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Had a number of FCS offers out of HS.
Dignam will also be visiting Buffalo and UConn this spring. He could find a home playing for Coach Alex Miller as well as the best food in college football.
UMass held its Pro Day. Lot's of images on UMass Football's Twitter feed.
No write-ups on any sports site about the Pro Day yet.
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Former UMass player Mike Dawson joins Ohio State as a defensive analyst.
Dawson was previously at Nebraska.
Dawson earned letters for the Minutemen 1994, 1995, 1996 and was Captain in 1997.
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Fan Duel has Penn State's over-and-under for 2023 at 9.5 wins. Victory Bell Rings thinks UMass will be an easy win.
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College Football News has a post on conference realignment. There could be openings in the AAC, Conference USA and Mountain West.
It would be interesting to see if UMass would take an all-sports offer. The Minutemen have not got a lot out of the A10 basketball league lately. The only real "rival" is Rhode Island. With St.Louis, Davidson and Chicago-Loyola, UMass already has mid-west travel costs.
ESPN writers look at what the future holds for conference re-alignment.
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Springfield Commerce's DB coach Julius Walker joins Coach Brown in Amherst (paywalled).
Walker's UMass player bio.
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Which of three Auburn QB's will open against UMass on September 3rd?
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UConn's Ian Swenson stuck to the Husky program through thick and thin.
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Will UMass be in EA Sports College Football when it comes out in 2024? Tulane and Fresno State say they won't.
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Young is drawing interest for eleven schools. He will visit Central Michigan, Marshall, Florida A&M, UNLV and UMass. Young could play for the best defensive coach in football in Amherst.
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Hudl.com has video highlights.
This article mentions Pacheco's 2022 season.
Pacheco has offers from UNLV and northeast schools Bowling Green, Buffalo, Temple and Toledo. He could find a home in Amherst as well as an opportunity for some early playing time.
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PrepRedzone.com has profile on Vanterpool.
Vanterpool has offers from UNLV, Toledo and Bowling. Rhode Island has also offered. He has the opportunity to play for the best defensive coach in college football---and Brown has put a lot of DB's into the NFL.
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This article features Mason.
Mason has nine total offers including Power Five schools Pitt and Kentucky. UMass and UConn have offered from the northeast as well as several MAC schools. If Mason wants to play DB, Don Brown has put double-digit defensive backs into the NFL. If he likes WR, the new QB corps could make him a favorite target in an offense that needs playmakers. Lots of early playing time available in Amherst.
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Northeast Conference Lineman-of-the-year.
Kushi has offers from UNLV, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and several FCS schools. He could work on his masters in UMass' highly regarded Isenberg grad school as well as being on the field against a number of Power Five opponents.
I lost power in the North Easter for more than 24 hours. We're back up and running today.
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The New England Football Journal reports competition is key as UMass goes into spring ball.
The NEFJ also has a YouTube interview with coach Brown about spring ball.
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Reid's UMass bio (I didn't think it would be up yet.)
Reid is going to be a real asset to the coaching staff. He was head coach of the Minutemen from 1986-1991. His 67 games as head coach is 3rd all-time in games coached and 4th in all-time victories. It should be noted that most of his time as head coach was during a real lean era for UMass football. He did not get a lot of institutional support. FCS allowed 63 scholarships and Reid never had anything close to that.
When UMass played Maine in Orno, the team would stop at rest stops on the Maine Turnpike and eat boxed lunches on picnic tables..
He's a former Power Five defensive coordinator and he'll take the UMass defense up a couple of notches.
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A Fan Side writer looks at Auburn's schedule for 2023 and says anybody could beat the UMass Minutemen.
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Hudl.com has video highlights.
This article covers his offer from Syracuse.
This article from July of 2022 has an interview with Rosahac.
Rosahac has a Power Five offer from Syracuse. Temple and JMU (who moved to FBS last year) have offered from Group-of-Five. He also has a number of Ivy offers. The Minutemen have needs on both offensive and defensive lines and Rosahac could find early playing time in Amherst.
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Besides UMass, Purvis has FBS offers from Navy and UNLV. UMass offers an east coast education and the best food in college football.
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Besides UMass, Gonzalez has an FBS offer from Akron. UMass needs help at OL and there will be lots of playing time available for the right offensive lineman.
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Williams has 21 offers mostly from Power Five schools. UMass, UConn, Syracuse, BC and Rutgers have offered from the Northeast. Williams could play for the best defensive coach in football in Amherst as well as standing out, instead of being part of the crowd at a Power Five school.
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Visited UMass on March 2nd. More Twitter from the Amherst visit.
Tyson has offers from BC and Miami (Ohio). He would have a lot of fun playing in the attacking Minutemen defense.
American Football International has a post on Brandon Collier being named one of the most influential black figures in football.
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Hoosiers Huddle discusses this year's offensive line for Indiana including incoming graduate transfer Max Longman.
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Former UMass assistant coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahman has been elevated to co-defensive coordinator at Boston College.
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CBS Sports covers the NCAA rules changes for the 2023 season including keeping the clock running after a first down.
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Schoonmaker has six offers. UMass, UConn and Charlotte have offered from the Group-of-Five. Tight end is a position of need for the Minutemen and Schoonmaker could find early playing time in Amherst.
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Flint has five offers, which range from Monmouth to Nebraska. Besides UMass, Temple has offered from the Group-of-Five. Flint could have a lot of fun playing for "Dr. Blitz" in Amherst.
Five recruits with UMass offers will take visits to Pitt this spring.
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The MAC announces its 2023 schedule. The Minutemen play three MAC schools this year: Miami, Eastern Michigan and Toledo.
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Former UMass player E. J. Barthel takes pride in continuing a pipeline of recruits from New Jersey to Nebraska.
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I'd take a MW membership if offered. We're already playing western teams like New Mexico State and New Mexico. The Mountain West has Air Force and Boise State, which are national brands.
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Will Penn State offer its open DL coach to Ben Albert?
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CBS News remembers Victor Cruz as one of the NFL combine's top snubs.
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George Johnson is remembered as one of the notable position switches under Jim Harbaugh. (Fixed link)
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Auburn opens its 2023 season September 2nd against UMass.
Athlon Sports has a spring practice preview for the Tigers.
FYI, Auburn has the ninth most lavish football facilities. $92 million for the practice facility alone..
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