UMass Football News--September 30th, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has a post about Coach Harasymiak trusts the team to handle the win-streak attention.

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NCAA.com has a story about seven teams that could end a multi-year AP Top-25 drought.

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Pop Watson is one of UMass' athletes-of-the-week.

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UMass is in the top-10 in FBS football in rushing defense. 

After being dead last in scoring last year, the Minutemen are #37 in the nation scoring 36.3 points a game.

Remember how I kept harping on UMass' run offense? Last year UMass was near the bottom of FBS. This year they're #35. Of the top-35 teams leading the nation in rush offense, only three have losing records. Run the damm ball.

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Next week's opponent, Miami (Ohio) may have QB injury problems for the game.

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For the first time in years, we don't have to check ESPN's bottom-10 rankings.

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UMass Football News--September 29th, 2026

 

Coach Harasymiak's Monday press conference.

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Eastern Michigan has its game notes for UMass up.

UMass' game notes for Eastern Michigan. 

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Coach Harasymiak updates the Minutemen's injury situation.

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The MAC blog By-the-Belt has its "Monday Musings" edition on the weekend's MAC games.

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Vegas has UMass as a -5.5 to -6  favorite over Eastern Michigan.

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A Yard Barker writer thinks if UMass goes to a bowl, Coach Harasymiak should be National Coach-of-the-Year.

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In ESPN's weekly bowl projection article, UMass gets more than one bowl this week.

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And we're still in contention for the Group-of-Six's slot in the college football playoffs.

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The Athletic notes UMass hits an all-time high it its weekly FBS power rankings.

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The Greenfield Recorder notes UMass is eyeing an FBS record win total in its game against Eastern Michigan.

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UMass Football News--September 28th, 2026

 

Coach Harasymiak's post Sacramento State game press conference.

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UMass gets 9 votes in the Week #4 Top-225 Coach's Poll.

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The Sacramento Bee says UMass blew out the Hornets in their first home MAC game.

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The Daily Collegian thinks UMass will reach bowl eligibility for real this time. 

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College Football News projects UMass vs Wyoming in the Snoop Dogg Bowl. Please God, not the Snoop Bowl..

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The MAC Blog By-the-Belt said it was a dominate win over Sacramento State.

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Separated at birth? 

Mississippi State's road whites

UMass' road whites

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UMass Football News--September 27th, 2026

 

Watch this.

Well it turned out I should'na fretted. UMass got up early due to Pop Watson and ran the ball to shorten the game. The Minutemen were in control from the git-go and never trailed.

The defense though was phenomenal . AFAIK, no UMass defense has held an FBS team to zero touchdowns in the FBS era. The defense held Sacramento State to the lowest score since November 10th, 2017 when UMass beat BYU 16-10.

The Hornet moved the ball between the 20 yard lines, but UMass was near perfect in the Red Zone. The defense added 4 TFL, 4 SACKS, 1 INT for a pick-six. The UMass pass rush tormented the Sacramento State QB all game.

UMass dominated on both sides of the ball. Welcome to 4-0. 

UPDATE: I gotta include this image from the Sacramento Bee

Jose Luis Villegas image

 UMass defense!!!

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UMass write-up here. 

Sacramento State write-up here.

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The Minuteman Command says UMass rolled past Sacramento State. 

 MassLive reports UMass dominates the Hornets.

Fox Sports reports the Minutemen are 4-0.

The MAC conference web site says the Minutemen are 4-0 for the first time since 2007. 

The Daily Collegian says UMass subdued Sacramento State.

The Collegian also says Pop Watson did it. 

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Rutgers won big Friday night.

Sacred Heart upset New Hampshire for their first ever CAA win.

Stonehill played another good first half, but faded in the second against MAC Ohio. 

Eastern Michigan dominated FCS Lindenwood.

In a game that may have implications for UMass, Miami (Ohio) beat UConn. 

Buffalo had trouble against FCS Robert Morris, but won 31-28. 

Ball State lost to Kent State 26-13.

Toledo crushed San Diego State 41-16. 

Akron lost to UNLV 38-10. 

Bowling Green lost a close one to USF.

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If you didn't see the game, ESPN has video highlights here. 

Game Day--Sacramento State 2026.

 This may be the most difficult game UMass has played since the start of the season. Just the time and travel adjustments are tough.

However, I think the UMass defense will play well. If UMass matches the physical effort that the Hornets will provide, I like the Minutemen's chances.

You know of course, if UMass does lose a game, all the students and bandwagon people will immediately jump off. UMass has already achieved a lot this season, and a loss does not derail the chance for a bowl game and a FBS-era record number of wins.  One game at a time..

I'll be watching the game on ESPN+ and cheering for the Minutemen.

Go UMass!!

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Liam Coan talks about his connection to UMass and his happiness about the Minutemen's start.

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By-the-Belt previews the Minutemen-Hornets game and one writer likes Sacramento State and one writer likes UMass.

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Mens Journal thinks UMass is the best story line in football right now.

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 Action Sports says take the under for Sacramento State's offense.

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The Sacramento State website has five facts for the Hornets-Minutemen game.

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Sports Illustrated has UMass #8 in its Group-of-Six power rankings.

They also like the under for the whole game. 

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Ex-UMass player Jeremiah McGill is making an impact for the Maine Black Bears.

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 Rutgers bombed an out-maned Howard 58-7 last night for their first win of the season.

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UMass Football News--September 25th, 2026

 UMass has some travel images and video over on "X".

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Zeke Altman and Cam Pellegrino join Christian McCollum in the Latest edition of the Flagship Pod.

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Yahoo Sports has a story about the 2029 UMass-UConn game.

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The Sacramento Bee has a story about Hornets QB Jackson Sharman. 

Sharman's Sacramento State bio.

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MassLive.com says Pop Watson has UMass buzzing.

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The Daily Collegian reports UMass travels cross country to open MAC conference play.

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 A CBS Sports betting pundit picks Sacramento State to upset UMass.

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The MAC Blog "By-the-Belt" has its week #3 MAC conference power rankings.

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By-the-Belt also previews a game featuring two of UMass' 2026 opponents:UConn vs Miami (Ohio). 

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Sports Illustrated has UMass #6 in its Group-of-six power rankings.

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San Diego Sports predicts Hornets 29 UMass 23.

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UMass Football News--September 24th, 2026

 

UMass is still alive in the college Football playoff hunt. Click on the image an Blogger displays a larger view

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The Minuteman Command says Coach Harasymiak considers Sacramento State a tough road opponent.

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After Week #3, the Athletic ranks UMass #95 in college football.

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UMass and UConn reschedule a game for 2029.

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NBC Boston reports UMass start 3-0 for the first time .

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Whoever is doing the video highlights for UMass games is doing a nice job.

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Today is the travel day to the West Coast for UMass football. Except for Hawaii, I think that's the longest road game in UMass history. It's also the first regular season game with a California team.

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