Wednesday, May 03, 2023

UMass Football News--May 3rd, 2023

 The Hampshire Gazette reports an invite to the Packers mini-camp is all Ellis Merriweather asked for.

Merriweather stuck with Minutemen football in a lackluster (to put it mildly) offense that did not give him a chance to build a lot statistics for his resume. If he stays healthy, he could surprise as a free-agent.

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Coach Brown said during his presser after the spring game that they were still looking for some transfers for the O-line. During the game, I thought the first team defensive line generally had the better of the play. Against the offensive line second team, the defense dominated.

The roster currently has 14 offensive linemen and several of those are walk-ons. Four O-linemen will join in July, but a couple junior or senior linemen would really help. Twelve of the current fourteen linemen are listed as freshmen, redshirt freshmen or sophomores. 

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2023 opponents Eastern Michigan, Toledo and Miami OH all get high ratings in this MAC conference preview.

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