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The Austin Statesman has a story about Lowery signing with the Minutemen.
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Saturday, January 09, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Tedrick Lowery III
The Austin Statesman has a story about Lowery signing with the Minutemen.
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Recruiting 2016--K.J. Gray
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
NJ.com reports Gray decommited from Boston College and has reopened his recruiting.
NJ.com has another story about Gray and mentions Coach Whipple and Coach Sollazo will visit Gray next Friday.
Rutgers and UConn are in the mix also.
Saturday--January 9th, 2016
UMass has a post about recruits Flanagan and Reilly joining the Minutemen for Spring semester.
Bob McGovern also has a entry about Flanagan.
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Former UNH coach Bill Bowes is inducted into the College Football Hall-of-Fame.
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BC Interruption has some quotes by Jimmie Reid about joining the Eagles.
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Eletesportsny.com says its time for the Giants to cut Victor Cruz.
247Sports says Cruz will have to take a pay cut to remain a Giant.
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The Macomb Daily Sports reports James Ihedigbo may not return to the Lions.
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Bob McGovern also has a entry about Flanagan.
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Former UNH coach Bill Bowes is inducted into the College Football Hall-of-Fame.
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BC Interruption has some quotes by Jimmie Reid about joining the Eagles.
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Eletesportsny.com says its time for the Giants to cut Victor Cruz.
247Sports says Cruz will have to take a pay cut to remain a Giant.
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The Macomb Daily Sports reports James Ihedigbo may not return to the Lions.
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Friday, January 08, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Leon Flanagan IV
I've blogged about Leon Flanagan a number of times before.
Bob McGovern reports the 6-3 195 pound OLB has become the fourth member of the Minutemen's early signing class and will take part in Spring football.
Since my last post on Flanagan, Hudl.com has added his senior highlights.
Named first-team All-City.
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Bob McGovern reports the 6-3 195 pound OLB has become the fourth member of the Minutemen's early signing class and will take part in Spring football.
Since my last post on Flanagan, Hudl.com has added his senior highlights.
Named first-team All-City.
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Recruiting 2016--Optimus Prime
Bob McGovern reports that UMass' recruiting event on January 23rd has been dubed "Optimus Prime".
Here's hoping UMass signs some outstanding recruits.
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Here's hoping UMass signs some outstanding recruits.
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Friday--January 8th, 2016
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Rouzier won letters in 2007 and 2008. His teammates on the 2008 team included future NFL players Victor Cruz, Vladimir Ducasse, Jeromy Miles and Jeremy Horne.
Rouzier's current UMass bio.
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The Boston Herald reports Jimmie Reid will be Boston College's new defensive coordinator.
Todaysu.com has a post on Reid's appointment.
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BC Interruption says expansion and realignment will be center stage at next week's NCAA convention.
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Thursday, January 07, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Terrell Ford
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Rivals.com page here.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
This article from expandedsports.com features Ford.
Ford is two-time Army All American Combine invitee. He was All-State in both football and basketball. Averaged eight yards/carry in his senior season and 30 yards/reception. Had 2,000 all-purpose yards, 30 TD's 71 tackles and 6 INT's.
Drawing interest from a number of FBS teams including Temple and Buffalo from the Northeast.
Thursday--January 7th, 2016
Myhorrynews.com has a post about Coastal Carolina adding UMass and UCLA to its future schedules.
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BC Interruption reports that many Eagles defensive staff has left after Don Brown went to Michigan. Former UMass player and coach Ben Albert is currently the lone returnee for Boston College.
Multiple reports say former UMass HC Jimmie Reid will be named as the Eagles defensive coordinator.
Akk! UMass fans won't be happy to see Jimmie Reid in BC colors.
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CBS Sports says its time to move the Heisman Throphy voting until after the Bowl and college playoff period.
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BC Interruption reports that many Eagles defensive staff has left after Don Brown went to Michigan. Former UMass player and coach Ben Albert is currently the lone returnee for Boston College.
Multiple reports say former UMass HC Jimmie Reid will be named as the Eagles defensive coordinator.
Akk! UMass fans won't be happy to see Jimmie Reid in BC colors.
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CBS Sports says its time to move the Heisman Throphy voting until after the Bowl and college playoff period.
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Tyrek Tisdale
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247Sports has Tisdale as a three-star player and a top-100 player in Florida.
This article from Terrapin Times features Tisdale and has extensive quotes about UMass.
Hudl.com has video.
Decommitted from Florida in October.
Was MVP of the NUC Five-Star Camp back in February 2015.
Tisdale will visit UMass on January 23rd. He holds 19 offers with most of them from Power Five schools.
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Wednesday--January 5th, 2016
Current Giants defensive coordinator, and former UMass assistant coach Steve Spagnuolo will be inteviewed for the vacant HC position in New York.
NBC Sports also has a post on Spagnuolo's being interviewed.
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CBS Sports says its time for Chip Kelley to return to college football.
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Florida, UMass' opening opponent for 2016 will have 12 early enrollees for the Spring semester.
The Gators also add Purdue transfer QB Austin Appleby.
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BEER. IS THERE NOTHING IT CAN'T DO?
Buffalo Bills fan sets his butt on fire while tailgating; friends put it out with beer.
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NBC Sports also has a post on Spagnuolo's being interviewed.
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CBS Sports says its time for Chip Kelley to return to college football.
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Florida, UMass' opening opponent for 2016 will have 12 early enrollees for the Spring semester.
The Gators also add Purdue transfer QB Austin Appleby.
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BEER. IS THERE NOTHING IT CAN'T DO?
Buffalo Bills fan sets his butt on fire while tailgating; friends put it out with beer.
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Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Devon Clarke
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One of the players listed is Devon Clarke a 6-3 185 pound safety from Kissimmee, FL.
Clarke's 247Sports page.
Rivals three-star player.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
Apparently there was a defugalty with his verbal to Syarcuse.
Clarke has 14 FBS offers including Bowling Green and Temple.
Recruiting 2016--Patrick Volcy IV
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This article from the Naples Daily News talks about Volcy's signing and gives his senior and career stats.
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Tuesday--January 5th, 2016
Former UMass player and graduate assistant Chris Grier has been named general manager of the Miami Dolphins.
ESPN also has a post on Grier's promotion to GM.
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UMass Top Plays of 2015. Tajae Sharpe breaking the UMass reception record is #2.
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Wikipedia's entry on independent college football teams.
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Over the weekend I advocated a 16 team college football playoff. Bleacher Report projects a hypothetical 8 team playoff this year.
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UMass has Australian Travis Reynolds on the squad as a TE, but USA Today says Aussie kickers are changing college football.
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ESPN also has a post on Grier's promotion to GM.
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UMass Top Plays of 2015. Tajae Sharpe breaking the UMass reception record is #2.
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Wikipedia's entry on independent college football teams.
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Over the weekend I advocated a 16 team college football playoff. Bleacher Report projects a hypothetical 8 team playoff this year.
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UMass has Australian Travis Reynolds on the squad as a TE, but USA Today says Aussie kickers are changing college football.
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Monday, January 04, 2016
Monday--January 4th, 2016
Click on image and Blogger displays a larger view.
Slow news day on the intertubes.
Conventional recruiting wisdom is in FBS football, you sign a QB every year. So far, UMass has not added a QB to its commitment list. Nor has any recruiting source mentioned UMass is in the running for another signal caller. Currently UMass is young at the quarterback position and that may impact the Minutemen's recruiting philosophy.
Ross Comis RSFR 6-2 205. In 2015 Comis played in 6 games and went 15-21-171 71.4 % 2 TD's 45 LONG. Unless Whipple brings in a transfer, Comis would be the favorite to start against Florida on September 3rd.
Austin Whipple RSSO 6-1 203. DNP in 2015. In 2014 he went 6-2 GP-GS 25-48-375 52.0% 3TD's 3 INT.
Randall West FR 6-5 220. West did not appear in any game and did not make the traveling squad. He was probably still rehabbing a torn ACL he suffered late in his senior year in high school.
James Soskinski FR 6-6 240. Soskinski DNP in 2015, but did make the traveling squad.
In Spring ball, the starting QB job is probably Comis' to lose. Who is #2 is probably completely open.
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James Ihedigbo had a nice pinball INT against the Bears (video included).
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Seven MAC players will play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
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The Toledo Rockets had maybe their best year ever in 2015.
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Saturday, January 02, 2016
Saturday--January 2nd, 2016
Ohio State routed Notre Dame 44-28 in the Fiesta Bowl.
So far, bowl teams UMass played are 2-3; Akron and Toledo won, Bowling Green, Temple and Notre Dame lost.
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After watching Christian McCafferty and Stanford in the Rose Bowl last night, can there be any argument against a larger college football playoff?
A FCS-like 16 teams would be perfect. Five league champions from the Power Five and five champions from the Group-of-Five. The remaining six slots would be by power rankings and would likely all be from the Power Five group. Teams like Stanford would be in the hunt for a National Championship, rather than being left out with one loss.
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The average ticket price for the National Championship game is currently about $1,400...
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So far, bowl teams UMass played are 2-3; Akron and Toledo won, Bowling Green, Temple and Notre Dame lost.
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After watching Christian McCafferty and Stanford in the Rose Bowl last night, can there be any argument against a larger college football playoff?
A FCS-like 16 teams would be perfect. Five league champions from the Power Five and five champions from the Group-of-Five. The remaining six slots would be by power rankings and would likely all be from the Power Five group. Teams like Stanford would be in the hunt for a National Championship, rather than being left out with one loss.
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The average ticket price for the National Championship game is currently about $1,400...
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Friday, January 01, 2016
New Year's Day---2016
Happy New Year to all UMass fans, coaches, players and family. 2016 is the 11th year the UMass football blog has been published. I've done 5,799 blog entries and had 9,750 comments and over 2.1 million page views.
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I've added a couple of updates to yesterday's recruiting post about James Reilly.
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Dan Malone predicts what UMass fans have to look forward to in 2016.
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USA Today previews today's bowl games.
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Sports Illustrated looks at a new training product being used by Victor Cruz and other sports figures.
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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Recruiting 2016--James Reilly III
I've blogged about James Reilly, a 6-4 285 pound OL who has verbaled to UMass a couple of times before.
Reilly recently was listed as #14 in Rivals Top-25 Prep recruits list.
Rivals has him as two-star recruit.
UPDATE 1: Dan Malone has a post on Reilly's early enrollment.
UPDATE 2: Bob McGovern reports on Reilly's signing with the Minutemen.
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Reilly recently was listed as #14 in Rivals Top-25 Prep recruits list.
Rivals has him as two-star recruit.
UPDATE 1: Dan Malone has a post on Reilly's early enrollment.
UPDATE 2: Bob McGovern reports on Reilly's signing with the Minutemen.
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Thursday--December 31st, 2015
Matt Vautour looks back on his 2015 predictions and comments on what went wrong.
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Urban Meyer and Brian Kelley tout their time in the MAC.
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SB Nation says the MAC was the second-best mid-major league.
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Newsday says college football is staking a claim to New Year's Eve.
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Odell Beckham needs 146 yards in Sunday's game to break Victor Cruz's franchise record.
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James Ihedigbo is one of several Lions players who face an uncertain future.
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Urban Meyer and Brian Kelley tout their time in the MAC.
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SB Nation says the MAC was the second-best mid-major league.
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Newsday says college football is staking a claim to New Year's Eve.
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Odell Beckham needs 146 yards in Sunday's game to break Victor Cruz's franchise record.
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James Ihedigbo is one of several Lions players who face an uncertain future.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Recruiting 2017--Kevin Mensah IV
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This article from 12/29/15 updates his recruiting. Boston College currently leads UMass.
Hudl.com has 2015 highlights.
Mensah wears Emil Igwenagu's number at Holy Name.
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Wednesday--December 30th, 2015
Bob McGovern reports UMass will have two more recruiting weekends in Amherst before Letter-of-Intent day.
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UMass did well in its "EPA Game Day" effort to recycle trash at McGuirk.
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And now, a new recruiting expense: custom graphics.
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ESPN says a Group-of-Five team has a "tricky, but possible" chance to make the college football playoffs.
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Will Chip Kelly return to college football?
With Kelly gone, there probably will be some turnover in Eagles assistant coaches. Coaches with UMass ties include Mike Dawson, Jerry Assinaro and Brian Smith.
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UMass did well in its "EPA Game Day" effort to recycle trash at McGuirk.
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And now, a new recruiting expense: custom graphics.
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ESPN says a Group-of-Five team has a "tricky, but possible" chance to make the college football playoffs.
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Will Chip Kelly return to college football?
With Kelly gone, there probably will be some turnover in Eagles assistant coaches. Coaches with UMass ties include Mike Dawson, Jerry Assinaro and Brian Smith.
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