Wednesday, July 23, 2025

UMass Football News--July 23rd, 2025

 

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The Minuteman Command has a post on WR Jenoa Alford joining UMass.

I blogged about Alford back on July 2nd

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MAC Media Day is tomorrow starting at 9:00 am ET. It will be carried live on ESPN+.

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Yahoo Sports predicts UConn to go 8-4 in 2025. 

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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Jhalil Anderson

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 Jhalil Anderson, a 6-3 190 pound WR from Washington, DC has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video. 

MaxPreps has stats. 

Anderson has fourteen offers including Ball State and Toledo from the MAC. Power Four programs, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Northwestern have also offered. He could be part of the new Minuteman offense and be in line for some early playing time in Amherst. 

Monday, July 21, 2025

UMass Football News--July 21st, 2025

 

UMass OL Brock Taylor has been named a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

Eleven MAC athletes were nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works team. 

More on the American Football Coaches Association's Good Works team here. 

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Hawkeyes Wire previews Iowa's Week # 3 matchup with UMass. 

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If college football went totally commercial, buying the University of Texas football program would cost you $2.38 billion..

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Saturday, July 19, 2025

UMass Football News--July 19th, 2025

 College Football Wire gives ticket information and kickoff times for the 2025 UMass football schedule.

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Iowa Hawkeyes on Sports Illustrated previews UMass (amazingly, it seems not AI written). 

I have a link to Dave Barry's blog (he cracks me up) here at the UMass football blog. Recently, Google's AI has decided he's dead

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Hustle Belt looks at the non-conference chances for each MAC conference football team. 

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College Football Wire considers if FCS transfer Mark Gronowski can take 2025 opponent Iowa to the college football playoffs.

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Deion Sanders wishes college football had a salary cap.

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Friday, July 18, 2025

UMass Football News--July 18th, 2025

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 The Minuteman Command has a post on Coach Harasymiak and staff's recruiting style.

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College Football News has surprising depth in the CFN's preseason MAC All-Conference teams. 

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NIU Huskies hope for a MAC championship in their last year in the league. 

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2025 opponent Iowa announces two sell-out games for this season. 

The Hawkeyes have a 21-game home sell-out record.

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Missouri's HC Eli Drinkwitz thinks a 30-team college football playoff would be about right. 

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

UMass Football News--2025

 Rene Ingogia and Mike Corey do the 13th episode of the Minuteman Command podcast.

Mike and Rene interview Mark Vandermeer who was the "Voice of the Minutemen" during the glory years of UMass basketball and football. 

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USA Today ranks 2025 opponent Missouri 10th in SEC power rankings. Tenth in the SEC could lead to a third 10-win season for the Tigers.

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Temple, UMass' opening opponent of the 2025 season reveals two now uniform jerseys for the start of K.C. Keeler era. 

The Owls also had four players make Phil Steele's preseason All-AAC conference team. 

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The CAA, UMass' old FCS conference, continues to dissolve as  Villanova joins William & Mary and Richmond in the Patriot League.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

UMass Football News--July 16th, 2025

 The Minuteman Command interviews Jack Muldoon, the HC at Bonner & Prendergast HS about UMass DL recruit CJ Amobi.

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EA Sports College Football 25 predicts Central Michigan will defeat Miami (Ohio) in the 2025 MAC Conference championship and also predicts a 4-8 season for UMass. 

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The Athletic predicts (and ranks) QB starters for all 136 college football teams. 

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They predict Utah transfer Brandon Rose will start for UMass. 

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