UMass Football News--August 22nd, 2018

I think August 25th against Duquesne is the Minutemen's earliest ever opening date. The latest starting date (not counting the no-coach era in the 1890's) was in 1945 when UMass played a war-shorted schedule that started on October 20th. The latest modern date is September 23rd 1972 vs Maine. UMass went 9-2 that year, beat BC 28-7 and won the Boardwalk bowl...

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Josh Walfish reports UMass OL blocking is taking the next step.

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As of Tuesday, Duquesne has yet to decide on a starting QB.  The choice is Brett Brumbaugh, and redshirt junior FAU transfer Daniel Parr.
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Former UMass WR Victor Cruz retires and joins the ESPN broadcast team.

The Dukes All-American RB A.J. Hines has plenty of motivation for the 2018 season.

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Eagle Insider has video of BC QB Anthony Brown talking about getting ready for UMass.

The Heights says a Eagle victory over UMass is "All but expected".

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Former UMass player Brandon Collier talks about helping European players get scholarships to play American football.

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