UMass Football News--August 26th, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has a post on Tyler Martin explaining the Minutemen's 9.09 mantra. 

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College Football News predicts UMass to go 0-8 in MAC Conference play.

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Eastern Michigan adds fireworks to their Friday night game. 

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The MAC blog "Bye-the-Belt" previews the MAC season-opener Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan. This game should interest many UMass fans as the Minuteman play both teams near the beginning of the season and the results will make a big impact on our 2026 season.

 EMU's press conference on the Sacramento State game above.

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The Sacramento State Hornets name Carson Conklin starting QB.  UMass will be seeing him early in the season.

Conklin's Sacramento State bio here. 

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Miami (Ohio) is a pre-season favorite to make the MAC championship game, but they just lost their starting QB for the season.

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UMass Football News--August 25th, 2026

 The Hampshire Gazette reports the UMass offense is coming together.

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The Greenfield Recorder says UMass continues to fine-tune the defense.

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The MAC Blog "By-the-Belt" previews the Akron Zips. UMass meets the Zips on November 18th.

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Rutgers names Boston College transfer Dylan Lonergan starting quarterback. Lonergan (Rutger bio) had a not-too-successful season with the Eagles last year. However, he should have more talent around him with the Scarlet Knights. During the last 5 years or so, BC has been near the bottom of ACC recruiting rankings.

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Jaguars HC Liam Coen talks about his biggest career regret.

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UMass Football News--August 24th, 2026

The UMass Twitter has some video from some of the scrimmages.

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The Athletic ranks all college football teams from #1 to #138 (UMass).

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Hopefully, the first part of this sentence is repeated on October 23rd!

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Covers thinks UMass will be "over" on 2.5 wins.

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Latest update on Rutgers' QB battle. Long may it continue..

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Some good college football games in upcoming Week 0.

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UMass Football News--August 28th, 2026

 After a rocky start, I got Blogger to recognize my vacation laptop. Nothing is ever easy..

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UMass has some training camp video on their "X" feed.

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Yahoo Sports reports Eastern Michigan and Sacramento State will kick off a new era of MAC conference football soon.

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The NY Post thinks Bowling Green HC Eddie George will lead the Falcons to MAC glory.

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The Athletic thinks college football fans are a cult.

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 Browns HC Todd Monken on rookie TE Dae'Quan Wright entering the NCAA transfer portal: 'Ain't this s*** crazy?'

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UMass Football Blog News--August 22nd, 2026

 

Mrs Blog and I are off on our summer vacation today. As usual, I'll try to keep the blog running. Should I go dark for some reason, the UMass Football Blog will be back up for sure on September 1st.

UMass Football News--August 22nd, 2026

 The MAC Blog "By-the-Belt" previews the 2026 Central Michigan Chippewas.

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 Mrs Blog and I have plans to take in the UMass@Buffalo game on October 17th.

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Athlon Sports has projected MAC conference win totals for 2026. They think UMass will top the 2.5 "Over".

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Dae'Quan Wright, who is  on Cleveland Browns roster, filed Thursday to enter the college football transfer portal. Possibly the first of many..

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UMass Football News--August 21st, 2026

 The Minuteman Command asks if an improved UMass pass rush would improve the rest of the defense?

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Three Minutemen on the "Comeback player-of-the-Year" list. Josh Nobles, TJ Magee and TY Hardin playing up to their capabilities would be a massive help for UMass.

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 UMass safety Zeraun Daniel answers questions from the press.

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The MAC Blog "By-the-Belt" previews the Ohio University Bobcats.

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Rutgers football eyes new traffic plan and guest services to improve game day experience.  

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UMass Football News--August 20th, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has a video interview with UMass DB TJ Magee.

Magee's Minuteman bio here. 

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The Greenfield Recorder reports UMass continues to fine-tune their defensive identity. 

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 UMass LB Tyler Martin also spoke with the press about the defensive progress.

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The WMUA Sports staff has episode #5 of their preseason football preview.

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247Sports says early signs point to an improved season for Rutgers. 

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The MAC Blog has two preseason previews for the Buffalo Bulls and  the Western Michigan Broncos.

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Akron reveals nine finalists for their "Offensive coordinator of the Game" promotion. 

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