UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Gavin Strang

 

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Gavin Strang, a 6-5 190 pound QB from Brentwood, TN has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Sports Illustrated has a post on why Oklahoma offered him. 

Strang has Power Four offers from Kentucky, Arkansas and Oklahoma. UMass and Kent State have offered from the MAC. Boston College and UConn have offered from New England. Strang could get an excellent education and be a fixture in the new Minuteman offense in Amherst.  

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Trent Small commits to UMass

 Trent Small, a 6-4 272 pound DL from Hyattsville, MD has committed to UMass.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

The Minuteman Command has a post and interview with Small about his joining the Minutemen. 

Small had twelve offers and chose UMass over Syracuse, Oregon State, Temple, UConn and UCF.  Defensive linemen are sought after recruits and Small could be a fixture in the UMass defense in future years. I look forward to watching him play. 

UMass Football News--June 25th, 2026

 

QB Ty McCutcheon makes it official.

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The MAC blog "By the Belt" has a post on the MAC conference team rankings in  2026 EA Sports College Football .

Full list here. UConn is 74. Boston College is next to last in the ACC.

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PA Football News has a post on RB Amari Cannon's commitment to UMass.

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Sacramento State, the new MAC conference member, will be eligible for the college football playoffs and bowl games right away.

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UMass Football News--June 24th, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has an interview with 2027 RB commit Arami Cannon.

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 The UMass "Plant the Flag" podcast has an interview with A.D. Ryan Bamford about the state of UMass athletics in 2026.

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The MAC blog "By the Belt" has a post on one impactful offensive transfer for each MAC team in 2026.

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The networks are starting to publish their 2026 college TV schedules.

ESPN starting schedule is here. 

CBS Sports  starting schedule is here (includes the UMass-UConn game).

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UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Ty McCutcheon commits to UMass

 UMass social media is reporting JUCO QB Ty McCutcheon has committed to UMass

I blogged about McCutcheon back on June 18th. 

 McCutcheon took a OV to UMass last weekend and it looks like it was a good fit for both sides. He should provide depth and leadership in the QB room. Hope he has a great career with the Mionutemen.

 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Amari Cannon commits to UMass

 

Amari Cannon, a 6-1 185 pound RB from Downingtown, PA has committed to UMass.

I blogged about Cannon back on May 23rd. 

Cannon is a good sized RB who can also catch the ball out of the backfield. He had 10 total offers and chose UMass over FBS offers from Temple and Kent State.  He should be a strong addition to the 2027 class and I look forward to watching him play for the Minutemen.

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Michael Streeter

 

UMass has added Australian punter Michael Streeter to the 2026 roster.

This website (scroll down) has a recruiting capsule on Streeter. 

 Streeter gets a mention in this article about Australians prepping for American or Canadian football.

Keegan Andrews was UMass' first FBS All-American and the best punter of the FBS era by a long shot. If Streeter can approach Andrew's production he will win the hearts of UMass fans.