Hudl.com has video highlights.
Simmonds is a fast and shifty WR/DB. He could be a good fit in the new Minuteman offense. UMass needs playmakers and he could get an excellent education in Amherst.
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The Minuteman Command has preview of the quarterback position for the 2026 season.
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The Minutemen catch a break with the 2026 schedule. As an Independent, we always seemed to play teams from the top half of the MAC every year. In 2026, UMass does not play Western Michigan or Ohio. The Minutemen are 0-2 all-time against Western Michigan and 0-4 all-time against Ohio.
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The UMass podcast interviews Tyler Martin and Timmy Hinspeter. Two very well-spoken young men.
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Former UMass QB Brandon Rose signs with Utah.
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Instructions here for a number of providers.
More information about MAC conference media day here.
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Riley Bloch, a 6-3 295 pound offensive lineman has been nominated to the Allstate Good works team.
More on the Allstate AFCA good works team here.
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UMass has a history of finishing last in FBS in various categories, but Phil Steele ranks the Minutemen's 2026 schedule last in difficulty.
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This article written in 2023 ranks college football stadiums from 1 to 108 (he hasn't been to all 138 of them including McGuirk).
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Sacramento State is the newest member of FBS. UMass and the Hornets never met during the Minutemen's seasons in FCS.
Predicting Sacramento State's first season with the MAC is difficult. First, the Hornets received their invite to the MAC after the transfer portal closed. So this team is configured as an FCS independent.
That's the good news. The bad news is they are probably a good FCS independent. Last year they played in FCS's top league and went 7-5 total and 5-3 in the Big Sky. They lost by three points to FBS Nevada.
However, nearly that entire team is gone. The Hornets return one starter on offense and two starters on defense. There is no need to quote last year's team stats as that team is no longer there.
Athlon Sports names six Hornets to the MAC's preseason All-league team.
RB Jamar Curtis was a former FCS All-American at Lafayette. Six-Five 222 pound TE Jordan Williams started for the Hornets last year. WR Matt Coleman joins Sacramento State after playing in 35 games for San Jose State.
The Hornets return both inside linebackers from last year. Derek Houston and Alex Rocha should make the middle of Sacramento State's defense tough.
Athlon Sports picks Sacrament State 12th in MAC (ahead of only UMass). Lindys picks them 8th (ahead of Ball State, Kent State, Bowling Green, Akron and UMass).
We all believe the Minutemen will be better in 2026. The question is, will UMass be improved enough to beat a good FCS team.
The AI Grok thinks this will be a close game with the Hornets winning 24-20. Grok also thinks both UMass and Sacramento State win totals will be around 3-9 for both teams.
UMass should beat Sacred Heart and Stonehill, so the Sacramento State game will be a chance for a three-game win streak. Do you remember the Minutemen's last three game win streak? (answer at the end of this post).
We should know a lot more about both teams by the time they meet. UMass will be the Hornets fifth game of the season, which will include a season opener at Eastern Michigan. UMass will be on its fourth game after Rutgers and the two FCS teams.
My guess is this game will be close. It's a chance for a huge morale boost for UMass fans as a win would mean a four or five win season could be possible. I'll say Pop Watson leads Minutemen to their first big win of the Harasymiak era.
Go UMass!
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Answer to the win-streak question: In 2009 UMass beat Albany, Rhode Island and Stony Brook in a row in Kevin Morris' first season as head coach. The Stony Brook win was 09/26/2009. A win at Sacrament State on 09/26/2026 would be a new three game win streak after..
UMass Athletics dept has a post on the upcoming MAC Conference Media Day.
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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" looks at the licensing and revenue streams for all the MAC schools and finds UMass near the bottom of the group.
When UMass was in its glory run in basketball, the athletic dept was selling apparel like T-shirts as far away as South Africa.
If UMass could improve in either basketball or football there are a number of large corporations in Massachusetts that might be interested in partnering with UMass athletics.
Per Grok:
Top Revenue/Scale LeadersTJX Companies (Framingham) — Off-price retail giant (T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, etc.). One of the largest by revenue (~$60B+).
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Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham) — Leading life sciences and biotech tools provider. Very large by revenue and employees.
GE Vernova (Cambridge) — Energy company (spun off from GE; power, wind, electrification). Significant revenue and market presence.
BJ's Wholesale Club (Marlborough) — Warehouse club retailer.
Boston Scientific (Marlborough) — Medical devices.
Other Major CorporationsLiberty Mutual Insurance (Boston) — One of the largest insurers in the U.S.
MassMutual (Springfield) — Major financial services and insurance company.
Fidelity Investments (Boston) — Huge asset manager and financial services firm.
State Street Corporation (Boston) — Global financial services and custody bank.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston) — Biotech leader focused on cystic fibrosis and other therapies.
Moderna (Cambridge) — mRNA technology and vaccines.
Biogen (Cambridge) — Biotechnology, neurology-focused.
Keurig Dr Pepper (Burlington) — Beverages.
American Tower (Boston) — Real estate investment trust (cell towers).
Eversource Energy (various, incl. Boston/Springfield) — Utility.
Analog Devices (Wilmington) — Semiconductors.
Notable MentionsThe Kraft Group (Foxborough) — Private; owns New England Patriots, manufacturing/packaging businesses; major local employer.
Healthcare systems like Mass General Brigham (Somerville) are among the state's largest employers but are nonprofits.
Many companies are concentrated in the Greater Boston area (Boston, Cambridge, Waltham, Framingham, Marlborough), which benefits from proximity to universities, talent, and innovation hubs. Biotech/life sciences and finance are especially strong sectors.
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247Sports four-star player.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
This article covers his offer from Michigan.
Bell has 39 total offers including a Who's Who of Power Four schools. Notre Dame, Alabama, Oregon, Michigan and more have offered. Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo and Miami (Ohio) have offered from the MAC. UMass was one of the first to offer Bell and he would be a featured player and play early with the Minutemen.
Turgeon is being converted to an offensive tackle. He has NFL size and should be a valuable addition to to the O-line room. In the pros, the left OT is often the best paid player on the team. The left offensive tackle is usually on the quarterback's blind side and he's charged with keeping the fan-favorite quarterback upright.
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Western Michigan and Delaware schedule a home-and-home series. UMass and Delaware had a long running series from 1958 to 2011. The Blue Hens had a lopsided win total of 25 wins to UMass' 7.
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UMass has announced the 2026 Minuteman Hall-of-Fame class. From football, retired UMass coach Jim Reid and the DiTomasso brothers were honored.
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
This article covers his visit to Michigan State.
Evans has multiple Power Four offers including Ohio State, Missouri, Washington and Oregon to name a few. Toledo, Miami (Ohio) and Western Michigan have offered from the MAC. UConn recently offered. UMass was among his early offers and he would have a chance to play early with the Minutemen.
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
MaxPreps has some stats (offense only)
Hill has 18 offers including multiple Power Four schools. Wisconsin, Indiana and Kansas are among those offered. From the MAC, UMass, Bowling Green and Central Michigan have offered. UConn has recently joined the group interested in Hill. He could get an excellent East Coast education and join the resurgent UMass defense with the Minutemen.
247sports page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
Recently de-committed from Syracuse.
Brooks has 16 offers including multiple Power Four schools. Rutgers and Syracuse have offered from the Northeast. Toledo, Miami (Ohio) and Akron have offered from the MAC. UConn also has offered. Brooks could have a chance for early playing time with the Minutemen in Amherst.
Yahoo Sports has a post on what happens the year after you go 0-12.
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SBN Nation previews the Ball State Cardinals. UMass plays Ball State at home on Nov 4th.
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EA Sports does a U-turn on College Football 27.
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Athlon Sports predicts the teams in all of the 2026-27 college football Bowls. UMass is not one of the MAC teams.
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
Turay has Power Four offers from BC, Pitt and Syracuse. Temple, Buffalo, Northern Illinois and UConn have offered from UMass' peer group. He could find a home and early playing time in Amherst with the Minutemen.
Rutgers fan site "On the Banks" previews the Scarlet Knights opener against UMass.
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Another web-based college football site "Walk-On Redshirts" previews the MAC conference.
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Central Michigan has a post on the MAC conference's July 22nd Media Day at Ford Field.
ESPN+ will live cover the event 11:00 am to 1:30 pm.
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His father Steve Telander was a four-year letter winner for UMass 1974,1975, 1978, 1979. He was All-Yankee Conference in 1975.
Steve Telander also coached at UMass 1981-85.
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UMass' own Christian McCullum gets interviewed by a Rutgers video podcast.
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The 247Sports Rutgers fan site "Scarlet Nation" has a preview of the Rutgers-UMass season opener.
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Rutgers flips a four-star RB from Penn State to the Scarlet Knights.
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ESPN's Bill Connelly has a capsule comment on each conference including the MAC and a link to a detailed article on each FBS conference.
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Charles Turgeon a 6-7 255 pound TE from Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC, Canada has announced on his Instagram account he's committed to UMass.
I could not find any video or recruiting capsules on the interweb for Turgeon. He has prototype FBS TE size and should be a great addition to the UMass offense.
The Stonehill Skyhawks went 4-8 in the Northeast Conference last year. They won three conference games. Their best victory was 13-10 win over Maine.
The Skyhawks did it with defense in 2025. In their four wins they held the opposing team to 15 points or less. Stone hill finished 43rd in FCS in total defense. They were 89th in rushing defense, but were 14th in FCS in pass defense.
Stonehill's problem was offense. They finished 124th (out of 126) in total offense and averaged just 15.1 points/game.
Lindy's Football Magazine picks the 2026 Skyhawks last in the Northeast conference. Stonehill is likely to continue to be stout defensively in their league. In 2025 they played Yale (who made a run in the FCS playoffs) and Penn. Yale scored 47 points, but the Skyhawks held Penn to 24.
Jordan Irvine is a 6-0 190 pound DB. He's one of this year's captains. He went 9 GP 7 GS 36 TT 2 FF and 2 BKUP.
The Skyhawks lost their leading tackler to graduation, this year's captain Ma'Hkai Wilson had 33 TT 1 INT 1 PD.
On offense, Stonehill did not do well.
Rushing offense was a problem. Stonehill had 1,138 total yards rushing and only 6 rushing TD's (Note: UMass had 989 total yards rushing and also had 6 rushing TD's).
Joshua Robinson, a 5-8 185 pound senior is probably the best returning running back. He rushed for 237 yards 1 TD and a 5.6 yards/carry average.
Quarterback Jack O'Connell 6-2 190 (from North Andover, MA) makes the Skyhawks go. In 2025 he went 12 GP 194-318 61.0% 6 INTS 15 TD's and a 122.36 EFF.
With no offense intended, this is a team that nearly every FBS-level roster should substantially outgun. This game should be an indicator of how much we have improved from 2025. Have we improved from cosmically awful to MAC competitive or just to bad (i.e. something like 2-10)?
I think UMass gets its second win in a row on September 19th, hopefully by a substantial margin.
Go UMass!
Mrs Blog and I would like to wish all UMass fans, players and staff a peaceful (and cool) 4th of July.
Today is a day to celibate America.
I'll be back Monday with a look at Stonehill, who will be UMass' third opponent of the 2026.
UPDATE:
Athlon Sports names nine Minutemen to their preseason All-MAC team
Five UMass defensive players made the team:
Four Minuteman offensive players on the team :
In five seasons with the MAC UMass has had only one third team offensive lineman on the All-MAC team. The Minuteman offensive line was a major issue last year and if Urionabarrenechea and company can make the UMass running game viable, it would be a huge improvement for the offense.
The tandem of Joseph Griffin and T.Y. Harding should make a significant improvement in the Minuteman passing offense, which was essentially nonexistent last year. Two WR's for Akron (Marcel Williams and Kyan Mason) were major reasons why the Zips went from 2-10 in 2023 to 5-7 in 2025.
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The MAC Blog "By the Belt" has three reasons why Western Michigan could make the college football playoffs.
The 2026 schedule is somewhat favorable to UMass as we avoid two of the predicted top four teams in the MAC. UMass does not play Western Michigan or run-heavy Central Michigan.
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This year. the Pioneers join the much-changed CAA (now Coastal Conference). JMU, UMass and Delaware have gone FBS, with notable success by Delaware and JMU. Villanova, Richmond and William & Mary left for now more academic-oriented Patriot League. Rhode Island, Maine and New Hampshire remain from the northern section of the old CAA.
Lindy's picks Sacred Heart 11th in the thirteen team CAA.
Defensively the Pioneers were 75th in total defense in FCS in 2025. They were 104th in rushing defense.
UMass should be riding a 17 game losing streak when the Minutemen play the Pioneers. This game should be a good indication on the trend of UMass football in 2026. Last year the Minutemen managed only a meager 101 net yards rushing against Bryant. If UMass wins handily, such as 35-7 then the omens should be positive for 2026. If the Minutemen need some late-game heroics to win 24-21, then it could be another long year in the MAC.
The UMass defense needs to corral the speedy Sacred Heart RB Summers. QB Snyder's 71% completion average could be trouble if the rebuilt Minutemen defensive line does not develop some pressure.
I think UMass breaks its loss streak on September 12th. The margin of victory should tell us quite a bit.
Go UMass!
Jacob Reed, a 6-3 300 pound IOL from Wallingford, CT has a UMass offer.
247Sport page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
The above video is from the Minuteman Command.
Reed has offers from Duke, Syracuse, Wake Forest, UConn and Rhode Island. He could play close to home and be part of the new UMass offense in Amherst.
UMass opens its season with Big10 Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights went 5-7 (2-7 in the Big10) in 2025.
Oh, and they won their FCS game against Morgan State 60-10.
For 2026, Lindy' College Football Magazine picks Rutgers last in the Big10 and Athlon picks the Scarlet Knights 16th in the 18 team league.
I do not think the Minutemen have any chance of an upset here. Rutgers is operating on a different planet than UMass.
For one thing, they have two preseason All-Americans. Wide receiver KJ Duff is 6-6 and went 60 catches for 1,084 yards in 2025. He also led the nation in contested catches (22).
Running back Antwan Raymond ran for 1,275 yards and 13 TD's against Big10 defenses.
Athlon Sports named Duff and Raymond pre-season All-Americans
They also have last year's Boston College's starting QB Dylan Lonergan. He started 9 games and threw for over 2,000 yards for the Eagles in 2025.
This article covers the Scarlet Knights QB battle.
The Scarlet Knights also signed three (or four depending on the recruiting service) four-star recruits. That's more than the MAC, Sun Belt and American conferences combined.
Last year Rutgers played two MAC teams and beat them both. Ohio played the Scarlet Knights tough and lost by three points. The next game Rutgers pulled away from Miami (Ohio) in the fourth quarter and won 45-17.
So Rutgers should be the best team UMass plays in 2026 by a significant margin. This article predicts the Scarlet Knights game-by-game season and thinks they beat UMass 44-7.
The Minutemen should have a tough time with the high-octane Rutgers offense, but I'm hoping Pop Watson and the UMass offense can show some life and be competitive for most of the game. A score of 44-20 would indicate a substantial improvement over last year's Minuteman squad.
I recently watched the full game Rutgers-Penn State 11/29/25 replay on YouTube. It's well worth watching if you like college football and will get your juices flowing for this year.
Go UMass!
Kevin Roig, a 5-11 150 pound WR from Manchester, NH has a UMass offer.
Some drill highlights here.
This post features Roig.
Although a 2030 recruit, Roig already has FBS offers from UMass, UConn and Syracuse. Rhode Island has offered from FCS. Coach Harasymiak should have the Minutemen rebuilt and competitive in the MAC by 2030 and Roig could play in front of family and friends in Amherst.
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Hudl.com has video highlights.
Sports Illustrated has a post on why Oklahoma offered him.
Strang has Power Four offers from Kentucky, Arkansas and Oklahoma. UMass and Kent State have offered from the MAC. Boston College and UConn have offered from New England. Strang could get an excellent education and be a fixture in the new Minuteman offense in Amherst.
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
The Minuteman Command has a post and interview with Small about his joining the Minutemen.
Small had twelve offers and chose UMass over Syracuse, Oregon State, Temple, UConn and UCF. Defensive linemen are sought after recruits and Small could be a fixture in the UMass defense in future years. I look forward to watching him play.
QB Ty McCutcheon makes it official.
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The MAC blog "By the Belt" has a post on the MAC conference team rankings in 2026 EA Sports College Football .
Full list here. UConn is 74. Boston College is next to last in the ACC.
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PA Football News has a post on RB Amari Cannon's commitment to UMass.
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Sacramento State, the new MAC conference member, will be eligible for the college football playoffs and bowl games right away.
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The MAC blog "By the Belt" has a post on one impactful offensive transfer for each MAC team in 2026.
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The networks are starting to publish their 2026 college TV schedules.
ESPN starting schedule is here.
CBS Sports starting schedule is here (includes the UMass-UConn game).
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I blogged about McCutcheon back on June 18th.
McCutcheon took a OV to UMass last weekend and it looks like it was a good fit for both sides. He should provide depth and leadership in the QB room. Hope he has a great career with the Mionutemen.
Amari Cannon, a 6-1 185 pound RB from Downingtown, PA has committed to UMass.
I blogged about Cannon back on May 23rd.
Cannon is a good sized RB who can also catch the ball out of the backfield. He had 10 total offers and chose UMass over FBS offers from Temple and Kent State. He should be a strong addition to the 2027 class and I look forward to watching him play for the Minutemen.
UMass has added Australian punter Michael Streeter to the 2026 roster.
This website (scroll down) has a recruiting capsule on Streeter.
Keegan Andrews was UMass' first FBS All-American and the best punter of the FBS era by a long shot. If Streeter can approach Andrew's production he will win the hearts of UMass fans.
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Hudl.com has video highlights.
Boniface also has an offer from UConn. He could play close to home and be part of the new UMass offense in Amherst.
Went 7 GP 94-155 1,122 yards 60.6% 11 TD's 4 INT's 139.7 EFF for the Jaguars last year.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
Southwestern College "X" post about McCutcheon.
Was a 247Sports three-star player out of HS.
McCutcheon had Power Four offers from Arizona and Washington State out of HS. He could find a home in Amherst and give the Minutemen some added depth in the quarterback room.
During last weekend's visit 2027 commits Jack Hinspeter and GaVin English rock the icy whites.
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UMass was tied for 3rd in the 247Sports 2026 MAC transfer rankings with 25 three-star recruits--that was before RJ Johnson left.
Still a number of FBS QB's available including quarterbacks from Kent State and NIU.
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HERO Sports reports on rumors about UConn to the PAC-12.
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OT, but UMass rowing led the MAC with 25 selections to the MAC All-Academic team.
Joel Gomez, a 6-6 215 pound TE from Manchester, NH has committed to UMass.
I blogged about Gomez back on March 11th.
This is a nice signing for the Minutemen. Gomez chose UMass over offers from Virginia Tech, Boston College, Rutgers and UConn. He should have a bright future with the resurgent Minuteman offense.
The MAC Blog "By-the-Belt" has a post on football pundit Phil Steele's preseason All-Mac team.
MAC 2026 favorites Western Michigan and Miami (Ohio) dominate the 1st team selections.
UMass places seven players on the teams. Tyler Martin is first-team defense and Grant Mills makes the 2nd team special teams list.
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Athlon Sports has a story about the top six Group-of-Five teams for 2026.
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CBS Sports thinks the new PAC-12 immediately moves to the top of the non-Power conferences.
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UConn signs a record setting QB. The Huskies are up to 16 signed players for 2027.
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Boston College flips a Miami (Ohio) recruit.
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Hudl.com has video highlights from 2024-2025.
Turpin is originally from Ontario, Canada. Defensive end has been a need for the Minutemen for a long time. He could play FBS football and get an excellent education in Amherst with UMass.
This is a hit to the Minutemen's depth. Since moving to FBS, UMass has struggled to field a FBS-level quarterback. Except for Andrew Ford and Blake Fronapfel in the Whipple II era, we have not had productive play from the QB position.
If Pop Watson should be injured, UMass would be left without a proven QB.
Remaining QB's would include redshirt sophomore Will Perry, true freshman Aedan McCarthy and Drake transfer Logan Inagawa.
Inagawa was a three-star recruit out of HS. His Bulldogs bio here.
The Minutemen will probably try to add a QB transfer over the summer.
The Minuteman Command has a post-spring Wide Receiver review.
If the Minutemen are to improve in 2026, an improvement in the productivity of the wide receivers is strongly needed. We were flatly terrible in 2025. The top two receivers had a combined ZERO touchdowns. There was no deep threat at all (a tight end had the longest reception of the year).
When Ty Harding went down, that effectively stopped the UMass passing game. As in a dead stop.
This year Harding is back and if his injury did not reduce his skills, he should make a significant improvement in production.
Joe Griffin is a legitimate FBS WR and had a productive two years with Boston College. If he can regain his former level of production, UMass could have a double threat at wide receiver.
Coach Harasymiak has recruited well in his first two years and I think freshmen WR's Tavian Dashiell, Kai Owens and David Moore are true FBS-level receivers. If they're good in this era, then they'll be gone in a year or two, so why not play them while they're here?
There has also been a positive buzz about freshman WR Drew Alsup. Nobody made any plays for UMass last year. Alsup seems to be the type of guy who will make some if given the chance.
Overall, the talent level seems much improved from 2025. Now it's up to them to show it on the field.
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UMass opens it's season with Rutgers. Sports Illustrated previews the Big Ten and ranks the Scarlet Knights well,--- at least ahead of Purdue.
SB-Nation looks at Rutgers schedule and predicts a 5-7 season with a "big, big" win over UMass.
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Alex Haywood, a 6-5 220 pound TE from Charlotte, NC has a UMass offer.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
MaxPreps has stats.
Haywood has 14 offers. Coastal Carolina has offered from FBS. Yale, Dartmouth, Princeton, Colgate and more have offered from FCS. He could get an excellent East Coast education and play FBS-level football with the Minutemen.
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Hudl.com has video highlights.
For 2025 Harden had 54 TT, 7 TFL, 5 SACKS, 1 INT and 1 FF.
Harden has an FBS offer from Army. From FCS, he has offers from Albany, Brown, Maine, URI and more. He could play FBS-level football and play in front of friends and family with the Minutemen in Amherst.
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All-Conference and All-City at Fort Hamilton HS, NY
UMass is the first FBS offer for Aleaga. He has FCS offers from Bryant and VMI. The Minutemen need offensive line talent and he could find a home and a great education in Amherst.
UMass ledgend Rene Ingoglia named to the 2026 College football Hall-of-Fame ballot.
2026 full ballot here.
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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" explores the proposed College Sports Act.
BTB also looks at the TV broadcast history of four MAC teams.
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Athlon Sports predicts the 2026 MAC conference.
The Athlon Sports 2026 college football magazine is out.
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The official 2026-2027 college football bowl and playoff schedule is out.
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Hudl.com has highlight video.
UMass was the first school to offer Maurino. He could play FBS-level football and receive an excellent education in Amherst with the Minutemen.
