Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has what we learned from UMass' National Signing Day 2021.
I like the fact Coach Bell and and his staff used COVID chaos to bring in some Power Five transfers. In addition, his 2019 class will be in their third year in the program. I would like to see some progress this year. UMass should beat the two FCS teams. We should be competitive with the Group-of-Five FBS programs. No more 40-0 blowouts.
UMass plays three Power Five teams (Pitt, BC and Florida State). We also play the two best teams in the Group-of-Five (Coastal Carolina and Liberty) away. Of the remaining seven games, going 3-4 is not unreasonable. Since we get Eastern Michigan (2-4 in 2020) and UConn (DNP in 2020) at home, beating at least one of them should be possible. New Mexico State DNP in 2020. The Aggies will play a somewhat strange (Division II?) schedule this spring.
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College Football News has the best case-worse case season for the 2021 Minutemen. CFN says best case could be a 5-7 season; worse case 1-11.
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The Boston Herald reports UMass adds Colorado transfer Tyler Lytle on National Signing Day.
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