Last Friday I looked at the 2014 redshirts.
Let's take a look at this year's first time players and and freshman redshirts and what they accomplished. Redshirts who DNP not included. Forgive me if I missed anyone.
Quarterbacks:
Blake Frohnapfel GS Transfer 3345 Yards 23 TD's-- Bulger Lowe Award, First Team All-MAC, First Team All New England, First Team All-ECAC.
Austin Whipple RSFR 325 yards 3 TD's. Six game played, two start. #2 quarterback
Wide Receivers:
Alex Kenney GS Transfer 12 games played, 5 starts, 9 rec 190 yards and 1 TD.
Jalen Williams JUCO JR played 11 games, 20-307 4 TD's
TE's:
Todd Stafford RSFR One game played (Buffalo)
Jean Sifrin JUCO JR 11 games played, 9 starts 642 yards 6 TD, 1st Team All-MAC, All-ECAC
Jon Denton JUCO JR 12 games played.
RB's
J.T. Blyden FR Five games played, one start. Third in team total rushing 116 yards
Andrew Libby FR 10 games played, 6 KR for 100 Yards, 5 rec for 26 yards
Daquan Mack RSFR 3 games played, no stats
Matt Tuleja JT Transfer 11 games played, 2 starts 3-22 1 TD
DB's
Jesse Monteiro RSFR 12 games played, no starts 9 TT
Jackson Porter FR 11 games played, 8 Starts. 41 TT
Zeke Edmonds FR 9 games played 15 TT
Lucas Amato RSFR 12 games played, 1 start , 8 TT
LB/DE's
DaSean Downey 12 games played, 5 starts 35 TT, 1 BKUP
Defensive Line:
Sha-Ki Holines RSFR Transfer 12 games played, 9 starts 34 TT, 3 TFL
Kickers:
Matthew Wylie FR 2 games played 6 KO for 311 yards 0-1 field goals.
Logan Laurent RSFR 5 games played, 4-6 FG, 13-18 EP.
Punter:
Brian McDonald GS Transfer 12 starts 57 punts, 2150 yards
Long Snapper:
Nick Berus RSFR Started all 12 games
Offensive Line:
Ryan Johnson JUCO JR 11 games played, no starts
Lukas Kotler FR 11 games played, no starts
Whipple hit home runs with Frohnapfel and Sifrin. Nick Berus started all 12 games and will likely do so in 2015. The defensive secondary probably gained more experience than any other unit. Sha-Ki Holines was a force with the DL. UMass did not get a lot impact from new players in the kicking game or running backs. Both areas will probably be a focus in recruiting.
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College football continues to gain in popularity. The big shift in the sport is TV revenue. The NIU-Marshall bowl game only drew about 25,000 spectators, but 1.1 million watched on TV.
College football accounted for $7.3 billion in revenue recently.
Quote from the article:
"I love the sport of basketball," Tranghese said. "But the collegiate athletic world as we know it is absolutely controlled by the sport of football."
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Recruiting 2015---Tom Rodrick II and Teddy Atkins
Dan Malone has post on Tom Rodrick, a 6-3 230 pound LB/DE from Leceister joining the Minutemen.
I initially blogged about Rodrick last Tuesday.
One link I did not post was the editor at ESPN Boston called Rodrick the best LB recruit in Massachusetts.
Dan also reports Teddy Adkins a 6-2 200 pound LB from Apopko, Florida has decommitted. His conversation with Dan implies UMass might be bringing in a JUCO or transfer linebacker for 2015.
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I initially blogged about Rodrick last Tuesday.
One link I did not post was the editor at ESPN Boston called Rodrick the best LB recruit in Massachusetts.
Dan also reports Teddy Adkins a 6-2 200 pound LB from Apopko, Florida has decommitted. His conversation with Dan implies UMass might be bringing in a JUCO or transfer linebacker for 2015.
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Tuesday--December 20th, 2014
SB Nation has a long post on the inaugural Bahamas Bowl. One complication I never thought of is teams don't learn until late if they would be chosen for a bowl and most players don't have a passport.
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Former EMU coach Rod English, whose locker room meltdown got him fired, has yet to find another job.
Speaking of Eastern Michigan, they had a tough year.
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How Alabama became the center of the college football universe.
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Former EMU coach Rod English, whose locker room meltdown got him fired, has yet to find another job.
Speaking of Eastern Michigan, they had a tough year.
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How Alabama became the center of the college football universe.
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Monday, December 29, 2014
Recruiting 2015--Joe Parsons & Derek Dumais
I've blogged about 2015 verbals Joe Parsons and Derek Dumais several times before.
Both were chosen to the 2014 Mass Prep Stars 1st team Performance Gridiron Super Team.
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Both were chosen to the 2014 Mass Prep Stars 1st team Performance Gridiron Super Team.
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Monday--December 29th, 2014
If you missed it Boston College lost to Penn State by one point in the Pin Stripe Bowl.
The Eagles' loss shows how much the kicking game counts in football. Down three with a couple minutes left. Penn State calmly played for a field goal. Lou Groza Award finalist Sam Fricken absolutely bisected the uprights from 42 yards out to send the game into overtime. The BC kicker shanked the first extra point of the overtime and Ficken hit Penn State's reply to win.
BC Interruption recaps.
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NBC Sports says Conference USA made a statement this bowl season.
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FCS woes: Villanova went 11-3 and made the FCS playoffs this year. The combined attendance of the Wildcats' last four home games was 14,516.
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The Eagles' loss shows how much the kicking game counts in football. Down three with a couple minutes left. Penn State calmly played for a field goal. Lou Groza Award finalist Sam Fricken absolutely bisected the uprights from 42 yards out to send the game into overtime. The BC kicker shanked the first extra point of the overtime and Ficken hit Penn State's reply to win.
BC Interruption recaps.
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NBC Sports says Conference USA made a statement this bowl season.
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FCS woes: Villanova went 11-3 and made the FCS playoffs this year. The combined attendance of the Wildcats' last four home games was 14,516.
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Saturday, December 27, 2014
Saturday--December 27th, 2014
Dan Malone has a story on the one-year anniversary of the firing of Charlie Molnar.
There were probably two major factors when UMass released Molnar a year ago. The first is obvious----the Minutemen's 2-22 record over the first two years of FBS ball. The second was the prospect of another year without any progress. A high number of UMass players were "voting with their feet' and leaving the program. That and nothing to point to that would indicate any turnaround meant the UMass brass had to make a change.
Whipple, like he did the first time, provided a breath of fresh air to the program. Because of the local recruiting situation, Whipple will have to use multiple recruiting streams (JUCO's and FBS transfers as well as HS recruits) to build the program. I think we're on the way up and UMass will be fun to watch in the coming years.
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UMass tied Navy and Wisconsin for the most players chosen to the ECAC All-Star team. Chosen to
the ECAC Team were: Blake Fronapfel, Jean Sifrin, Tajae Sharpe, Jovan Santos-Knox and Randall Jette. Not sure why Wisconsin is in the ECAC, but see the above paragraphs about progress.
ECAC story here.
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After a 8-4 season and a bowl appearance, Western Michigan has high hopes for 2015
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Two common UMass opponents, BC and Penn State play in the Pinstripe Bowl at 4:30 today.
So far, the Pinstripe Bowl leads the bowl games in most expensive tickets.
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Nolan Wilson, a 6-5 246 pound DE/TE from Wrenham, chose Bryant over offers from a number of New England Schools including UMass and UConn.
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There were probably two major factors when UMass released Molnar a year ago. The first is obvious----the Minutemen's 2-22 record over the first two years of FBS ball. The second was the prospect of another year without any progress. A high number of UMass players were "voting with their feet' and leaving the program. That and nothing to point to that would indicate any turnaround meant the UMass brass had to make a change.
Whipple, like he did the first time, provided a breath of fresh air to the program. Because of the local recruiting situation, Whipple will have to use multiple recruiting streams (JUCO's and FBS transfers as well as HS recruits) to build the program. I think we're on the way up and UMass will be fun to watch in the coming years.
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UMass tied Navy and Wisconsin for the most players chosen to the ECAC All-Star team. Chosen to the ECAC Team were: Blake Fronapfel, Jean Sifrin, Tajae Sharpe, Jovan Santos-Knox and Randall Jette. Not sure why Wisconsin is in the ECAC, but see the above paragraphs about progress.
ECAC story here.
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After a 8-4 season and a bowl appearance, Western Michigan has high hopes for 2015
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Two common UMass opponents, BC and Penn State play in the Pinstripe Bowl at 4:30 today.
So far, the Pinstripe Bowl leads the bowl games in most expensive tickets.
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Nolan Wilson, a 6-5 246 pound DE/TE from Wrenham, chose Bryant over offers from a number of New England Schools including UMass and UConn.
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Friday, December 26, 2014
December 26th, 2015
It's forty days until Letter-of-Intent Day. While we wait for this year's recruits to appear, there's almost 20 recruits already on the squad that we haven't seen yet---- the redshirts.
I looked at the player participation lists in all 12 games. Forgive me if I missed any broken redshirts, but these are the apparent totals.
Quarterbacks:
Ross Comis 6-2 205
Andrew Verboys 5-11 200
Verboys has fastest feet than any QB Minutemen fans have seen in a while. Comis is one player I want to watch in 2015's Spring Game. He doesn't have the 6-5 225 size everyone wants in a QB these days, but a lot of quarterbacking is intangibles. Move the offense and win and you're a QB.
Defensive backs:
Charan Singh 6-2 192
Jarell Addo 6-2 186
Joel Devariste 6-0 195
Jeremy Rodriguez 6-2 196
Singh and Addo have FBS size. Rodriguez received some favorable mention by the coaching staff. Devariste is a walk-on.
TE's:
Jordan Fiske 6-3 225
Jon Lucier 6-6 215
Fiske spent a year at East Coast Prep before joining UMass, so he's a year older.
Offensive Line:
Dimitri Angelas 6-5 291
Anthony Fernandez 6-6 302
Dan DiNicola 6-6 275
The FBS-FCS divide is most apparent in linemen. With four OL recruits already verbaled for 2015, UMass will have 20+ offensive linemen on the roster. That's a big change from 2012, where the Minutemen struggled to field five guys.
Wide Receivers:
Alfred Adarkwah 6-4 188
J.T. Kelley 6-6 215
Ryan Heath 5-9 190
Defensive Linemen:
Jack Wynne 6-5 253
Basit Dennis 6-2 280
Chris Carter 6-4 276
Jake Largay 6-6 280
Defensive line is definitely a position where the Minutemen need more and bigger bodies. Besides the four listed above UMass has two DL recruits so far in the 2015 verbals.
Who will see action as a RSFR in 2015? I think Addo and Rodriguez will make the rotation in the defensive backfield. Comis and Verboys should be in contention for the #2 QB. Carter and Largay should get some reps in the defensive line. Everyone else, we'll have to watch in the Spring Game.
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If you somehow missed the wild ending of the CMU-Western Kentucky Bahamas Bowl, here it is. Central Michigan down 49-14 in the fourth quarter, came all the way back to nearly win the game.
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Only a couple of hundred fans went to the Bahamas Bowl, but as USA Today explains, bowl attendance doesn't really matter any more.
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I looked at the player participation lists in all 12 games. Forgive me if I missed any broken redshirts, but these are the apparent totals.
Quarterbacks:
Ross Comis 6-2 205
Andrew Verboys 5-11 200
Verboys has fastest feet than any QB Minutemen fans have seen in a while. Comis is one player I want to watch in 2015's Spring Game. He doesn't have the 6-5 225 size everyone wants in a QB these days, but a lot of quarterbacking is intangibles. Move the offense and win and you're a QB.
Defensive backs:
Charan Singh 6-2 192
Jarell Addo 6-2 186
Joel Devariste 6-0 195
Jeremy Rodriguez 6-2 196
Singh and Addo have FBS size. Rodriguez received some favorable mention by the coaching staff. Devariste is a walk-on.
TE's:
Jordan Fiske 6-3 225
Jon Lucier 6-6 215
Fiske spent a year at East Coast Prep before joining UMass, so he's a year older.
Offensive Line:
Dimitri Angelas 6-5 291
Anthony Fernandez 6-6 302
Dan DiNicola 6-6 275
The FBS-FCS divide is most apparent in linemen. With four OL recruits already verbaled for 2015, UMass will have 20+ offensive linemen on the roster. That's a big change from 2012, where the Minutemen struggled to field five guys.
Wide Receivers:
Alfred Adarkwah 6-4 188
J.T. Kelley 6-6 215
Ryan Heath 5-9 190
Defensive Linemen:
Jack Wynne 6-5 253
Basit Dennis 6-2 280
Chris Carter 6-4 276
Jake Largay 6-6 280
Defensive line is definitely a position where the Minutemen need more and bigger bodies. Besides the four listed above UMass has two DL recruits so far in the 2015 verbals.
Who will see action as a RSFR in 2015? I think Addo and Rodriguez will make the rotation in the defensive backfield. Comis and Verboys should be in contention for the #2 QB. Carter and Largay should get some reps in the defensive line. Everyone else, we'll have to watch in the Spring Game.
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If you somehow missed the wild ending of the CMU-Western Kentucky Bahamas Bowl, here it is. Central Michigan down 49-14 in the fourth quarter, came all the way back to nearly win the game.
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Only a couple of hundred fans went to the Bahamas Bowl, but as USA Today explains, bowl attendance doesn't really matter any more.
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Christmas Day----December 25th, 2014
Mrs Blog and I would like to wish all UMass fans, players and coaches "Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!"
Hope the coming year brings health and happiness to all. I'm still having fun with the Blog after 5,334 posts and I intend to keep it going for another year.
Hope Santa brings us:
- A kicker
- A 225 pound All-Conference RB
- A couple JUCO or BCS transfers for the front seven on defense.
- Six wins or better in 2015!
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Recruiting 2015---Joe Parsons III
Joe Parsons, a 6-5 285 pound OL from Xaverian Brothers HS verbaled to UMass back in June. I've blogged about Parsons before.
On 12/24/14 named to the Herald All-Scholastic Team.
From the article:
Committed to UMass, the 6-foot-5 senior was a bull on the Hawks offensive line, earning Catholic Conference All-Star honors after allowing just one sack all season long. Parsons helped pave the way for Xaverian’s devastating run game during an undefeated journey to the Div. 1 Super Bowl title. In the win over Everett, Parsons keyed a ground attack which amassed more than 250 yards.
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On 12/24/14 named to the Herald All-Scholastic Team.
From the article:
Committed to UMass, the 6-foot-5 senior was a bull on the Hawks offensive line, earning Catholic Conference All-Star honors after allowing just one sack all season long. Parsons helped pave the way for Xaverian’s devastating run game during an undefeated journey to the Div. 1 Super Bowl title. In the win over Everett, Parsons keyed a ground attack which amassed more than 250 yards.
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December 24th, 2014
Marshall and Rakeem Cato ran over NIU 52-23 in the Boca Raton Bowl.
Thundering Herd write-up of the game.
Hustle Belt reviews the game.
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Central Michigan plays Western Kentucky in the Bahamas Bowl at Noon today. Central Michigan should have its hands full with the high scoring Hilltoppers offense. Western Kentucky scored 67 points on Marshall and 59 against Bowling Green.
That's the last of MACtion until the Go Daddy Bowl on January 4th...
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Boston College and Georgia Tech will play in Ireland in 2016.
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Thundering Herd write-up of the game.
Hustle Belt reviews the game.
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Central Michigan plays Western Kentucky in the Bahamas Bowl at Noon today. Central Michigan should have its hands full with the high scoring Hilltoppers offense. Western Kentucky scored 67 points on Marshall and 59 against Bowling Green.
That's the last of MACtion until the Go Daddy Bowl on January 4th...
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Boston College and Georgia Tech will play in Ireland in 2016.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Recruiting 2015--Tom Rodrick
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Listed as a two-star recruit by 247Sports.
This article from 2013 features Rodrick.
Heavily recruited by UMass in 2013.
Rodrick's joining the Minutemen would mean UMass would sign 3 of the top-12 players from Massachusetts in 2013.
Tuesday--December 23rd, 2014
This article mentions Troy's 2016 game with UMass.
Speaking of Troy, Neal Brown's bio is up.
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Yahoo Sports previews today's Boca Raton Bowl between NIU and Marshall. The Boca Raton Bowl is the highest ranked bowl with a MAC invite.
Las Vegas says Marshall by 10.
ESPN says bowl games mean a lot to Group of Five teams.
If you DVD'd the Camellia Bowl with Bowling Green and Southern Alabama and didn't watch it it, you should. It was an entertaining game. Bowling Green had a player ejected, a referee had to leave the game after being hit with an object thrown from the stands, and the Southern Alabama HC was knocked over and kicked in the face by one of his own players. After trailing all game, the Jaguars scored with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter. Their lead lasted 15 seconds as BG hit an unmolested slot receiver on a post pattern on their first play after receiving the ball to win the game. MACtion!
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The Daily Beast says Jim Harbough is worth $42 million to Michigan.
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James Ihedigbo says the Lions have the best safety tandem in the NFL.
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Giants.com compares Odell Beckham's and Victor Cruz's breakout year.
Victor helps collect toys for an annual Christmas drive in New Jersey.
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Speaking of Troy, Neal Brown's bio is up.
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Yahoo Sports previews today's Boca Raton Bowl between NIU and Marshall. The Boca Raton Bowl is the highest ranked bowl with a MAC invite.
Las Vegas says Marshall by 10.
ESPN says bowl games mean a lot to Group of Five teams.
If you DVD'd the Camellia Bowl with Bowling Green and Southern Alabama and didn't watch it it, you should. It was an entertaining game. Bowling Green had a player ejected, a referee had to leave the game after being hit with an object thrown from the stands, and the Southern Alabama HC was knocked over and kicked in the face by one of his own players. After trailing all game, the Jaguars scored with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter. Their lead lasted 15 seconds as BG hit an unmolested slot receiver on a post pattern on their first play after receiving the ball to win the game. MACtion!
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The Daily Beast says Jim Harbough is worth $42 million to Michigan.
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James Ihedigbo says the Lions have the best safety tandem in the NFL.
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Giants.com compares Odell Beckham's and Victor Cruz's breakout year.
Victor helps collect toys for an annual Christmas drive in New Jersey.
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Monday, December 22, 2014
Recruiting 2015---Desmond Franklin
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Rivals page here.
Hudl.com has video highlights.
247Sports page here.
Franklin also has an offer from Temple.
Monday--December 22nd, 2014
The MAC went 1-1 in its first two bowl games Saturday.
Air Force ran over Western Michigan 38-24. MLive grades WMU's performance in the Famous Potato Bowl.
Bowling Green threw a 75 yard TD with a minute left to stun South Alabama. NBC Sports says it was MACtion vs Funbelt.
The Falcons' win already matches the MAC's 2013 bowl win total.
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Hustle Belt previews tomorrow's NIU vs Marshall game in Boca Raton Bowl.
Eric Frohnapfel has gone 35-404 5 TD's 38 LONG for the Herd this season.
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UNH came up short against Illinois State Saturday. The Red Birds scored 15 points in fourth quarter to end New Hampshire's season. The Wildcats have yet to make the FCS National Championship game.
UNH's WR R.J. Harris broke all of David Ball's (remember him?) records. Harris was the best player on the field, but the Wildcats didn't get him the ball enough.
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ESPN says Duke is copying Stanford's recruiting success.
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Air Force ran over Western Michigan 38-24. MLive grades WMU's performance in the Famous Potato Bowl.
Bowling Green threw a 75 yard TD with a minute left to stun South Alabama. NBC Sports says it was MACtion vs Funbelt.
The Falcons' win already matches the MAC's 2013 bowl win total.
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Hustle Belt previews tomorrow's NIU vs Marshall game in Boca Raton Bowl.
Eric Frohnapfel has gone 35-404 5 TD's 38 LONG for the Herd this season.
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UNH came up short against Illinois State Saturday. The Red Birds scored 15 points in fourth quarter to end New Hampshire's season. The Wildcats have yet to make the FCS National Championship game.
UNH's WR R.J. Harris broke all of David Ball's (remember him?) records. Harris was the best player on the field, but the Wildcats didn't get him the ball enough.
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ESPN says Duke is copying Stanford's recruiting success.
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Saturday, December 20, 2014
Recruiting 2015-- Diasjon Robinson IV
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Since then:
Named First-Team All HCIL.
NJ.com All-Group 2.
This article from November 29th features Robinson.
Robinson gets a number of quotes from this article on the Group 2 Championship game.
Saturday--December 20th, 2014
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Dan Malone also has a post on Frohnapfel's appearance at the Gridiron Club.
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In addition, Jean Sifrin has been named by Sports Illustrated as an Honorable Mention All-American at TE.
SI's full All-America team here.
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Dan Malone also reports UMass landed six players on Phil-Steele's All-MAC team.
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The MAC Conference kicks off the bowl season today with Western Michigan and Bowling Green in action. Cleveland.com reports.
SB Nation previews all the MAC bowl games.
Eleven Warriors looks at today's bowl games including New Hampshire's semi-final game against Illinois State.
Vegas Insider has Western Michigan as a slight favorite over Air Force and Bowling Green a 2.5 underdog to Southern Alabama.
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Friday, December 19, 2014
Recruiting 2015 ---Qaadir Sheppard IV
I've blogged about Qaadir Sheppard, a 6-3 222 pound DE/WR from Iona Prep three times before.
He verbaled to Syracuse yesterday.
He verbaled to Syracuse yesterday.
Friday--December 19th, 2014
Neal Brown, a former UMass player and graduate assistant under Coach Whipple has been named HC at Troy.
SB Nation has five reasons Brown will bring winning football to Troy.
Brown interviewed for the UMass HC job back in 2012. A number of people, including me, hoped he'd get it. Maybe Whipple and Brown can arrange a home-and-home series. That would feature a lot of offense...
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UConn's future schedule includes UMass in 2016 and 2017.
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Temple plays at UMass on 09/19/2015.
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Campus Insiders previews the Famous Potato Bowl featuring Western Michigan vs Air Force. Western Michigan went from 1-11 in 2013 to 8-4 and a bowl game this year under P.J. Fleck.
They also preview the Carmella Bowl with Bowling Green against South Alabama.
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12 Coaching candidates for the Pitt HC job include three MAC coaches and former UMass assistant Bob Shoop.
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OT, but Jaron Johnson, a player for the NBA development team Rio Grande Vipers is friends with another player named Raphael Putney. Both are trying to break into Pro Basketball.
They're friends because---- " Putney, a 6-foot-9 rookie center, also hails from an obscure college (UMass-Amhurst) and was also a tryout invitee."
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SB Nation has five reasons Brown will bring winning football to Troy.
Brown interviewed for the UMass HC job back in 2012. A number of people, including me, hoped he'd get it. Maybe Whipple and Brown can arrange a home-and-home series. That would feature a lot of offense...
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UConn's future schedule includes UMass in 2016 and 2017.
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Temple plays at UMass on 09/19/2015.
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Campus Insiders previews the Famous Potato Bowl featuring Western Michigan vs Air Force. Western Michigan went from 1-11 in 2013 to 8-4 and a bowl game this year under P.J. Fleck.
They also preview the Carmella Bowl with Bowling Green against South Alabama.
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12 Coaching candidates for the Pitt HC job include three MAC coaches and former UMass assistant Bob Shoop.
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OT, but Jaron Johnson, a player for the NBA development team Rio Grande Vipers is friends with another player named Raphael Putney. Both are trying to break into Pro Basketball.
They're friends because---- " Putney, a 6-foot-9 rookie center, also hails from an obscure college (UMass-Amhurst) and was also a tryout invitee."
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Recruiting 2015-- Mario Patton II
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Charles Doss of Hustle Belt interviews Patton about his commitment to the Minutemen. (fixed link)
Recruiting 2015--Mike Caggiano & Bennett Moehring
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The first is Michael Caggiano, a 5-10 160 pound kicker from Manalapan, NJ.
Rivals page here.
This article from September 2014 features Caggiano.
NJ.com reports Rutgers offered Caggiano preferred walk-on status.
Caggiano's Kohl's kicking camp page.
Caggiano holds offers from Hawaii and Stony Brook. Has preferred walk-on status from several Power Five schools
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Also offered was Bennett Moehring, a 5-9 170 pound kicker/punter from Bentonville, AK.
ESPN three-star player.
Hudl.com has highlights.
Kohl's Kicking Camp profile.
Was ranked #1 kicker in 2015 class by Chris Sailer kicking.
Besides UMass, Moehring has an offer from Tulane.
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