A big thanks to a blog reader who sent me this update on 2015 UMass recruit Marshall Robinson.
Twitter reports Robinson has signed with Lacawanna CC.
Robinson, a 6-4 330 pound DT was announced as part of the Minutemen's February signing class.
The Lacawanna Falcons website.
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Saturday, July 11, 2015
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Wednesday--February 4th, 2015 Letter-of-Intent Day
Lots more recruiting stuff tomorrow, pant, pant :)
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UPDATES:
Spring Enrollees:
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Marquis Young, 6-0 200 RB from Milford Academy. I've blogged about Young before.
Randall West, 6-4 220 pound QB from Lawrenceville, NJ. I've blogged about West before.
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Lamarriel Taylor, 6-3 WR from Chula Vista, CA. I've blogged about him before.
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Thomas Rodrick, 6-3 230 LB from Liecester, MA. I've blogged about him before.
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Micah Morel, 6-0 190 pound Safety from Milford Academy.
ESPN describes him as one of the best safeties in MA in this 2012 article.
Hudl.com has video.
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Darrian Josey, 6-2 165 pound WR from Boyton Beach, FL. Transfer from Hawaii.
Whipple said UMass recruited Josey last year. Whipple also said Josey ran the 2nd fastest 100 in the state of Florida in 2014.
Hudl.com highlights. This article from January 2014 features Josey. So does this article.
Rivals two-star player.
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Dejion Evans, 6-3 200 pound WR from Boston, MA.
Hudl.com video.
ESPN player page.
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OK, I've got to do a couple of things and then I'm going to drive down to Amherst to go the 3:00 PM press conference. More updates to the blog in the evening.
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Travis Reynolds joins the Minutemen. Apparently they play football in Australia (Reynolds video highlights)
Bayside Ravens Football Club.
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James Sosinski joins the UMass QB corps.
This article from MaxPreps features Sosinki.
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ESPN reports that Kenny Kern, a 6-0 227 pound fullback from Xaverian Brothers will join UMass as a preferred walk-on.
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Jack Driscoll joins the UMass offensive line
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Reche Thomas signs with UMass
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Artayvious Lynn joins the Minutemen
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Sam Franklin, a 6-4 185 pound WR from Crystal River, FL signs with UMass
247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com video.
Rivals two-star player with offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky and South Alabama.
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Aaron Kinsey signs with the Minutemen.
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Mario Patton joins UMass.
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James Bowe signs with the Minutemen. I received an e-mail from a UMass fan in Georgia saying Buford is a powerhouse program that has supplied a lot of talent to FBS teams in the past.
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Mike Caggiano joins UMass.
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D'Shan Harley signs with the Minutemen.
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Sekai Lindsay joins UMass Football/
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Brandon Mangram signs with the Minutemen.
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Lee Moses joins UMass
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Marshall Robinson a 6-4 330 pound DL from Mars Hill, PA signs with UMass.
Robinson's Hudl highlights.
Also had offers from Temple and Bowling Green.
From the UMass feed:
Fun fact about Marshall Robinson - he can dunk a basketball from a standing position according to coach Sollazzo
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From John Sinnett's office:
The UMass website has a Signing Day Central Page up.
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Dan Malone says this year's recruits will lead the Minutemen into a unknown future.
MassLive.com will also have live updates.
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Looks like UMass Lax may be playing at McGuirk this season after Garber Field suffered unspecified "damage' from the latest storm.
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BC signs seven Massachusetts players.
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Campus Insiders thinks Sekai Lindsey will be star of the Minutemen's 2015 recruiting class.
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Future UMass opponent BYU got a big boost after it was named a honorary Power Five team.
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UPDATES:
Spring Enrollees:
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Marquis Young, 6-0 200 RB from Milford Academy. I've blogged about Young before.
Randall West, 6-4 220 pound QB from Lawrenceville, NJ. I've blogged about West before.
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Lamarriel Taylor, 6-3 WR from Chula Vista, CA. I've blogged about him before.
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Thomas Rodrick, 6-3 230 LB from Liecester, MA. I've blogged about him before.
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| Morel #6/ Boston Herald image |
ESPN describes him as one of the best safeties in MA in this 2012 article.
Hudl.com has video.
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| Image credit as above |
Whipple said UMass recruited Josey last year. Whipple also said Josey ran the 2nd fastest 100 in the state of Florida in 2014.
Hudl.com highlights. This article from January 2014 features Josey. So does this article.
Rivals two-star player.
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| 247Sports image |
Hudl.com video.
ESPN player page.
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OK, I've got to do a couple of things and then I'm going to drive down to Amherst to go the 3:00 PM press conference. More updates to the blog in the evening.
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Travis Reynolds joins the Minutemen. Apparently they play football in Australia (Reynolds video highlights)
Bayside Ravens Football Club.
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James Sosinski joins the UMass QB corps.
This article from MaxPreps features Sosinki.
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| Boston Globe image |
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Jack Driscoll joins the UMass offensive line
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Reche Thomas signs with UMass
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Artayvious Lynn joins the Minutemen
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| 247 Sports image |
247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com video.
Rivals two-star player with offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky and South Alabama.
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Aaron Kinsey signs with the Minutemen.
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Mario Patton joins UMass.
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James Bowe signs with the Minutemen. I received an e-mail from a UMass fan in Georgia saying Buford is a powerhouse program that has supplied a lot of talent to FBS teams in the past.
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Mike Caggiano joins UMass.
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D'Shan Harley signs with the Minutemen.
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Sekai Lindsay joins UMass Football/
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Brandon Mangram signs with the Minutemen.
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Lee Moses joins UMass
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| Hudl.com image |
Robinson's Hudl highlights.
Also had offers from Temple and Bowling Green.
From the UMass feed:
Fun fact about Marshall Robinson - he can dunk a basketball from a standing position according to coach Sollazzo
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From John Sinnett's office:
Fans are invited to join UMass football Head Coach Mark Whipple and his staff for a College Football Signing Day Party tomorrow, February 4th at the Amherst Brewing Company starting at 5:30 PM. The event is free to attend and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. The Amherst Brewing Company is located just off the UMass campus at 10 University Drive in Amherst. Coach Whipple will highlight his incoming class of newcomers for the 2015 season and will be joined by his coaching staff to speak with fans about the newest additions to the UMass football family. The evening celebration will cap off what is sure to be a day of great excitement with players signing their National Letters of Intent beginning that morning.
SECOND RECRUITING EVENT CELEBRATION IN BOSTON
This event will be held at the UMass Club in Boston on February 26th, 2015. This is another opportunity to get to know the newest additions to the maroon and white family, and hear what Head Coach Mark Whipple and the UMass Football coaching staff have in store for the upcoming season.
To RSVP or for more information, please contact Jason Germain in the Minutemen Club Office at jag@admin.umass.edu<mailto:jag@admin.umass.edu> or 413-577-0267.
SIGNING DAY COVERAGE For full coverage of the day along with an interactive blog check out www.UMassAthletics.com<http://www.umassathletics.com/>. Fans are also encouraged to follow twitter.com/CoachWhipUMass<http://www.twitter.com/CoachWhipUMass>, twitter.com/UMassFootball<http://www.twitter.com/UMassFootball> and twitter.com/UMassAthletics<http://wwww.twitter.com/UMassAthletics> to get the news of each signing as soon as it happens.------------------------------------------------------------
The UMass website has a Signing Day Central Page up.
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Dan Malone says this year's recruits will lead the Minutemen into a unknown future.
MassLive.com will also have live updates.
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Looks like UMass Lax may be playing at McGuirk this season after Garber Field suffered unspecified "damage' from the latest storm.
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BC signs seven Massachusetts players.
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Campus Insiders thinks Sekai Lindsey will be star of the Minutemen's 2015 recruiting class.
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Future UMass opponent BYU got a big boost after it was named a honorary Power Five team.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Wednesday--February 18th, 2015
SB Nation has Jean Sifrin as one of the 22 most interesting players in the 2015 NFL Combine.
A Seattle SB Nation blog reviews TE's in the NFL Combine including Sifrin.
Rotoworld/NBC Sports has Sifrin the #2 TE in the Combine!
ComCast Sports New England also mentions Sifrin.
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UMass recruit Marshall Robinson will play in 14th annual Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star game May 3 at Downington High School.
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Fresno Bee reports NFL prospects are from all over the world, including Sifrin.
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Hustle Belt reports Miami (Ohio) adds a senior QB from Notre Dame.
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Sunday, August 23, 2015
Sunday--August 23rd, 2015
The wins in 2015 poll ending yesterday showed a nice normal curve centered around seven wins:
four wins-7 votes
five wins-10 votes
six wins-19 votes (I voted for six)
seven wins-30 votes
eight wins-18 votes
eleven wins-two votes
twelve wins-two votes
A couple of Notre Dame haters voted for 12 wins. The two 11 win votes could be UMass fans, but I'll have what they're drinking :)
Six wins would make us bowl-eligible, but I think one of the wins would have to be Colorado or Temple to not get passed over. Seven wins would probably get us a bowl. Temple was not invited at 6-6 last year. Toledo went 7-5 in 2013 and didn't get an invite.
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Lots of interesting news from Saturday's scrimmage.
First on 2014 recruits not on the Fall roster:
Thanks to the blog reader who sent me notice that two-star TE 6-6 250 recruit Artayvious Lynn from Parkway HS in Louisiana will enroll at Milford Academy.
Bill McGovern reports James Bowe, Jr a 6-2 200 pound LB from Miami, FL will gray shirt.
He also reports Marshall Robinson 6-4 340 an unrated DT from Mars, PA will attend Lacawanna Community college.
No real surprises on depth chart. Khary Bailey-Smith and Fabian Hoeller are currently out. Both were 2014 starters at Safety and LG respectively.
Dan also has more notes from the first scrimmage. Dan reports Zeke Edmonds has been moved to LB. Edmonds received a lot of praise in last year's Fall camp. He played as a true freshman. If he's healthy this year, he could be a nice addition to the Minutemen defense.
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Dan also has five questions with new UMass RB coach Darrius Smith. Smith's UMass bio.
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Mark Chiarelli of Maroon Musket catches up with Vanderbilt transfer Larry Franklin.
Franklin's UMass bio.
Chiarelli also has what UMass was looking for in Saturday's scrimmage.
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Hustle Belt previews Central Michigan.
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A Daily Local News writer says Temple will beat Penn State this year.
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Houston Courier report the AAC wants to turn the Power 5 into the Power 6.
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four wins-7 votes
five wins-10 votes
six wins-19 votes (I voted for six)
seven wins-30 votes
eight wins-18 votes
eleven wins-two votes
twelve wins-two votes
A couple of Notre Dame haters voted for 12 wins. The two 11 win votes could be UMass fans, but I'll have what they're drinking :)
Six wins would make us bowl-eligible, but I think one of the wins would have to be Colorado or Temple to not get passed over. Seven wins would probably get us a bowl. Temple was not invited at 6-6 last year. Toledo went 7-5 in 2013 and didn't get an invite.
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Lots of interesting news from Saturday's scrimmage.
First on 2014 recruits not on the Fall roster:
Thanks to the blog reader who sent me notice that two-star TE 6-6 250 recruit Artayvious Lynn from Parkway HS in Louisiana will enroll at Milford Academy.
Bill McGovern reports James Bowe, Jr a 6-2 200 pound LB from Miami, FL will gray shirt.
He also reports Marshall Robinson 6-4 340 an unrated DT from Mars, PA will attend Lacawanna Community college.
No real surprises on depth chart. Khary Bailey-Smith and Fabian Hoeller are currently out. Both were 2014 starters at Safety and LG respectively.
Dan also has more notes from the first scrimmage. Dan reports Zeke Edmonds has been moved to LB. Edmonds received a lot of praise in last year's Fall camp. He played as a true freshman. If he's healthy this year, he could be a nice addition to the Minutemen defense.
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Dan also has five questions with new UMass RB coach Darrius Smith. Smith's UMass bio.
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Mark Chiarelli of Maroon Musket catches up with Vanderbilt transfer Larry Franklin.
Franklin's UMass bio.
Chiarelli also has what UMass was looking for in Saturday's scrimmage.
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Hustle Belt previews Central Michigan.
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A Daily Local News writer says Temple will beat Penn State this year.
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Houston Courier report the AAC wants to turn the Power 5 into the Power 6.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday before Michigan---Sept 14th, 2010
MassLive.com has a story about playing Michigan from Kyle Havens perspective.
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The UMass website has a history of UMass' games with FBS/I-A opponents since the Minutemen resumed playing FBS teams twelve years ago. We never get to play the New Mexico states of the world as seven of the 11 have been ranked in the Top 20.
The UMass article does not mention it, but I'm pretty sure Marshall with future NFL QB Bryon Leftwich was a Top 20 team the year we played them.
Matty Vautour has an article about JMU's win over Virginia Tech and UMass' desire for an upset.
Minnesota's HC Tim Brewster is in the hot seat after losing to FCS South Dakota.
Th PilotOnline.com looks at JMU's win and the two wins the Big South scored over MAC teams.
Mickey Mathews went on to say (and why are we not surprised that Mickey was still talking) the top two or three CAA teams are bowl worthy.
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UMass is up to #16 in the latest Sports Network poll. UMass is #15 in the FCS Coaches Poll.
James Madison received some votes in the NCAA Top-25 poll. Michigan is ranked #20 and #22 in the AP and USA Today polls respectively.
The CAA has seven teams in FCS Top-25.
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Michigan's Denard Robinson has been the focus of a lot of ink since his play in the Wolverine's first two games.
USA Today says he's the most electrifying Heisman Hopeful.
Sports Illustrated says Robinson is the #1 candidate.
Michigan lost two linebackers against Notre Dame.
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From the MGoblog article on Michigan's HC Monday press meeting: "
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The UMass website has a history of UMass' games with FBS/I-A opponents since the Minutemen resumed playing FBS teams twelve years ago. We never get to play the New Mexico states of the world as seven of the 11 have been ranked in the Top 20.
The UMass article does not mention it, but I'm pretty sure Marshall with future NFL QB Bryon Leftwich was a Top 20 team the year we played them.
Matty Vautour has an article about JMU's win over Virginia Tech and UMass' desire for an upset.
Minnesota's HC Tim Brewster is in the hot seat after losing to FCS South Dakota.
Th PilotOnline.com looks at JMU's win and the two wins the Big South scored over MAC teams.
Mickey Mathews went on to say (and why are we not surprised that Mickey was still talking) the top two or three CAA teams are bowl worthy.
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UMass is up to #16 in the latest Sports Network poll. UMass is #15 in the FCS Coaches Poll.
James Madison received some votes in the NCAA Top-25 poll. Michigan is ranked #20 and #22 in the AP and USA Today polls respectively.
The CAA has seven teams in FCS Top-25.
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Michigan's Denard Robinson has been the focus of a lot of ink since his play in the Wolverine's first two games.
USA Today says he's the most electrifying Heisman Hopeful.
Sports Illustrated says Robinson is the #1 candidate.
Michigan lost two linebackers against Notre Dame.
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From the MGoblog article on Michigan's HC Monday press meeting: "
"Two weeks ago, I'm not sure we'd have been favored" against UMass. Rankings didn't matter then, and don't matter now. Shouldn't bother with polls until October.
RR will bring up Virginia Tech losing to James Madison to remind the guys not to overlook anyone. "Thee's already been what 5? 5 or 6 this year?" FCS beating FBS. In FCS level, the good teams are really really good. If you play an average or below average FCS team, the D-1 teams aren't going to have a problem. "We're playing a good one. UMass is one of the good teams in 1-AA."
"You don't have to be listed as a recruiting service 5-star recruit to be a very good college player or even an NFL guy." Parity b/w 1-A and 1-AA - there are more kids that are getting known now. "All the upgraded facilities." Everyone has somthing to sell to recruits, and kids want to go somewhere they'll play. "We sell the biggest stage and greatest education."
"We'll do whatever we've gotta do to win the game." In the UMass game, they'll do what it takes to get the W, even if it means lots of Denard."
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
Thursday--December 11th, 2014
Dan Malone and Andrew Cyr of the UMass Daily Collegian have a podcast recapping the 2014 UMass football season and look ahead to 2015.
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Dan continues his position review of the 2014 team, this time with linebackers.
The starters were:
Kessan Messiah JU GP-GS 11-9 24 UT 45 At 69 TT 5.5 TFL 3 SACK
Stanley Andre SR GP-GS 12-12 39 UT 89 AT 128 TT 3.5 TFL 1.0 SACK
Jovan Santos-Knox SO GP-GS 12-12 53 AT 90 AT 143 TT 8.5 TFL 2.0 INT (First team All-MAC)
Trey Seals RSJR GP-GS 9-9 13 UT 29 AT 42 TT 4.5 TFL 2.5 SACKS
In the rotation:
Da'Sean Downey FR GP-GS 12-5 16 UT 19 AT 35 TT
Steve Casali FSFR GP-GS 12-0 10 UT 12 AT 23 TT 0.5 TFL
Vondell Langston RSSO GP-GS 12-0 10 UT 10 AT 20 TT 1.5 TFL 0.5 SACK
John Robinson-Woodgett SO GP-GS 11-0 9 UT 14 AT 23 TT 1.5 TFL
Peter Ngobidi SO GP-GS 10-0 2 UT 6 AT 8 TT 1.0 TFL
Reserves:
Shane Huber SO Medical Redshirt
Andrew Ellis RSFR
Adam Richard SO
Michael McKenna JR
Jeremy Rodriguez
2015 Recruits
Teddy Adkins
In 2014 UMass finished 9th in rushing defense, 11th in total defense and 11th in sacks. The Minutemen were more competitive in more games this year, but lacked big plays by the defense. The Minutemen linebackers made a lot of tackles, however many were eight yards down the field. Jovan Santos-Knox is a leader and he doesn't like to loose. The linebacker corps just didn't make many impact plays. Opponents lost only five fumbles in 2014.
However, we lose only Andre to graduation. The return of Shane Huber should help. The rest of the linebacking squad should be bigger and stronger.
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Marshall fans are not happy to be playing NIU in the Boca Raton Bowl. The Herd's website defends...
CMU will receive $450,000 to play in the Bahamas Bowl.
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Dan continues his position review of the 2014 team, this time with linebackers.
The starters were:
Kessan Messiah JU GP-GS 11-9 24 UT 45 At 69 TT 5.5 TFL 3 SACK
Stanley Andre SR GP-GS 12-12 39 UT 89 AT 128 TT 3.5 TFL 1.0 SACK
Jovan Santos-Knox SO GP-GS 12-12 53 AT 90 AT 143 TT 8.5 TFL 2.0 INT (First team All-MAC)
Trey Seals RSJR GP-GS 9-9 13 UT 29 AT 42 TT 4.5 TFL 2.5 SACKS
In the rotation:
Da'Sean Downey FR GP-GS 12-5 16 UT 19 AT 35 TT
Steve Casali FSFR GP-GS 12-0 10 UT 12 AT 23 TT 0.5 TFL
Vondell Langston RSSO GP-GS 12-0 10 UT 10 AT 20 TT 1.5 TFL 0.5 SACK
John Robinson-Woodgett SO GP-GS 11-0 9 UT 14 AT 23 TT 1.5 TFL
Peter Ngobidi SO GP-GS 10-0 2 UT 6 AT 8 TT 1.0 TFL
Reserves:
Shane Huber SO Medical Redshirt
Andrew Ellis RSFR
Adam Richard SO
Michael McKenna JR
Jeremy Rodriguez
2015 Recruits
Teddy Adkins
In 2014 UMass finished 9th in rushing defense, 11th in total defense and 11th in sacks. The Minutemen were more competitive in more games this year, but lacked big plays by the defense. The Minutemen linebackers made a lot of tackles, however many were eight yards down the field. Jovan Santos-Knox is a leader and he doesn't like to loose. The linebacker corps just didn't make many impact plays. Opponents lost only five fumbles in 2014.
However, we lose only Andre to graduation. The return of Shane Huber should help. The rest of the linebacking squad should be bigger and stronger.
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Marshall fans are not happy to be playing NIU in the Boca Raton Bowl. The Herd's website defends...
CMU will receive $450,000 to play in the Bahamas Bowl.
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