UMass Football News--November 30th, 2025

A number of 2025 opponents finished their season yesterday. 

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Miami beat Ball State to achieve the MAC conference championship game against Western Michigan.

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Missouri ran up 322 yards on the ground to beat Arkansas.

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Jim Mora says he'll always be a UConn fan.

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Boston College avoided a winless FBS season by  defeating a hapless Syracuse squad 34-12. Drat..

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UMass Football News--November 29th, 2025

 Ohio beat Buffalo 31-26 to keep their championship game hopes alive. However, they still need wins by Central Michigan and Ball State today.

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Kent State beat Northern Illinois to go 4-4 in the MAC and 5-7 overall. Remarkable turnaround for the Golden Flashes.

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Temple got blown out by North Texas 52-25.  Four losses in a row doomed the Owls chance of a bowl bid.

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Iowa trounced Nebraska 40-16. 

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Missouri plays Arkansas today at 3:30.

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UConn's bowl projection after a nine-win season. 

Five candidates to replace Jim Mora at UConn. UMass fans know several of them.

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UMass Football News--November 28th, 2025

The Minuteman Command has Coach Harasymiak's video press conference after the Ball State loss. 

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The Greenfield Recorder reports UMass faces a complete rebuild after a winless season.

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Sporting News says UMass joined the infamous list of winless teams.

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The Daily Collegian reports UMass finishes 2025 winless.

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Dean Wendel of the Daily Collegian has a dismal season by the numbers.

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Today is a big day for eligibility to the MAC Conference championship.

Hustle Belt previews Kent State vs Northern Illinois 

They also preview Ohio vs Buffalo. 

Sporting News has all the MAC's combinations here. 

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Happy Thanksgiving 2025

 

Mrs Blog and I would like to wish all blog readers, UMass football family and friends a Happy Thanksgiving!

UMass Football News--November 26th, 2025

 A bad first quarter sank any hopes of an UMass upset. After the first 15 minutes, the Minutemen played Bowling Green about equal. That doesn't change the fact UMass lost to a better, faster, stronger team. And that team was ranked next-to-last in the MAC.

In the Autumn of my life I've been studying the Stoics. One of the main tenants of stoic philosophy is not to make yourself unhappy over things you can't control. The 2025 season is over and can't be changed.

We can change 2026 and I hope Thorr, the coaches and the administration are committed to improvement in UMass football. We need a MAJOR  talent injection into the roster.

Let's get going.

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UMass write-up here. The Minutemen rushed for 69 yards total (2.4 yards/carry). Bowling Green rushed for 278 yards (5.8 yards/carry). Fixing the UMass rushing game (last in the MAC-- 82 yards/game in conference) is project #1 in reviving the UMass offense.

Bowling Green write-up here. 

The Minuteman Command's write-up here. 

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Western Michigan beat Eastern Michigan to clinch a birth in the MAC Championship game. 

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Game Day -- Bowling Green 2025--The Omega of the 2025 Season

I've had UMass season tickets since 1976. This is the hardest season Minuteman fans have had to endure in my memory.  Hopefully, the end of 2025 will be an upward inflection point for the program. We need a massive restructuring of the team and it will start tomorrow.

 It will be interesting to see how Thorr impacts the management of the program. So there should be a lot to talk about during recruiting and the transfer portal.

As for today, I'll be watching and cheering for the Minutemen. Go UMass!

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Hustle Belt previews the Falcons-Minutemen game. 

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College Sports Wire predicts Bowling Green 21 UMass 10.

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Covers thinks UMass will make it close.

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Hustle Belt has their Monday MAC Musings Week #13.

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On the last week of the season, there are still 16 paths to the MAC Championship game.

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UMass Football News--November 24th, 2025

 College Football News predicts Bowling Green 30 UMass 15.

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Bleacher Nation thinks UMass will cover the 14.5 point spread.

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Sports Book Wire has all the stats on the Falcons-Minutemen matchup.

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In this version of the story, Sports Book Wire predicts Bowling Green 30 UMass 17.

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Toledo beat Ball State 38-9 to go undefeated at home in 2025. The Rockets have finished .500 or above for 16 consecutive seasons a record only exceeded by Boise State and Alabama.

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Colorado State starting QB suspended after spitting on an opponent.

This year has been weird. A football player stabbed two of his teammates  and there have been several brawls.

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