This article covers his joining Duke in 2024.
Franks has appeared in 18 career games in two Power Four conferences. He should be a valuable addition to the Minutemen offensive line.
Zach Farris, a 6-0 190 pound transfer DB from Dartmouth has committed to UMass.
Farris is a veteran DB having gone 29 GP 39 UT 13 AT 52 TT 2 INTS and 9 PD. He should be a solid addition to the UMass defensive backfield and supply some leadership too.
Suffered a season-ending injury while at North Texas.
Price is a career 1,000 yard rusher going 223-1093 in carries. He should be a strong addition to the Minutemen RB room.
Bradley Kamga, a 6-2 300 pound transfer OL from LIU has committed to UMass.
Kamga has four years of eligibility. He should add depth and potential for the future on the OL room.
Matthew Ogunnyi, a 6-5 238 pound TE transfer from Rutgers has committed to UMass.
The Minuteman Command has a post on Ogunnyi's commitment to UMass.
Ogunnyi could be one of the top impact players in this year's transfer class. The Minutemen return virtually zero production in the TE room for 2025. Ogunnyi was a Top-20 recruit from the state of Maryland and was the #31 TE recruit in the nation. He should see a lot of playing time in the new UMass offense.
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The Minuteman Command reports Raheim Sexil, a 6-1 195 pound transfer DB from FIU has committed to UMass.
Sexil had nine offers out of HS including FIU, Charlotte and UAB from FBS. With four years of eligibility, he should be an excellent addition the defensive backfield.
UPDATE FRIDAY:
And right on queue, Blogger would not connect from my travel laptop (which I always use away from Home). I'll be back Saturday morning
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I'll be traveling for most of the week. As usual, I'll try to keep the blog going, but it it goes dark, I'll be back Saturday morning
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Dash has offers from UConn, Marshall, Appalachian State, Florida Atlantic and Eastern Kentucky. He could be part of the new UMass era with Coach Harasymiak in Amherst.
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Warren has a Power Four offer from Wake Forest. UConn, FIU and Georgia State have offered from the Group-of-Five. He probably projects as a DB in college, but he could be part of the new UMass spirit with Coach Harasymiak in Amherst.
The Minuteman Command has an interview with UMass QB coach Drew Belcher.
2025's QB room is, I think, the strongest and deepest since the Andrew Ford, Blake Fronapfel era. If you've got a quarterback, you've got an offense.
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The Hampshire Gazette has a post on UMass' NFL free agent signings.
Hustle Belt has all the MAC free agent signings here.
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The Daily Collegian has a story on the new nutrition program for UMass football players.
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Ryan Day thinks there should be only one transfer portal period.
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CBS Sports has three Group-of-Five teams that improved their rosters in the transfer portal.
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The Minuteman Command has episode #2 of the Flagship podcast as Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia look at Minuteman sports.
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Hustle Belt has a MAC free agent tracker.
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Kent State fired coach Kenni Burns after an investigation and an interim coach will serve for the entire 2025 season.
Looks like another tough year for the Golden Flashes.
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