UMass Football News--May 15th, 2019

Josh Walfish has a post on UMass' plans to upgrade fan experience at McGuirk.

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Andy Isabella raves about Kyler Murray's passes.

Forbes.com says Arizona's new look at WR may be the path to success.

Hakeem Butler, the Cards other receiver pick, says he's fast too.

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Punter David Broncati flips to Rutgers from UConn. Also was drawing a lot of interest from UMass.

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The NCAA is talking about financially compensating college athletes.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2020--Jared Cole

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Jared Cole. a 5-9 180 pound RB from Ashburn, VA has a UMass offer.

247Sports three-star player.

Hudl.com has video.

USA Today has a post on the moves he showed at a recent combine.

MaxPreps has some stats.

UMass is Cole's first FBS offer.

UMass Football News--May 14th, 2019

UMass has announced the game themes for the 2019 home season. UConn for homecoming should be a hoot. BYU is a big time opponent.

The Minutemen should be competitive in five of the six games. It should be a entertaining home season for UMass fans.

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Rutgers picks up a commit from a three-star QB with a UMass offer.

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A 247Sports writer thinks Jack Driscoll, a UMass transfer to Auburn could have a chance in the NFL draft.

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AZ Central says there was nothing small about how Andy Isabella battled big schools.

The Revenge of the Birds reports Andy Isabella and Deionte Johnson took divergent paths to the NFL.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2020--Olasunkonmi Agunloye

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Olasunkonmi Agunloye, a 6-6 242 pound strong-side defensive end from Lindenhurst, NY has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video.

This article from Saturday covers his visit to Rutgers.

Agunloye has FBS offers from UMass and Rutgers. He also has six FCS offers including UNH, Stony Brook and Villanova from the CAA.

Agunloye has FBS size and DE is a position of need for the Minutemen.

UMass Football News--May 11th, 2019

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Martin G. Jacobson received an honorary Doctorate in Business at the UMass Commencement. UMass football will be forever in his debt.

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Bryton Barr joins Andy Isabella and Lee Moses at the Arizona mini-camp.

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A pseudonymous author on "Off Tackle Empire" goes on an epic rant  about Rutgers.

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Penn Live looks at the status of Penn State's transfers out including Jarvis Miller

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Andy Isabella and the other Cards rookies have signed their contracts.

AZ Central says fair or not, the careers of Josh Rosen and Andy Isabella will always be linked.

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UMass Football News--May 10th, 2019

Troy announces their 2020 schedule including a trip to UMass.

Eastern Michigan announces their 2022 non-conference schedule, which includes a home game against the Minutemen on October 1st.

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Andy Isabella's new QB signs with Arizona for $35 million.

AZ Central reports the Cards think Andy Isabella will provide the speed they need.

Cardinals WR coach David Raih describes Andy Isabella.

Cards Wire has three things Arizona fans may not know about Andy.

Arizona Sports says like Kyler Murray, Andy Isabella is an undersized underdog.

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NJ.com looks at Rutgers' concerns after Spring Ball.

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JUCO DT Demarcus commits to Indiana. Had three offers coming out of JUCO; UMass was one of them.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2021--Zaire Angoy

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Zaire Angoy, a 6-3 335 pound DL from Irvington HS in New Jersey has a UMass offer.

This article from NJ.com says Angoy recently received an offer from Rutgers.

MaxPreps has stats.

Hudl.com has video.

Besides UMass, Angoy has offers from Rutgers, BC and Indiana.

UMass Football News--May 9th, 2019

Colorado announced that their 2021 game against UMass has been moved to 2028. This leaves the Minutemen with only 10 games in 2021. UMass will need at least one money game for that year.

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Saturday Tradition ranks the Big Ten's opening games from easiest to hardest.

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Revenge of the Birds has Andy Isabella a projected starter for the Cardinals.

AZcentral has who's in and who's out for the Cards wide receivers.

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AZcardinals get Kliff Kingsbury some weapons.

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Al.com says the Southeast is ruining college football.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2019--RaJae Johnson

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RaJae Johnson, a 6-4 200 pound WR from San Mateo College has a UMass offer.

247Sports four-star player.

247Sports has him as  #10 overall and #1 WR in the 2019 JUCO universe.

Rivals three-star.

Jackson Moore of 247Sports has a post on Johnson and reports he has UMass in his top seven.

Hudl.com has video.

Will be committing on May 31st.

Quote from Johnson in Moore's article:

“Whatever school that I go to, every guy's dream is to get to the NFL, but I want to establish a legacy. I want to leave my mark in a positive way and show people who I am and what I stand for. All this time I've been doubted and underestimated.”

If he signs with the Minutemen, Johnson would always be remembered by UMass fans. He could make a lasting impact here.

UMass Football News--May 8th, 2019

Underdog Dynasty has three UMass players sign NFL deals.

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The Orlando Sentinel previews 2019 opponent Rutgers.

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The Cumberland Sentinel says Bryton Barr gets a taste of NFL life with the NY Giants.

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CBS Sports has a kinda minimal fantasy football preview of Andy Isabella.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2021- Mikai Gbayor

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Mikai Gbayor, 6-2 210 pound OLB has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video.

Recently received an offer from Rutgers.

NJ.com has stats.

Besides UMass, Gbayor has Power Five offers from Rutgers, Cincinnati, Indiana and Kentucky.

UMass Football News--May 7th, 2019

US News ranks the first year coaches in FBS and thinks Walt Bell will get a statue if UMass makes bowl eligibility.

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2019 opponent Army adds UNLV to its future schedule. The Minutemen and the Black Knights start a series in 2019 that will extent to 2028.

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The Orlando Sentinel previews 2019 opponent Charlotte.

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Can Kansas' nightmare scholarship situation convince anyone to change the rules of recruiting?

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UMass Football Recruiting 2020--Jada Byers

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Jada Byers, a 5-5 168 pound Athlete from St. Joseph's HS in Hammonton, NJ has a UMass offer.

Rivals three-star player.

Recently rated top RB in the Rivals Three Stripe camp. Note that the article also mentions UMass QB commit Brady Martin.

UMass commit Andrew Nee was also at the camp.

Hudl.com has video.

St. Joseph's offensive player-of-the-year.

Press of Atlantic City player-of-the-year.

UMass is Byer's only FBS offer at this time.

UMass Football Recruiting 2020--Timothy Lawson

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Timothy Lawson, a 6-5 278 pound OT from fort Washington, MD has a UMass offer.

247Sports three-star player.

This article reports UMass is in his top-five along with Kentucky, NC State, West Virginia and Louisville.

Hudl.com has video.

Lawson is a top-100 OT nationally and UMass being in contention with four Power Five schools is good too. He'd be part of what seems to be a significant upgrade in UMass' front five.

UMass Football News--May 4th, 2019

SB Nation previews Coach Bell and the 2019 Minutemen.

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2019 opponent Army will receive the Commander-in-Chief's trophy Monday.

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College football injury reports could be make public this year.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2020--Nigel Williams

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Nigel Williams, a 6-1 180 pound athlete from Richmond, VA has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video.

This article updates his recruiting.

This article from October 2018 features Williams.

Besides UMass, Williams has FBS offers from UConn, Tulane and Virginia.

UMass Footbal News--May 3rd, 2019

UMass Football guardian angel Martin G. Jacobson will receive an honorary degree at the UMass Commencement.

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Athlon Sports has Andrew Brito as one of the top 12 QB transfers impact players for 2019.

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The Spectrum News mentions Marquis Young getting a invite to the Colts mini-camp.

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The Arizona Cardinals have a video interview of Andy Isabella after the NFL draft that is worth watching.

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Former UMass football play Patrick Amura is sentenced to five years after being convicted of rape.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2020--Jason Howard

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Jason Howard, a 5-9 165 pound athlete from Nottingham HS in New York has UMass interest.

MaxPreps page here.

Hudl.com has video.

This article reports he won the long jump, 100 meters and 200 meters in the Syracuse City Track meet (mentions UMass).

Besides the Minutemen, Howard is attracting interest from BC, Villanova, UConn and Syracuse.

UMass Football News--May 2nd, 2019

Jake Largay is the latest UMass player to receive an invite to a NFL mini-camp.

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on four former Minutemen who have earned mini-camp invitations.

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Josh Walfish reports UMass coaches stay in full recruiting mode.

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Former UMass player and coach Matt Dawson has been named HC at Tilton.

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Raising Zona has five plays that define Andy Isabella.

Mel Kieper, JR says all of the Cardinals draft picks will make the team.

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UMass Football News--May 1st, 2019

Josh Walfish says UMass made progress in coach Bell's first spring.

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UMass LB Bryton Barr has been invited to the NY Giants mini-camp.

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MassLive reports Andy Isabella thinks Arizona will be an awesome fit.

Arizona Sports says the Cardinals loved the work ethic and the speed of Isabella.

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Fenway Park will host a new bowl game in 2020. There will be 43 bowl games in 2020. Hopefully UMass will be able to have an association with with at least one of them.

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Former UMass assistant coach Bob Colbert joins a PA HS staff. Colbert was QB coach at UMass in 1996 and 1997.

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OT, but UMass recently hosted the third annual Women in Sports Media Symposium.

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