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Hudl.com has video here and here.
This article features Hamilton.
Hamilton has six offers with Kentucky offering from Power Five. Toledo, Miami, Central Michigan and Toledo have offered from the MAC.
He could get an East Coast education and find a lot of playing time with Coach Brown in Amherst.
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The UMass website has video on the return of black uniforms for the Minutemen.
As far a I can remember UMass last wore black unis against Indiana on 09/08/12. We were blown out in our 2nd game in FBS at Gillette 45-6 (I was there). AFAIK, we did not wear the black uniforms again.
If UMass wears them against Eastern Michigan on 08/31/24 it will have been 4375 days (11 years, 11 months and 23 days) between their appearance..
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Lancaster Online has another story on the passing of former UMass A.D. Bob Marcum.
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Athlon Sports ranks the MAC conference quarterbacks.
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Scheduling issues and College Football playoff expansion pushed Army to leave Independent status and join the AAC.
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UMass places two on the pre-season Shrine Bowl poll. WR transfer from Miami Frank Ladson and transfer TE Dominick Mazzotti should give QB Taison Phommachanh more targets than he has had since Clemson.
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Former UMass A.D. Bob Marcum passed away on July 23rd. I had a couple of one-on-one talks with Bob back in the day. He was the first professional A.D. UMass had. Previous to him, the position was used a parking spot for Boston politicians.
UPDATE: The UMass website has a post on Marcum's passing and his legacy as the school's A.D.
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Yard Barker ranks the MAC's non-conference schedules. UMass' 2024 schedule would have been the toughest if we were a conference member this year.
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EA Sports College Football 25 rolls out 25 patches.
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One of the top Great Lakes 2024 WR prospects.
Parris has ten offers with Kentucky, Purdue and Wisconsin offering from Power Five. Four MAC teams (five counting UMass) have also offered. There is a lot of talent at Power Five schools to get around before seeing playing time. Parris could find a home and some early starts in Amherst.
Peyton Miller is the focus of this article by the Cumberland Times-News.
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Blake Fronapfel is #2 all-time in single game passing yards (589 vs BGSU in 2014). It took a 7 overtime game for a Buffalo QB to throw for more yards than Blake.
Fronapfel is also #19 in single game passing attempts (61 in the same game as above).
Despite Fronapfel's heroics, UMass lost that game 47-42.
Ross Comis is tied for #1 in single game passing percentage (minimum 8 attempts). He went 8-8 against Notre Dame in 2015.
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In this 2024 preseason strength-of-schedule UConn and Liberty are in the bottom-5. UMass is tied at #20 with SEC powerhouse Georgia.
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The UMass Football Golf Classic is sold out, but the Midnight Ride Collective is sponsoring a silent auction to help support Minutemen football.
Help support UMass football by purchasing season tickets or belonging to the Midnight Ride Collective or the Gridiron club.
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This article features two-time All-Ivy LB Macklin Ayers who is joining the Minutemen this summer.
Also joining UMass from Dartmouth is safety Leonard St. Gourdin.
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The MAC conference held its Media Day Friday.
Five things to know about the Media Day.
The Blade sorts out the 2024 MAC.
UMass opens its season against Eastern Michigan. EMU's website says the Eagles shone at the MAC media event.
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Ervin has offers from Akron, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio) and Toledo. He has a big frame and he could be a good fit into Don Brown's attacking defense.
