UMass Football News--February 19th, 2018.

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on 12 New Jersey players who made UV's to Amherst on the 17th.

New Jersey is arguably the top recruiting area in the Northeast. UMass signed 3 Garden State recruits in both 2017 and 2016. The Minutemen did not have a New Jersey recruit in the 2018 class.

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Speaking of recruiting, a SB Nation article has UMass showing the largest two-year drop in recruiting rankings in FBS football.

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The USF newspaper comments on the Bulls' 2018 season.

USF raises $7 million towards an on-campus football complex.

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The Penn State student newspaper has a story about UMass-Penn State Super Bowl bet that ended up in the Nittany Lions favor.

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Tennessee QB Quentin Dormady, who played most of the game against UMass last fall, is leaving the Vols as a senior transfer.

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