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.
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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.
The Minuteman Command has a post on senior LB Tyler Martin.
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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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:
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.
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Western Mass News has a post on the opening of Spring practice.
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Alright, catching up.
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The Greenfield Reorder says UMass kicks off Spring practice with high hopes.
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By the Belt looks at the league's schedule.
Updog Sports analyses the MAC's collective schedule.
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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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I'm feeling under the weather. I will try to resume posting to the Blog later in the week.
Go UMass.
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.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 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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Hudl.com has video highlights.
UMass needs offensive linemen and Amherst would be a great place for Forsythe to develop his career.
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
MaxPreps has stats.
Preston also has offers from Cornell and Harvard. He could play FBS-level football and get an excellent education in Amherst.
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247Sports page here.
This site has video highlights.
MaxPreps has stats.
This article covers his offer from UCLA.
LaRosa has 22 offers pretty evenly split between Power Four schools and Group-of-Five. UCLA, Tennessee, Georgia Tech and Kansas are some of his Power Four offers. Appalachian State, Liberty, Western Kentucky and JMU are representative of Group-of-Five. UMass is his only offer from the MAC. He could get an excellent education and a chance to start early in Amherst.
Nick Dalessandro, a 6-4 290 pound OG/OT portal transfer from Colgate has a UMass offer.
Dalessamndro's Red Raiders bio here.
He had 15 career starts and 32 games played for Colgate. Gave up zero sacks on 457 passing plays in 2025. The UMass offensive line is one unit that could use some additional players from the transfer portal. Dalessandro could be an instant starter and potentially play in 11 FBS games (counting the extra game against Hawaii).
Hudl.com has video highlights.
MaxPreps has Stats. 14 SACKs and 18 TFL in eleven games..
Grinage has offers from Oregon State and Marshal. He could be part of the Minutemen's defensive renaissance in Amherst.
