UMass Football News--May 17th, 2025

 The Minuteman Command has two video episodes:

The fourth episode of the Minuteman Podcast. 

And Christian McCollum talks with New England Prep coaches about UMass recruiting. 

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Sports Illustrated reports that CJ Hester, the former UMass RB who transferred to Michigan, is unlikely to see the playing field in  any significant way.

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College Football News previews the 2025 Northern Illinois Huskies and predicts a win over UMass. 

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CFN also previews the 2025 UConn Huskies and predicts an eight-win season and another bowl game.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Zachary Franks commits to UMass

 Zachary Franks, a 6-5 310 pound transfer OL from Duke/Northwestern has committed to UMass.

Duke bio here. 

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.

UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Zachary Farris commits to UMass

 

Zach Farris, a 6-0 190 pound transfer DB from Dartmouth has committed to UMass.

Big Green bio here.

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.

 
 

UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Juwaun Price commits to UMass

 Juwaun Price, a 5-10 209 pound transfer RB from Syracuse has committed to UMass.

Orange bio here. 

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.

 

UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Bradley Kamga commits to UMass

 

Bradley Kamga, a 6-2 300 pound transfer OL from LIU has committed to UMass.

Sharks bio here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

Kamga has four years of eligibility. He should add depth and potential for the future on the OL room.

UMass Football Recruiting 2025--Matthew Ogunnyi commits to UMass.

 

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. 

Scarlet Knights bio here. 

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.

UMass Football,Recruiting 2025--Raheim Sexil commits to UMass

 

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The Minuteman Command reports Raheim Sexil, a 6-1 195 pound transfer DB from FIU has committed to UMass.

Panthers bio here. 

247Sports page here. 

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.

UMass Football Blog News--May 5th, 2025

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

 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Carson Dash

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 Carson Dash (good name), a 6-1 180 pound Athlete from Lakeland, FL has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video. 

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.

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Larry Warren

 

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Larry Warren, a 5-10 177 pound Athlete from Pahokee, FL has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video.

MaxPreps has stats. 

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.

UMass Football News--May 2nd, 2025

 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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UMass Football News--May 1st, 2025

 The Minuteman Command has episode #2 of the Flagship podcast as Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia look at Minuteman sports.

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UMass football adds two staff positions concerned with recruiting. 

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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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