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The Minuteman Command has a post on Tybor's commitment.
I blogged about UMass recruiting Tybor back in March.
Tight ends have become a big component of modern college football offenses. Hope Tybor has a productive career with the Minutemen.
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The Minuteman Command reports Samuel Mulbah, a 6-3 260 pound DL from Camp Hill, PA has committed to UMass.
I blogged about Mulbah back on May 23rd, 2025.
Mulbah chose UMass over an offer from Buffalo and several FCS schools. He should have a bright future in the new Minuteman defense.
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Cooper Long, 6-5 270 pound DL from Sallsbury, CT has committed to UMass.
The Minuteman Command has a post on Long's deciding to join the Minutemen.
Long had nine offers including Army from FBS and eight Northeast FCS schools. I'll be looking forward to following his career with UMass.
The Minuteman Command has a post on a number of potential recruits taking an official visit to UMass this weekend.
I've blogged on some of them here. I'll cover any commits as they occur.
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The Daily Collegian has a really nice story about Coach Jim Reid. If anyone reflects the values of Minuteman foot ball, it's coach Reid.
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Sports Illustrated ranks MAC teams after Spring ball and has UMass dead last, after winless Kent State.
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I have a copy of the 2025 edition of Lindy's College Football Magazine. Of the 28 new coaching hires they rank Coach Harasymiak 7th out of 28 hires (with a rating of 8.5 out of 10).
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The Athletic reports college football's effort to reel in the transfer portal is gaining momentum.
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MaxPreps has stats. 296 TT in 22 games played in the last two years.
This article from 2024 has him as one of the top-20 LB's in Indiana.
Maiers has eleven offers including Air Force and Navy. Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State and Eastern Michigan have offered from the MAC. He could get an excellent education and be part of the resurgent UMass football tradition in Amherst.
Episode # 8 of the Flagship Podcast is up. Christian McCollum fills in for Rene Ingoglia this week.
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College Football,News previews the 2025 UMass team and predicts 2.5 wins.
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Hustle Belt has the House vs NCAA settlement from a MAC point of view.
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Athlon Sports previews the 2025 MAC conference and predicts UMass 12th in the 13-team league.
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Hawkeyes Wire looks at 2025 Power Four opponent Iowa.
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Paul Finebaum thinks the new NIL structure leaves mid-major teams "with no chance of success".
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North Carolina basketball will pay its NIL roster a "staggering" amount of money in 2025.
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Gets a mention is this 2024 article on top recruiting prospects in Indiana.
Walls has a Power Four offer from Maryland. Marshall has offered as well as Bowling Green and Kent State from the MAC. He could be part of the resurgent UMass offense and be in line for some early playing time in Amherst.
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McNamara has an FBS offer from New Mexico as well as a number of FCS schools. He could be part of the new Minuteman offense with Coach Harasymiak in amherst.
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Third in the state of Ohio in 60 meters track.
Lemp has twenty offers including Army and Air Force from the Service academies as well as Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Central Michigan and Buffalo from the MAC. Lemp could play WR or DB in college. He could get an excellent East Coast education and be part of the new UMass football program with coach Harasymiak.
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Will take an OV to Cincinnati.
Dawson has ten offers including Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Kent State and Miami from the MAC. He has a Power Four offer from Cincinnati. He could be part of the coming Renaissance of UMass football with coach Harasymiak in Amherst.
David Moore, a 5-11 180 pound Athlete from West Orange, NJ will take an official visit to UMass.
MaxPreps has stats. Averaged 9.8 yards/carry on offense.
Moore has fifteen offers including Toledo and Central Michigan from the MAC. Pitt and Duke have offered from the Power Four. He will also take an OV to Temple. Moore could be an active part in the rising UMass program. There is also lots of playing time available in Amherst.
The Minutemen Command has Episode #7 of the Flagship Podcast. Rene and Mike interview ESPN writer Dan Wetzel.
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Sports Illustrated has the G5 Daily covering the top teams in the Group-of-Five after Spring Ball.
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Hustle Belt has a long interview with new UMass HC Joe Harasymiak.
They also look at the QB situation for every MAC team. They predict Utah transfer Brandon Rose will win the UMass job.
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Draft Kings Sports Book has UMass with a 3.5 over-and-under season wins for 2025. This is kinda encouraging to Minuteman fans as Vegas thinks UMass will win between 3 and four games. Note that UMass has only won four games twice in our FBS career (2017 and 2018 Whipple). We've never won five.
Outside of those two 4-8 seasons with Whipple, the win total of Molnar, Bell and Brown was 17-106 or .160 winning percentage..
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Draft Kings also has UMass -1.5 favorite over Temple on August 30th. A win over the Owls would be a really big boost to the 2025 season and place that four-win season ceiling in jeopardy.
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The Minuteman Command has a post on Alverez's visit.
Alverez has offers from all three of the Service academies, Temple, Marshall and a number of FCS schools. He could get an excellent East Coast education and be part of the revived UMass program in Amherst.
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This article covers his visit to Wisconsin.
Owens has FBS offers from Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Marshall and Miami (Ohio). He could get an excellent East Coast education and be part of resurgent UMass football in Amherst.
Jerry Washington, a 6-2 235 pound Edge from Goodyear, AZ has joined the 2025 class.
Originally signed with San Diego State.
DL's are the rarest recruits, and Washington could be an excellent addition to the UMass defensive line. In HS he had 47.5 career TFL, which is outstanding. I look forward to watching his career with the Minutemen.
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Besides UMass, Strand also has an offer from UConn. He could be part of the new UMass era in the MAC and play in front of friends and family in Amherst.
Kieran Edwards, a 6-2 190 pound DB from Danbury, CT will take an OV to UMass in June.
Edwards has ten total offers including Air Force and Navy from FBS. He could play in front of friends and family and be part the revived Minuteman defense in Amherst.
The Minuteman Command has episode #6 of the Flagship podcast.
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Hustle Belt has getting to know new Bowling Green HC Eddie George.
UMass Coach Harasymiak will be the next coach interviewed in the series.
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Bill Connelly of ESPN has a long, detailed preview of the 2025 MAC conference.
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The 2025 MAC conference helmet schedule is up.
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Athlon Sports ranks the 2025 MAC head coaches.
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This article from Sports Illustrated covers his recruitment by Illinois.
Bennett has seventeen total offers including a number of Power Four schools. UConn, BC and Syracuse have offered from the Northeast. Akron has offered from the MAC. UMass could offer early playing time and an excellent education.
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Bell is a 6-0 185 pound QB from Jersey City, NJ.
MaxPreps has stats. 3,200 career passing yards, 36 TD's
Threw six TD's in a single game.
Bell could find a home in Amherst with the new-look UMass offense. He could be part of the coming Minuteman Renaissance.
This article talks about his recruiting including UMass and Temple.
MaxPreps has stats. 7.6 yards/carry AVE.
Blount has eleven offers including Temple, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and UConn. He could be part of the new UMass era with Coach Harasymiak in Amherst.
Seamus McIntyre, a 6-2 220 pound kicker/punter will take an OV to UMass in June.
Kohl's camps has an extensive bio on McIntyre.
The new UMass staff led by Coach Harasymiak seems to be interested in special teams and McIntyre would prosper working with special teams coordinator Joe Castellito.
Mulbah had 43 TT last year which included 12 TFL. He has an offer from MAC rival Buffalo. Mulbah could be part of the new era of UMass with Coach Harasuymiak in Amherst.
The Minuteman Command has two posts:
Episode #5 of the Minuteman podcast.
Coach Harasymiak to prioritize high school recruiting.
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Former Eastern Michigan QB Cole Snyder signs with the Canadian Football League.
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Hustle Belt interviews new Central Michigan head coach Matt Drinkall. UMass is 0-2 all-time against Central Michigan, losing 42-21 and 37-0 in the Charlie Molnar era.
The Minutemen renew the series this year on October 25th at CMU.
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Nick Saben endorses enlarging the college football playoffs to 16 teams. Gee, FBS may do what the rest of college football FCS, DII and DII have been doing for decades.
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Donnie Gray, a 6-2 210 pound transfer WR from Northwestern has committed to UMass.
The Minuteman Command covers Gray's signing with the Minutemen.
Gray was a high three-star out of Deerfield Academy with offers from Northwestern, Syracuse and Temple. He is a big-bodied receiver and should bring senior leadership to UMass.
David Chiavegato, a 6-0 195 pound DB/Athlete from Walpole, MA has committed to UMass' 2026 freshman class.
Minuteman Command has the story here.
Chiavegato has impressive stats on both sides of the ball and chose UMass over FBS offers from Army and Air Force. He should be an excellent addition to future UMass teams.
This article covers his entering the transfer portal.
Was a high three-star RB out of prep school.
With only four RB's currently on the roster, Hood has the opportunity to be a big part of the Minuteman offense in years to come.
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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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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The Minutemen Command has a post on White's joining the Minutemen.
White has Power Four size and should be an instant positive in UMass' front seven.
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Palmer was freshman All-Conference after leading the Wildcats rushing with 9 GP 159-344 4.4 AVE 5 TD's 42 LONG.
Palmer has an offer from UTEP and two FCS teams. He could play FBS football and be part of the Minuteman renaissance in Amherst.
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Last year at McNeese he went 52 TT 6.5 TFL (led team) 1 INT 3 BKUP 7 SACKS (led team).
White could return to New England and play a FBS schedule highlighted by two Power Four teams and make an impact for the Minutemen in their first year in the MAC.
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Dunbar was twice All-Conference at Rice. UMass had offered out of HS back in 2019. He could come home and play in the rising Minutemen program with Coach Harasymiak.
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Was a top-30 player in Iowa coming out of HS.
Currently has another offer from FCS South Dakota State. Nahas can play all five OL positions and be part of the new Minuteman offense in Amherst.
Episode #1 of the Flagship podcast is up. Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia talk about the state of UMass football and the prospects for 2025. It's worth listening to.
They're pretty optimistic. They think six wins in 2025 is doable. I think that's a stretch. Four or five wins would be a good start to our MAC career. We never won more than three times in the MAC (Mark Whipple 2014: Kent State, Eastern Michigan and Ball State).
I do agree with a number of their points. The performance center, the press box and the bubble are as good as anything in the MAC.
The big positive in my opinion is the MAC conference schedule and media money attached. The MAC signed a ten year media package that runs out in 2027. MACtion has been a ratings success and I think the next media package will be much improved. Besides the media money the conference gets some revenue from bowl appearances and UMass will share in the that (1/2 share in the first year).
Right now in college football it's all about the money.
The other big improvement will be a regular conference schedule. No more playing three Power Four teams in the same year. The 2026 and 2027 schedules are significantly easier than this year.
If we were to get six wins this year and a bowl bid, it would be real sea change for the program and UMass sports.
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The Minuteman Command also has an interview with TE coach Matt Layman.
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Duquesne bio here. First team All-NEC, 986 yards rushing. 6.6 yards/carry.
Clements has,offers from Georgia State, Marshall, Ohio, Kent State, UTEP and Delaware. He could see a lot of playing time in the new UMass offense with the Minutemen.
Will visit UMass this weekend.
This article from Sports Illustrated features Katzer.
Averaged 8.8 yards/carry at Ferris State.
Besides UMass Katzer has an offer from Sacramento State. He could get an excellent East Coast education and see early playing time in Amherst.
The Minuteman Command has a look at the UMass position groups after the Spring game.
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The UMass Football "X" feed has video of Dallas Elliot's great catch in the end zone.
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Former UMass RB CJ Hester commits to Michigan.
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The UMass athletic site has a recap of the Spring Game.
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The Hampshire Gazette reports UMass caped a successful Spring camp.
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The Daily Collegian says the Minutemen showed new wrinkles in the Spring Game.
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The number of UMass fans at the game looked to be about twice the number who attended last year. Hope springs eternal for Minutemen fans.
I thought there were some positive facts compared to previous years. For one thing, UMass definitely has two QB's who could start. This is a big change from most of the Bell and Brown eras. Both AJ Hairston and Grant Jordan looked like gamers. Hairston has a big arm and is moble. Jordan looked poised and was an accurate passer.
As the Collegian mentioned, it appears UMass will try to have a bigger passing game in 2025. I liked the WR corps. Jacquan Gibson, Tyree Kelley and T.Y. Harding all looked good.
Dallas Elliot had a highlight reel catch in the back of the endzone that was outstanding.
On defense, it was more difficult to point out outstanding plays. All passes were defended all day. The DB's knew the offense, of course, but I did see any busted coverages.
It was harder to watch the line play but Coach Harasymiak praised Josh Nobles and Aquan Robinson.
All in all, it looked positive and maybe we'll be respectable in 2025.
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The Hampshire Gazette has UMass wraps up Spring practice and changes focus to today's Spring game.
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Unlike last year's game, the Minutemen came out of spring practice relatively healthy. Last year Cookie Desidero was the only available RB and Taishun Phommachanh DNP.
Coach Harasymaik said today the Minutemen will play offense against defense, but "not to the ground". So we should see a good sample of what UMass is capable of.
Some of the transfer players including the two All-Ivy offensive linemen will not arrive until fall camp.
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Minuteman DL coach Nyeem Wartman talks with reporters after yesterday's practice.
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There are still many objections to NCAA settlement of the NIL lawsuit.
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Some teams will spend $10-$15 million in this spring's transfer portal.
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247Sports has a post on former UMass RB CJ Hester potentially joining Michigan. Life in the NIL era---more money to be third string.
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More life with the NIL. Tennessee players reportedly threatened to sit out the 2024 playoffs if their NIL money was not increased.
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UMass coach Joe Harasymiak speaks with reporters after the final practice before the Spring game.
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UMass TE coach Matt Layman talks to reporters about the status of the the tight end room at the end of Spring practice.
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This article mentions Nash.
Nash has a Power Four offer from Kentucky. MAC schools Kent State, Ohio and Toledo have offered. He could see early playing time with the renewed Minuteman defense.
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This article features Robinson.
Besides UMass, Robinson has MAC offers from Toledo, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan. He would have a chance to play early in the new Minuteman defense in Amherst.
UMass safety Christian LeBrun enters the transfer portal.
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Kent State fires head coach Kenni Burns.
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MAC champion Ohio loses a couple of key defenders to the transfer portal.
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Eastern Michigan hires Raiders star Maxx Crosby as assistant general manager of their football program.
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Scott has MAC offers from Kent State, Toledo, Western Michigan. Dartmouth has offered from the Ivies. He could play FBS-level football and get an excellent East Coast education in Amherst.
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Besides UMass Rice has an offer from Toledo. He could see some early playing time in Amherst with Coach Harasymiak.
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He's the subject of this article.
Madden has Power Four offers from Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia. Marshall, Toledo and Central Michigan have offered from the MAC. Madden could see early playing time in Amherst with the UMass Minutemen.
