Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a position review of the 2023 Minutemen offensive line.
Offensive linemen do not get any stats, but the success or failure of the teams depends on their efforts. UMass has 17 O-linemen and that's a big plus from the 2021 practice I attended that had eight total linemen practicing. Four starters return and that should be a big help.
Senior transfers Marcellus Anderson 6-5 330 and Parris Heath 6-4 325 have played in 29 games between them. One of them will probably start.
O-linemen generally like run blocking and UMass wants to have a run-first offense. I'm hoping for big results in the run game in 2023.
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With the 2023 recruiting completed, 247Sports ranks UMass as #82 in recruiting for 2023.
I believe that's the highest ranked FBS class in Minutemen history. In addition, 247Sports has 26 of the recruits (including transfers) as three stars. Most top Group-of-Five teams sign about 20 three-stars annually. Boise State signed 22 and Tulane signed 20 in 2023. Twenty-six three-stars is probably close to the top class in Group-of-Five.
I'm impressed by Coach Brown and staff's recruiting in the two years he's been in Amherst.
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I was watching a replay of the Mississippi State-Illinois 2022 Reliaquest bowl last evening on the SEC chanel. The Bulldogs won on a field goal with 2 seconds left by Massimo Biscardi.
The holder for Biscardi's winning kick was George Georgopoulos..
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