The National Football Post reports Randall Jette makes his bid for the NFL.
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The Portland Press-Herald reports on Liam Coen's being named offensive coordinator for Maine.
GoBlackBears.com has a post on Liam's hiring.
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The Miami Herald says out-of-state teams are harvesting Florida's talent.
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Sports NOLA has funny tales from LOI Day.
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Athletic Business says teams toe a thin line with negative recruiting.
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Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Andrew Ford and Cody Banks verbal to UMass
UMass continued on a truly amazin' recruiting roll as two three-star recruits verbaled to the Minutemen yesterday.
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Andrew Ford, a three-star JUCO QB has verbaled to UMass. Bob McGovern has the story.
247Sports page here. I've blogged about Ford before.
Originally signed with Virginia Tech.
2013 Pennsylvania Gatorade Player-of-the-Year.
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
Originally committed to UCF.
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With yesterday's verbals, 247 Sports ranks UMass as #78 in the nation ahead of a number of Power Five schools.
The Minutemen are #2 in the MAC recruiting rankings and tied with Western Michigan in three-star recruits.
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Tuesday--February 2nd, 2016
ESPN has twelve reasons why college football is better than the NFL.
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College football coaches wonder why there is no early recruiting signing period.
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AP looks at previous #1 college football recruits and finds a mixed bag.
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College football coaches wonder why there is no early recruiting signing period.
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AP looks at previous #1 college football recruits and finds a mixed bag.
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Monday, February 01, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Rankings as of today
Bob McGovern says positive momentum for UMass football recruiting continues.
247 Sports has UMass ranked #85 nationally after getting a verbal from three-star recruit Bilal Ally.
247 Sports ranks the Minutemen #2 in the MAC recruiting ratings.
Boston College is ranked last in the ACC.
UConn is rated next to last in AAC.
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247 Sports has UMass ranked #85 nationally after getting a verbal from three-star recruit Bilal Ally.
247 Sports ranks the Minutemen #2 in the MAC recruiting ratings.
Boston College is ranked last in the ACC.
UConn is rated next to last in AAC.
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Monday--February 1st, 2016
Catching up on non-recruiting news.
UMass adds former UMass players Matt Dawson and Scott Woodward to the staff.
UMass post on Dawson's appointment here. Matty Vautour has a story about the new coaches and coaching position changes here.
Dan Malone has a longer report on the additions.
NBC Sports has a story about coaching additions at UMass and Hawaii.
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The latest iteration of the Spring football roster has the new coaches plus the early enrolled players.
Numbers available:
1--ex Tajae Sharpe & Kelton Brackett
3--ex Kassan Messiah
4--ex Randall Jette
6--ex Jamal Wilson
7--ex Blake Frohnapfel
9-ex Trey Dudley-Giles
10--ex Marken Michel
15--ex A.J. Doyle
16--ex Elgin Long
17--ex Jovan Santos-Knox
20--ex Lorenzo Woodley
22-ex Shadrach Abrokwah
23--ex Blake Lucas
25--ex Joe Colton
33--ex Rodney Mills
54--ex Trey Seals
55-ex Josh Bruns
62--ex Zach Belcher
64--ex Al Leneus
70--ex Ryan Johnson
77--ex Tyrell Smith
78--ex Matt Sparks
88--ex Bernard Davis
91--ex Chris Carter
92--ex Robert Kitching III
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Former UMass player and coach Clarence Brooks has been battling esophageal cancer.
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The Detroit Free Press has a story on why colleges and recruits play musical chairs.
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For the nth time, there is going to be a new start-up spring pro football league.
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UMass adds former UMass players Matt Dawson and Scott Woodward to the staff.
UMass post on Dawson's appointment here. Matty Vautour has a story about the new coaches and coaching position changes here.
Dan Malone has a longer report on the additions.
NBC Sports has a story about coaching additions at UMass and Hawaii.
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The latest iteration of the Spring football roster has the new coaches plus the early enrolled players.
Numbers available:
1--ex Tajae Sharpe & Kelton Brackett
3--ex Kassan Messiah
4--ex Randall Jette
6--ex Jamal Wilson
7--ex Blake Frohnapfel
9-ex Trey Dudley-Giles
10--ex Marken Michel
15--ex A.J. Doyle
16--ex Elgin Long
17--ex Jovan Santos-Knox
20--ex Lorenzo Woodley
22-ex Shadrach Abrokwah
23--ex Blake Lucas
25--ex Joe Colton
33--ex Rodney Mills
54--ex Trey Seals
55-ex Josh Bruns
62--ex Zach Belcher
64--ex Al Leneus
70--ex Ryan Johnson
77--ex Tyrell Smith
78--ex Matt Sparks
88--ex Bernard Davis
91--ex Chris Carter
92--ex Robert Kitching III
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Former UMass player and coach Clarence Brooks has been battling esophageal cancer.
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The Detroit Free Press has a story on why colleges and recruits play musical chairs.
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For the nth time, there is going to be a new start-up spring pro football league.
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Sunday, January 31, 2016
Sunday--January 31st, 2016 Mangram, Ally and Davis verbal to UMass
The next to last day of 2015 ended with a bang as UMass received verbals from three recruits.
Martin Mangram tweeted he had verbaled to UMass. He had fourteen other FBS offers including Iowa, Illinois, Wake Forest and more. He's a 247Sports three-star player.
Bilal Ally also Tweeted his commit to the Minutemen. He's also a 247Sports three-star recruit.
Also verbaling to UMass was OL/DL Zuriel Davis.
247Sports currently ranks (without three-star recruit Ally included) 89th in the nation. That's one notch ahead of UConn and third in the MAC.
That's an outstanding result. With Ally added UMass should be in the mid to low 80's, which would be right there with most Group-of-Five teams. If the Minutemen should add another two or three three-star recruits, UMass would be in low-level Power Five ratings.
Either way, it's the best recruiting class in UMass history. The 2016 schedule is insane, but after that brighter days are coming for UMass football.
Martin Mangram tweeted he had verbaled to UMass. He had fourteen other FBS offers including Iowa, Illinois, Wake Forest and more. He's a 247Sports three-star player.
Bilal Ally also Tweeted his commit to the Minutemen. He's also a 247Sports three-star recruit.
Also verbaling to UMass was OL/DL Zuriel Davis.
247Sports currently ranks (without three-star recruit Ally included) 89th in the nation. That's one notch ahead of UConn and third in the MAC.
That's an outstanding result. With Ally added UMass should be in the mid to low 80's, which would be right there with most Group-of-Five teams. If the Minutemen should add another two or three three-star recruits, UMass would be in low-level Power Five ratings.
Either way, it's the best recruiting class in UMass history. The 2016 schedule is insane, but after that brighter days are coming for UMass football.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
January 30th, 2016--Optimus Prime Weekend #2
It's a big recruiting weekend for the Minutemen. I'll focus on player visits in today's blog and maybe do the staff changes and other news tomorrow or Monday.
Bob McGovern has a list of this weekend visiting players.
A cut-and-paste from Bob's article:
According to Maroon Musket sources, here is a list of visitors who will be making official visits to Amherst this weekend:
Bilal Ally (RB), Green Cove Springs, FL
Leyshawn Askew (DT), Wayne, NJ - Committed
Larnel Coleman (DE/TE), Medford, MA
Zuriel Davis (DT), Jacksonville, FL
Andrew Ford (QB), Lackawanna Community College
Sam Franklin (S), Crystal River, FL (East Coast Prep)
Martin Mangram (ATH), Buford, GA
TJ Rayam (DT), Alabaster, AL
Martial Washington (S), Hinesville, GA
Chris Tucker (DE/FB), Nashville, TN
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I've blogged about several of these players before.
Leyshawn Askew is a 6-6 DT from Wayne Hills, NJ. He verbaled to UMass back on July 25th.
Since my last post on Ashew, Hudl.com has senior highlights.
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I blogged about T.J. Rayam, a 6-1 290 pound DT from Alabaster, AL yesterday.
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Bilal Ally is a 5-10 185 RB from Green Cove Springs FL.
247Sports three star player.
Rivals.com two-star.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
Ran for a Florida playoff state record 496 yards in one game.
This article co-features Ally.
Ally holds nine offers including Cincinnati and Georgia Tech.
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Larnel Coleman is a 6-7 250 pound DE/TE from Medford, MA.
Hudl.com has highlights.
NCSA Sports has his recruiting profile.
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Zuriel Davis is a 6-5 315 pound DT from Jacksonville, FL.
247 Sports says he committed to UMass yesterday.
Hudl.com has highlights.
Played in the Blue-Gray Bowl January 16th.
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Andrew Ford is a 6-3 215 pound QB from Lackawanna Community College.
247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has season highlights.
Partial quote from a November 16th article by Scout.com:
Originally a member of Virginia Tech’s 2014 class, Ford redshirted his initial collegiate season before transferring to Lackawanna last summer. In his redshirt freshman season there, Ford went 110-of-195 (56.4 percent) passing for 1,764 yards and 23 touchdowns to six interceptions.
Since the conclusion of Lackawanna’s season, Ford has seen strong interest. Colorado, Pittsburgh, Arizona State and others showed initial interest and more have come in since Iowa State offered last week.
Ford holds an offer from Iowa State.
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Sam Franklin is a 6-2 200 pound WR from Inverness, FL. I've blogged about him before.
Franklin originally signed with the Minutemen in 2015. 247Sports had him the highest-rated recruit in that class.
He ended up playing one year at East Coast Prep.
Hudl.com has East Coast prep highlights.
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Martin Mangram is a 5-11 180 pound Athlete from Buford, GA. I've blogged about Mangram before.
247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Mangram has fourteen FBS offers. Also brother of UMass DB Brandon Mangram.
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Martial Washington, is a 6-1 207 pound Safety from Riceboro, GA.
Rivals.com two-star player.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
Washington has a soft commit to Georgia Southern.
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Chris Tucker is a 6-3 245 pound DE/FB from Jackson, TN
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
NCSA has his recruiting profile.
Tucker also holds an offer from Temple.
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Bob McGovern has a list of this weekend visiting players.
A cut-and-paste from Bob's article:
According to Maroon Musket sources, here is a list of visitors who will be making official visits to Amherst this weekend:
Bilal Ally (RB), Green Cove Springs, FL
Leyshawn Askew (DT), Wayne, NJ - Committed
Larnel Coleman (DE/TE), Medford, MA
Zuriel Davis (DT), Jacksonville, FL
Andrew Ford (QB), Lackawanna Community College
Sam Franklin (S), Crystal River, FL (East Coast Prep)
Martin Mangram (ATH), Buford, GA
TJ Rayam (DT), Alabaster, AL
Martial Washington (S), Hinesville, GA
Chris Tucker (DE/FB), Nashville, TN
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I've blogged about several of these players before.
Leyshawn Askew is a 6-6 DT from Wayne Hills, NJ. He verbaled to UMass back on July 25th.
Since my last post on Ashew, Hudl.com has senior highlights.
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I blogged about T.J. Rayam, a 6-1 290 pound DT from Alabaster, AL yesterday.
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247Sports three star player.
Rivals.com two-star.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
Ran for a Florida playoff state record 496 yards in one game.
This article co-features Ally.
Ally holds nine offers including Cincinnati and Georgia Tech.
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Hudl.com has highlights.
NCSA Sports has his recruiting profile.
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247 Sports says he committed to UMass yesterday.
Hudl.com has highlights.
Played in the Blue-Gray Bowl January 16th.
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has season highlights.
Partial quote from a November 16th article by Scout.com:
Originally a member of Virginia Tech’s 2014 class, Ford redshirted his initial collegiate season before transferring to Lackawanna last summer. In his redshirt freshman season there, Ford went 110-of-195 (56.4 percent) passing for 1,764 yards and 23 touchdowns to six interceptions.
Since the conclusion of Lackawanna’s season, Ford has seen strong interest. Colorado, Pittsburgh, Arizona State and others showed initial interest and more have come in since Iowa State offered last week.
Ford holds an offer from Iowa State.
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Sam Franklin is a 6-2 200 pound WR from Inverness, FL. I've blogged about him before.
Franklin originally signed with the Minutemen in 2015. 247Sports had him the highest-rated recruit in that class.
He ended up playing one year at East Coast Prep.
Hudl.com has East Coast prep highlights.
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Mangram has fourteen FBS offers. Also brother of UMass DB Brandon Mangram.
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Rivals.com two-star player.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
Washington has a soft commit to Georgia Southern.
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Hudl.com has senior highlights.
NCSA has his recruiting profile.
Tucker also holds an offer from Temple.
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Friday, January 29, 2016
Recruiting 2016--T.J. Rayam
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Rayam's 247Sports page.
Hudl.com has senior video.
This article from July of 2015 features Rayam.
So far, UMass is Rayam's only FBS offer.
Recruiting 2016--Bakhari Goodson IV
I've blogged about Bakhari Goodson, a DB from Orlando, FL three times before.
Bob McGovern has a post about Goodson with some quotes from Goodson on his recruiting by UMass
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Bob McGovern has a post about Goodson with some quotes from Goodson on his recruiting by UMass
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Friday--January 29th, 2016
If you don't get the Athletic Dept's e-mail newsletter, I received the following:
On behalf of Ryan Bamford, Coach Whipple and our athletics staff, we invite you to be our guest and part of an in-house audience for a live-streamed show officially announcing the incoming football class. The signing class of '16 looks to be the highest-ranked class since the Minutemen moved to FBS level! The lunch and show begin at 11:30 a.m., Wed., Feb. 3, in the Hunt Room at the Football Performance Center.
You must RSVP to Jason Germain at jag@admin.umass.edu or call 413-545-4290 in order to secure a seat at the luncheon.
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Dan Malone reports Tajae Sharpe is out of the Senior Bowl with a quad injury. Yesterday's reports had it as a hamstring, but whatever the cause, it appears he's out.
Rotoworld has a post on Sharpe's withdrawal from the Senior Bowl.
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Dan also has a post on The Hanger, which sees its fortune wax and wane with the number of wins UMass athletic dept provides.
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The Dallas blog "Blogging the Boys" has a long post on Tajae Sharpe.
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BC Interruption ranks the Eagles 2016 games including UMass at Gillette.
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UConn loses its athletic director.
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On behalf of Ryan Bamford, Coach Whipple and our athletics staff, we invite you to be our guest and part of an in-house audience for a live-streamed show officially announcing the incoming football class. The signing class of '16 looks to be the highest-ranked class since the Minutemen moved to FBS level! The lunch and show begin at 11:30 a.m., Wed., Feb. 3, in the Hunt Room at the Football Performance Center.
You must RSVP to Jason Germain at jag@admin.umass.edu or call 413-545-4290 in order to secure a seat at the luncheon.
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Dan Malone reports Tajae Sharpe is out of the Senior Bowl with a quad injury. Yesterday's reports had it as a hamstring, but whatever the cause, it appears he's out.
Rotoworld has a post on Sharpe's withdrawal from the Senior Bowl.
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Dan also has a post on The Hanger, which sees its fortune wax and wane with the number of wins UMass athletic dept provides.
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The Dallas blog "Blogging the Boys" has a long post on Tajae Sharpe.
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BC Interruption ranks the Eagles 2016 games including UMass at Gillette.
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UConn loses its athletic director.
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Recruiting 2015--Jon Derolus
Last week or so the UMass football Twitter feed said two Minutemen players will complete for UMass track this spring.
One was Andy Isabella.
The other was RS FR Jon Derolus, a 5-11 174 pound WR from Brockton, MA. I don't think I've blogged about him before.
Derolus' track bio.
Hudl.com has senior highlights and reports a 4.37 40.
2015 State 55-meter champion.
Averaged over 13 yards/carry against BC High back in 2014.
One was Andy Isabella.
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Derolus' track bio.
Hudl.com has senior highlights and reports a 4.37 40.
2015 State 55-meter champion.
Averaged over 13 yards/carry against BC High back in 2014.
Thursday--January 28th, 2016
RotoWorld discusses Tajae Sharpe.
Multiple news sources say Sharpe was injured in practice yesterday and will not play in the Senior Bowl.
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A construction crew finds ice age fossils in Oregon State's Reser Stadium.
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2016 opponent Louisiana Tech completes next year's schedule. UMass will meet the Bulldogs again in 2019.
The Shreveport Times previews the 2016 Tech team.
Tech went 9-4 in 2015 including a blowout win over Arkansas State in the New Orleans Bowl.
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Multiple news sources say Sharpe was injured in practice yesterday and will not play in the Senior Bowl.
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A construction crew finds ice age fossils in Oregon State's Reser Stadium.
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2016 opponent Louisiana Tech completes next year's schedule. UMass will meet the Bulldogs again in 2019.
The Shreveport Times previews the 2016 Tech team.
Tech went 9-4 in 2015 including a blowout win over Arkansas State in the New Orleans Bowl.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Three who got away: K.J. Gray, Andre Mintze and Caesar Williams
Three players UMass was recruiting have signed with other schools.
Caesar Williams signs with Wisconsin.
K.J Gray verbals to Rutgers.
Andre Mintze commits to Vanderbilt.
Caesar Williams signs with Wisconsin.
K.J Gray verbals to Rutgers.
Andre Mintze commits to Vanderbilt.
Recruiting 2016--Bakhari Goodson III
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This article by the Orlando Sentinel features Goodson's verbaling to UMass.
Wednesday--January 27th, 2016
UMass will have a LOI Day event next Wednesday at the Performance Center.There will be live streaming video for the UMass diaspora. I'll probably go and take some images.
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Dan Malone has a post (with lots of images) about Tajae Sharpe lookin' good in the Senior Bowl practices.
This article mentions Sharpe.
So does this one.
Another article on the Senior Bowl practices.
This article says Sharpe looked good in the first day of practice.
A Sports Illustrated article ranks Sharpe #7 in the WR's at the Senior Bowl.
This Chicago news station writer has a favorable impression of Sharpe.
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BC Interruption says the Eagles will have a "home" game against UMass at Gillette.
Campus Insiders says BC should watch out for UMass.
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Fan Sided says cut, trade or restructure Victor Cruz?
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Rayshad Lewis
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This article features Lewis and talks about his recruiting visit to Utah State. Mentions UMass.
Rivals.com page here.
Hudl.com has senior video.
This article from October 2015 features Lewis.
Lewis has thirteen offers including Toledo and Ball State from the MAC
Recruiting 2016--More news from last weekend's Optimus Prime #1
Dan Malone has a post on the four verbals UMass received last weekend.
Bob McGovern also has an entry on the four verbals.
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Syracuse.com has a story about Taylor Riggins decommitting from the Orange and verbaling to
UMass.
A New York Sports writer comments on Syracuse pulling Riggins' scholarship offer.
A Syracuse blog talks about the players who have flipped their commits from the Orange to other schools. The piece mentions Tayor Riggins and Sadiq Palmer to UMass.
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This article from September 2015 features Charly Timite.
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Bob McGovern also has an entry on the four verbals.
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Syracuse.com has a story about Taylor Riggins decommitting from the Orange and verbaling to
UMass.
A New York Sports writer comments on Syracuse pulling Riggins' scholarship offer.
A Syracuse blog talks about the players who have flipped their commits from the Orange to other schools. The piece mentions Tayor Riggins and Sadiq Palmer to UMass.
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This article from September 2015 features Charly Timite.
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Tuesday--January 26th, 2016
I finally got to watch the East-West Shrine game in it's entirety last night. Not a lot to comment on.
Tajae Sharpe didn't have a single ball thrown his way. He made a nice tackle on special teams, but that was it.
Blake Frohnapfel was in for a couple a series. He under threw a pass for a INT. However, he had three drops which would have helped his numbers a lot.
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Former UMass assistant coach Bill McGovern has been hired as linebackers coach for the NY Giants.
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A BYU Blog compares the Cougar's recruiting results with other teams on their 2016 schedule including UMass.
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Don Brown's contract with Michigan is worth $2.7 million over three years. Quotes from James Ihedigbo.
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CBS Sports says college QB's are moving around at a record rate.
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Tajae Sharpe didn't have a single ball thrown his way. He made a nice tackle on special teams, but that was it.
Blake Frohnapfel was in for a couple a series. He under threw a pass for a INT. However, he had three drops which would have helped his numbers a lot.
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Former UMass assistant coach Bill McGovern has been hired as linebackers coach for the NY Giants.
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A BYU Blog compares the Cougar's recruiting results with other teams on their 2016 schedule including UMass.
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Don Brown's contract with Michigan is worth $2.7 million over three years. Quotes from James Ihedigbo.
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CBS Sports says college QB's are moving around at a record rate.
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Monday, January 25, 2016
Recruiting 2016--Sadiq Palmer, Taylor Riggins, Charly Timite and Bakhari Goodson verbal to UMass
The Minutemen had a good haul from this weekend's Optimus Prime recruiting weekend.
Matty Vautour reports four recruits verbaled to UMass.
I've blogged about all four before. Links are to the relevant posts on this blog.
Sadiq Plamer, 6-3 185 pound WR.
Taylor Riggins, 6-2 214 pound Athlete.
Charly Timite, a 6-3 256 pound DE.
Bakhari Goodson, a 5-8 156 pound DB.
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Bob McGovern reports on Timete's and Palmer's verbal.
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I don't think I linked to this article on Charly Timite previously.
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By my count, that makes 20 verbals for 2016.
Matty Vautour reports four recruits verbaled to UMass.
I've blogged about all four before. Links are to the relevant posts on this blog.
Sadiq Plamer, 6-3 185 pound WR.
Taylor Riggins, 6-2 214 pound Athlete.
Charly Timite, a 6-3 256 pound DE.
Bakhari Goodson, a 5-8 156 pound DB.
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Bob McGovern reports on Timete's and Palmer's verbal.
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I don't think I linked to this article on Charly Timite previously.
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By my count, that makes 20 verbals for 2016.
Monday--January 25th, 2016
UMass names Joe Connolly as football strength and conditioning coach.
Dan Malone has a post on Connolly's hiring.
This article from 2014 says Connolly wants to prepare his players for the NFL.
This link has an 18 minute video interview with Coach Connolly about strength conditioning for football players.
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Dan Malone reports Tajae Sharpe and Blake Frohnapfel had a quiet game in Saturday's East-West Shrine game.
Both Dan Malone and Matty Vautour have stories about Tajae Sharpe being added to the Senior Bowl.
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Former UMass player Mike Dawson has been named defensive line coach at UCF.
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