Fourth of July 2025

Peace, prosperity and personal liberty have been rare in history and they are by no means the norm in the 21st century. I'm very thankful for my life here in New Hampshire.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Donovan Murphy commits to UMass

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 Donovan Murphy, a 6-4 230 pound Edge from District Heights, MD has committed to UMass.

247Sports page here. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

The Minuteman Command has a post on Murphy's joining the Minutemen. 

Gets a mention as a top performer in this Rival camp. 

UMass was the first offer for Murphy. DL's are the scarcest recruits. Murphy has the size to be a force as a DE. He should be a factor in future Minuteman defensive lines.  

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Jenoa Alford commits to UMass

 

Jenoa Alford, a 5-10 165 pound WR from Jacksonville, FL has committed to UMass.

247Sports page here.

MaxPreps has stats. 3,369 total all-purpose yards of offense..

Watch this kick return. 

Alford had five offers including Power Four offers from Illinois and Pitt. He could play WR and be the primary kickoff return guy. It should be fun watching him supply a spark to UMass' special teams. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Terron Johnson commits to UMass

 

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Terron Johnson, a 5-11 175 pound CB from New Rochelle, NY has committed to UMass.

247 Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

The Minuteman Command has a post on Johnson's commitment. 

Johnson is a two-time All-American in track. He chose UMass over Power Four offers from BC, Duke, Minnesota and Syracuse. He should see plenty of playing time and be a force in the Minuteman secondary in coming years. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--CJ Amobi commits to UMass

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 CJ Amobi, a 6-2 210 pound Edge from Drexil Hill, PA has committed to UMass.

247 Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

The Minuteman Command has a post on Amobi's commitment.  

Amobi had fourteen total offers including Army, Navy, Air Force and Cincinnati from FBS. His academics are excellent and he had offers from Columbia, Dartmouth and Yale. He probably projects as an OLB in college. It should be fun watching his career with UMass.

UMass Football Blog News--June 26th, 2025

 There will be no updates to the blog on Friday or Saturday. I'll be back on Monday June 30th..

UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Romando Johnson commits to UMass

 

Romando Johnson, a 6-3 245 strong-side DE transfer from West Virginia has committed to UMass.

247Sports page here. 

Mountaineers bio here. 

Johnson could be the top transfer signing of this period. He was a high three-star player and was ranked a top-100 recruit in Florida.  He received 30 offers (!), including Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Wake Forest and Wisconsin.

Defensive end has been a long-time weakness in UMass' FBS era. Johnson could be an impact player for the Minutemen and in the MAC. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Christian Alvarez commits to UMass

 

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Christian Alvarez, a 6-4 285 pound OL from Montval, NJ has committed to UMass.

 The Minuteman Command has a post on Alvarez's commitment. 

I blogged about Alvarez back on June 4th. 

Alvarez is the first OL signing of this cycle. He had fifteen offers including FBS offers from Army, Air Force, Coastal Carolina and  Delaware (the Hens are joining CUSA this year). 

He should have a bright future with the Minuteman and I look forward to watching him play.