Thursday, June 26, 2025

UMass Football Blog News--June 26th, 2025

 There will be no updates to the blog on Friday or Saturday. I'll be back on Monday June 30th..

UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Romando Johnson commits to UMass

 

Romando Johnson, a 6-3 245 strong-side DE transfer from West Virginia has committed to UMass.

247Sports page here. 

Mountaineers bio here. 

Johnson could be the top transfer signing of this period. He was a high three-star player and was ranked a top-100 recruit in Florida.  He received 30 offers (!), including Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Wake Forest and Wisconsin.

Defensive end has been a long-time weakness in UMass' FBS era. Johnson could be an impact player for the Minutemen and in the MAC. 

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Christian Alvarez commits to UMass

 

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Christian Alvarez, a 6-4 285 pound OL from Montval, NJ has committed to UMass.

 The Minuteman Command has a post on Alvarez's commitment. 

I blogged about Alvarez back on June 4th. 

Alvarez is the first OL signing of this cycle. He had fifteen offers including FBS offers from Army, Air Force, Coastal Carolina and  Delaware (the Hens are joining CUSA this year). 

He should have a bright future with the Minuteman and I look forward to watching him play. 

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--David Moore Jr commits to UMass

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 David Moore Jr, a 5-11 180 pound Athlete from West Orange,NJ has committed to UMass

The Minuteman Command has a post on his commitment.  

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

Rivals three-star recruit. 

Moore had fifteen offers. He had Power Four offers from Duke, Pitt and West Virginia. Central Michigan and Toledo offered from the MAC. Moore can play both ways, but probably projects as a WR in College. Hopefully, he will have a great career and make an impact on UMass' status in the MAC. 

Monday, June 23, 2025

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Kai Owens commits to UMass

 

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Kai Owens, a 6-3 175 pound WR from Mundelein, IL has committed to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has a post on his joining UMass. 

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats.  62 total catches for 803 yards and 7 TD's..

Owens had eight offers including Ball St, Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Miami (Ohio) from the MAC. Marshall offered from the Sun Belt.  The new UMass offense wants to throw the ball and Owens should prosper in the years to come. 

Saturday, June 21, 2025

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Yendor Mack commits to UMass

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 Yendor Mack, a 6-3 260 pound DL from Harrisburg, PA has committed to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has a post on his joining UMass. 

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

PennLive has a story covering his commitment to UMass 

Mack had thirteen offers including Buffalo, Akron and Old Dominion from FBS. He should prosper in the new Minuteman defense. 

Friday, June 20, 2025

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Corey Warner commits to UMass

 

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Corey Warner, a 5-11 180 pound DB from Louisville, KY has committed to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has a post on Warner's signing. 

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

Warner had eight total offers including Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio) and Toledo from the MAC. He has all the potential to be a fixture in the future UMass defensive secondary. Hope he has a great career with the Minutemen. 

Thursday, June 19, 2025

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Tyler Bell commits to UMass

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 Tyler Bell, a 6-0 185 pound QB from Jersey City, NJ has committed to UMass.

The Minuteman Command has two posts on Bell's commitment:  his announcement and Tommy Guy breaks down Bell's HS skills.

I blogged about Bell before

247Sports has a post on Bell's commitment to the Minutemen

In FBS football, it's the general procedure to recruit one QB per year and Bell looks like an excellent signing. UMass fans will be able to follow his career with Coach Harasymiak.