Tuesday, August 23, 2022

UMass Football News--August 23rd, 2022

 The UMass Sports Insider Show will air biweekly on NESN.

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The UMass website has an interview with Coach Miller and breakdown of the Minutemen offensive line.

I think Josh Atwood at center and Max Longman at one tackle position are locks to start. Maybe Ethan Mottinger and Cole Garcia at guard. Probably Ben Bohnenberger or Johnny Hassard for the other tackle.

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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the 2022 Minutemen special team players.

There have been a number of studies that indicate special teams are involved in victory or defeat in about one third of all games. Missed field goals cost UMass two or three wins during the Whipple era. George Georgopoulos was an excellent punter, but it did not make much of a difference because opposing offenses scored no matter what their starting position was.

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Yahoo Sports has Tulane at -29.5 for the Minutemen game.

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College Football News picks Nevada to beat the spread over New Mexico State.

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