.

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San Diego Sports predicts Hornets 29 UMass 23.

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UMass Football News--September 24th, 2026

 

UMass is still alive in the college Football playoff hunt. Click on the image an Blogger displays a larger view

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The Minuteman Command says Coach Harasymiak considers Sacramento State a tough road opponent.

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After Week #3, the Athletic ranks UMass #95 in college football.

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UMass and UConn reschedule a game for 2029.

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NBC Boston reports UMass start 3-0 for the first time .

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Whoever is doing the video highlights for UMass games is doing a nice job.

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Today is the travel day to the West Coast for UMass football. Except for Hawaii, I think that's the longest road game in UMass history. It's also the first regular season game with a California team.

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UMass Football News--September 23rd, 2026

 

UMass at Sacramento State is a game UMass fans have not seen in many a year----a significant game. It's a league game, an historic fourth win-in-a-row and a game UMass is favored, rarity right there.

The Greenfield Recorder reports UMass heads to California for its league opener. 

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Sacramento State has their game notes for UMass up.

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William DePaepe UMass DT has been selected as one of the student athletes-of-the-week. 

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Football Scoop says three games into the season UMass has already hit its preseason over,

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Press Break wonder if the world is ready for a 4-0 UMass? 

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Channel 10 Boston reports UMass students are enthused about the Minutemen's win streak. 

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The MAC Blog "By-the-Belt" has an interesting editorial about ESPN Game Day spurning  Western Michigan-Boise State game this weekend. That matchup could be the Group-of-Five's game of the year.

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UMass is in the Top-10 in the nation in rushing defense !!! Offense gets the fans excited; defense wins games.

UMass is #27 in total defense. 

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UMass Football News--September 22nd, 2026

Coach Harasymiak 's Sacramento State week press conference.

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UMass has it's game notes for Sacramento State up. 

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 UMass' next home game against Eastern Michigan will kickoff at 3;30 pm.

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 UMass punter Edward Phillipson was named to the Ray Guy Ray's Eight award for his performance last Saturday.

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UMass continues to rake in MAC conference Player-of-the-Week awards. DE William Depaepe and Derek Morris were named defensive and special teams players-of-the-week by the MAC 

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The Minuteman Command has a post about how not losing all the time has helped UMass recruiting. 

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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" has it's Monday Morning Musings.

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UConn's Daily Campus has UMass included in a story about the most intriguing story lines in college football.

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ESPN has UMass #116 in it's weekly power rankings and has the Minutemen with a 95.9% chance of making 6 wins in 2026.  Holy crap!

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UMass Football News--September 21st, 2026

 

The Minuteman Command reports UMass responded to their first "storm" of the season.

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Sports Illustrated projects UMass vs Delaware in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. That would be a fun reunion with the Blue Hens.

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By-the-Belt reports UMass receives a couple of votes is the Top-25 Coaches Poll.

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USA Today has the complete Coaches Poll. Western Michigan is under rated.

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ESPN ranks the 35 unbeaten teams. 

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UMass opens -6 against Sacramento State.

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Press Break wonders if the world is ready for a 4-0 UMass? 

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UMass Football Blog News

 Mrs Blog and I will be traveling for the next four days. As usual, I'll try to keep the blog going, but if for some reason I go dark, I'll be back up on Thursday.

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UMass Football News--September 20th, 2026

 

Well UMass' first half offensive stutters masked what was the finest defensive performance Minuteman fans have seen for some time.

Stonehill had 491 yards of offense against New Hampshire and was held by UMass to 161 total yards. Stonehill QB Jack threw for 390 yards against the Wildcats had only 134 against the Minutemen. UMass allowed only 27 yards of rushing offense and that should keep the Minutemen in the top-10 nationally in rushing defense. 

In addition UMass had 5 TFL, 2 SACKS, 1 INT and 2 FF. An outstanding effort.

On offense, UMass had a slow first half, but ended up scoring 36 points, one point off their season average.

3-0!

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UMass write-up here. 

Stonehill's write-up here. 

The Minuteman Command says UMass took care of Stonehill.

CBS Sports reports UMass is 3-0 for the first time in FBS. 

The Greenfield Recorder says T.Y. Harding propels UMass past Stonehill.  

The Daily Collegian says UMass improves to 3-0.

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Rutger gave it a valiant effort but fell to #11 USC.  

Sacred Heart fell to Elon 21-24.

 Sacramento State lost to  North Dakota State.

Eastern Michigan was pounded by Wisconsin 54-10. 

Miami (Ohio) was edged by Cincinnati 35-31.

Buffalo lost to #14 Penn State 55-13. 

UConn pasted Southern Mississippi 48-20. 

Ball State got run over by Liberty 51-15.

Toledo beat Temple in overtime.

Akron lost to Big10 Minnesota 41-7. 

Bowling Green got crushed by Iowa 55-7.

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Game Day--Stonehill 2026

 The Minuteman Command has "know your opponent --StoneHill".

The Skyhawks are a decent FCS team with an outstanding QB. Jack O'Connell is a fifth-year senior from North Andover, MA. In Stonehill's last game he accounted for 433 yards of offense and 4 TD's all by himself.

I'm sure controlling O'Connell will be a top priority for the Minutemen. Stonehill's defense is only average (they gave up 5.5 yards/rush against New Haven). The best defense against O'Connell is having him on the sidelines watching the UMass offense.

The projected return of RB Jordan Washington for UMass should make a good Minuteman offense even better. I'm excited to watch him run.

This is a game UMass should win. Today they have to go out and do it.

I'll be there cheering for the Minutemen.

Go UMass!

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UMass will have some coveted recruits visiting for the game.

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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" has UMass ranked fourth in their Week #3 power rankings. 

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MAC Reporter Online previews all of today's MAC conference games including UMass-Stonehill.

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Also we should enjoy the beautiful Fall season..

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UMass Football News--September 18th, 2026

 Christian and Rene reunite over at the Flagship podcast.

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CBS News has Pop Watson in their "Top-20" college football quarterbacks.

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A Wisconsin blog reports the Badgers may be replacing Colorado State with UMass in the 2027 season.  The Minutemen's 2027 schedule is already filled with Stony Brook, @Indiana, @Temple and UConn, so one of those would have to go.

Visiting Camp Randall would be fun! 

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The MAC Blog By-the-Belt previews the UMass-Stonehill game and predicts UMass 42 Stonehill 14.

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The Athletic reports UMass fans are giddy.

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The Daily Collegian says UMass prepares for its second straight FCS opponent.

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UMass game against Sacramento State will start at 6:00 pm local time, so I think that will be 9:00pm EDT..

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UMass Football News--September 17th, 2026

 

Stonehill has their game notes for UMass up.

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The Minuteman Command has a post on the return of Jordan Washington. 

Washington's UMass bio. 

Washington's availability adds another weapon to the UMass offense. The Minutemen are a bad-weather team and one third of the season's games are in November. League championships are won in the cold and dark of that month. This year the last four games of the season are Ball state, @Toledo, Akron and @ Bowling Green. Except for Toledo, three of those games are winnable without being an upset. Run the damm ball.

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ESPN has UMass out of the bottom ten.

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Next week's opponent (and first league game) is Sacramento State. The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" looks at Sacramento State's Saturday game with North Dakota State.

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Will Toledo be a solid favorite over UMass in November? Saturday's game between the Rockets and Temple should be informative.  

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UMass Football News--September 16th, 2026

The Minuteman Command says as UMass keeps winning, Coach Harasymiak keeps raising the standard.

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 T.Y. Harding is one of UMass' student ahtletes-of-the-week.

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The MAC Conference is moving to a nine-game conference slate in 2027. 

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The Greenfield Recorder reports UMass to host second straight FCS opponent.

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ESPN's Week #2 projected bowl games has UMass vs Old Dominion in the Puerto Rico Bowl. 

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UMass is -33.5 against the Stonehill Skyhawks in Vegas odds.

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 T.Y. Harding is the Comeback player-of-the-week.

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The Athletic has a post about Boston College's life at the bottom of college football's spending leaderboard.

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