Well, that was sub-optimal. Taisun Phommachanh looked rusty in the first half. He took the knee brace off at halftime and his game picked up. Still, he held the ball a long time on passing plays. The Minutemen's longest pass play was 31 yards.
The UMass defense did OK, but we did not have a sack and the defense did not generate a turnover.
CJ Kolodziey's punting was a bright spot. He buried the Eagles deep with both his punts.
Everybody in college football played yesterday; half of them lost. On to Toledo.
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UMass athletic dept write-up here.
Hampshire Gazette coverage here.
The Gazette also said EMU beat UMass for the fourth straight year.
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Toledo blew out Duquesne 49-10.
Buffalo handled Lafayette 30-13.
CCU lost on on the 29th.
Northwestern edged Miami (Ohio).
Northern Illinois rang up a whopping 706 yards in a blowout win over Western Illinois.
Missouri ran over Murray State 51-0.
Wagner handled Virginia-Lynchburg 46-7.
Mississippi State dominated Eastern Kentucky 56-7.
Liberty beat Campbell 41-24.
Georgia's defense stifled Clemson 34-3.
UConn got run over by Maryland 50-7.
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