The Minutemen defense played creditably for most of the game. The defense gained one turnover and forced six punts. However, BYU's defense smothered the UMass offense for most of the game after the first quarter. Ross Comis after the best game of his life last week, seemed out of sync. He missed picking up open receivers and (after the first quarter) seemed indecisive on using his running ability. There were also a couple of drops: one by Kyle Horn and another by Sadiq Palmer that did not help.
The Cougars are a Power Five team. To beat them we would have had to play better. At times it seemed as if we could play with them. For a significant portion of the game, we didn't.
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UMass write-up here.
BYU write-up here.
Josh Wallfish said the Cougar defense was overwhelming.
The Daily Collegian said just 25 yards of offense in the third quarter doomed the Minutemen.
The Daily Herald reports the BYU stood tall.
The Boston Herald said UMass couldn't keep pace with BYU.
It was a bittersweet day for BYU QB Tanner Mangum.
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Duquesne beat conference-leading Sacred Heart to run their record to 7-3.
Clemson ran over Boston College 27-7.
Neal Brown's Troy team scored 32 unanswered points to beat Georgia Southern.
FIU got run over by FAU 49-14.
Marshall handled Charlotte 30-13.
Miami of Ohio beat Ohio last Wednesday for their first victory over the Bobcats since 2012.
Cincinnati beat USF 35-23 in sub-freezing temperature.
Coastal Carolina was handled by Arkansas State 44-16.
Liberty played Virginia tough, but lost 45-24.
Georgia dominated Auburn 27-10. The Bulldogs looked better than the score indicted.
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Sunday, November 11, 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Game Day BYU--November 10th, 2018
Another big test for the Minutemen against an improved BYU team. The Cougars are on a two-week road tour and are starting a true freshman at QB. The UMass offense needs to continue to score. Since the bye week the Minutemen's run game has improved. If we can run the ball BYU can't sell out on a pass rush. I think Andy Isabella can get open against anyone.
Let's score some points and see if the defense can shake up a true freshman. The Minutemen played with spirit and grit last week. If we can keep it going it'll be a close game this year.
I'll be there cheering for the Minutemen. Go UMass!
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Josh Wallfish reports Cooper Garcia took an unorthodox route to field goal kicking. Garcia's UMass bio.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has five questions with Cougar Sports Insider.
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247Sports has a UMass vs BYU primer.
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The Lawless Republic has three reasons BYU could have trouble against UMass.
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Underdog Dynasty previews today's UMass-BYU game and predicts a Minutemen victory in a shoot-out.
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The Deseret News predicts Cougars 42-Minutemen 21.
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The SEC Network will visit Georgia next week for the UMass game.
Wanna pickup a UMass-Georgia ticket? The average asking price is $233 from non-school sources.
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Let's score some points and see if the defense can shake up a true freshman. The Minutemen played with spirit and grit last week. If we can keep it going it'll be a close game this year.
I'll be there cheering for the Minutemen. Go UMass!
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Josh Wallfish reports Cooper Garcia took an unorthodox route to field goal kicking. Garcia's UMass bio.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has five questions with Cougar Sports Insider.
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247Sports has a UMass vs BYU primer.
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The Lawless Republic has three reasons BYU could have trouble against UMass.
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Underdog Dynasty previews today's UMass-BYU game and predicts a Minutemen victory in a shoot-out.
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The Deseret News predicts Cougars 42-Minutemen 21.
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The SEC Network will visit Georgia next week for the UMass game.
Wanna pickup a UMass-Georgia ticket? The average asking price is $233 from non-school sources.
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Friday, November 09, 2018
UMass Football News--November 9th, 2018
Jarad Lloyd has two things that concern him about the Cougars trip to UMass.
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Jody Genessy of the Deseret News looks for Massachusetts Media coverage of the UMass-BYU game and doesn't find much. We're with ya brother.
The Deseret News also notes the Cougars are in a fight for bowl eligibility.
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The Daily Times has five facts about UMass football.
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The BYU site "Vanquish the Foe" covers the various computer odds and projections for the Cougars-Minutemen game.
The same site thinks BYU's next three games are critical to Kalani Sitake's future.
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The Salt Lake Tribune wonders if the Cougars' offensive line is regressing.
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Georgia woman shoots at family because she didn't want to watch a Bulldogs game. That's why Mrs Blog and I have separate TV's.
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Jody Genessy of the Deseret News looks for Massachusetts Media coverage of the UMass-BYU game and doesn't find much. We're with ya brother.
The Deseret News also notes the Cougars are in a fight for bowl eligibility.
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The Daily Times has five facts about UMass football.
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The BYU site "Vanquish the Foe" covers the various computer odds and projections for the Cougars-Minutemen game.
The same site thinks BYU's next three games are critical to Kalani Sitake's future.
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The Salt Lake Tribune wonders if the Cougars' offensive line is regressing.
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Georgia woman shoots at family because she didn't want to watch a Bulldogs game. That's why Mrs Blog and I have separate TV's.
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Thursday, November 08, 2018
UMass Football News--November 8th, 2018
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the Minutemen-Cougars game.
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Ryan Ames of the Daily Collegian previews Saturday's BYU-UMass game.
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Athlon Sports previews the game and predicts a Cougars victory.
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BYU's D'Angelo Mandel took a long and varied road to his start against UMass Saturday.
The Herald Extra continues to power rank UMass as #10 in BYU's opponents.
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The Vietnam Moving Wall will be on display at Gillette Stadium in Lot 5 Saturday. The game will be military veterans appreciation day.
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Four things Georgia needs to work on against UMass and Georgia Tech to get ready for Alabama.
Saturday Down South says the Bulldogs' #1 in the nation recruiting class is already paying dividends.
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Ryan Ames of the Daily Collegian previews Saturday's BYU-UMass game.
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Athlon Sports previews the game and predicts a Cougars victory.
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BYU's D'Angelo Mandel took a long and varied road to his start against UMass Saturday.
The Herald Extra continues to power rank UMass as #10 in BYU's opponents.
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The Vietnam Moving Wall will be on display at Gillette Stadium in Lot 5 Saturday. The game will be military veterans appreciation day.
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Four things Georgia needs to work on against UMass and Georgia Tech to get ready for Alabama.
Saturday Down South says the Bulldogs' #1 in the nation recruiting class is already paying dividends.
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Wednesday, November 07, 2018
UMass Football News--November 7th, 2018
UMass has their game notes for BYU up.
And BYU has the same for UMass.
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The Deseret News says the BYU offensive line is working overtime to fix issues.
Scoring in the Red Zone is a problem for the Cougars.
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The NJ Herald reports Andy Isabella's 300 yard receiving game last week was only the third 300 yard total in five years.
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After the UMass game, Liberty shuffles its offensive line.
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Barrett Sports Media has a post on Josh Maurer moving to BC and Jay Burnham becoming the Voice of UMass basketball.
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Georgia may wear black jerseys for the UMass game.
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And BYU has the same for UMass.
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The Deseret News says the BYU offensive line is working overtime to fix issues.
Scoring in the Red Zone is a problem for the Cougars.
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The NJ Herald reports Andy Isabella's 300 yard receiving game last week was only the third 300 yard total in five years.
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After the UMass game, Liberty shuffles its offensive line.
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Barrett Sports Media has a post on Josh Maurer moving to BC and Jay Burnham becoming the Voice of UMass basketball.
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Georgia may wear black jerseys for the UMass game.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Mike Ciaffoni verbals to UMass
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I blogged about Ciaffoni back in October.
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has senior highlights.
Ciaffoni drew interest from BC and other Northeast schools.
UMass Football News--November 6th, 2018
Marquis Young was named to the weekly Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for his 226 all-purpose yards against Liberty.
BTW, Young is currently fourth in FBS in 2018 with a 168.41 all-purpose yards/game total.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" recaps the Liberty game.
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The UMass-Georgia game will start at 4:00PM and will be televised on the SEC network.
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Cougar Insider has updated game projections for the rest of BYU's 2018 schedule.
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Bleeding Green nation has Andy Isabella in the top college football prospects from week #10.
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BYU loses a starting cornerback for the rest of the season.
Cougars Sports insider looks at four possible replacements.
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Monday, November 05, 2018
UMass Football recruiting 2019--Eloi Kwete verbals to UMass
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I blogged about Kwete back in March.
247Sports two-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
This article from Arizona Central covers Kwete's commitment to UMass. Quote from the article:
"In 20 varsity games in his career, Eloi, 6-foot-1, 250 pounds, 223 tackles, 135 solo, and eight sacks, and four fumble recoveries."
Selected to play in the 2019 Blue-Gray game.
Kwete also drew interest from Washington State.
UMass Football News--November 5th, 2018
BYU opens as a 13.5 point favorite.
Vanquish the foe report BYU opens as a double-digit favorite.
Cougar Insider also has a post on BYU as a favorite.
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Andy Isabella continues his climb in the UMass record book. This season he's gone 77-1394 18.1 AVE 11 TD's 139.0 AVE/game. That's #2 in season receiving yards behind Jimmy Moore's 1494 in 1998 Championship season. He's 6th in single season pass receptions behind J.J. Moore who had 80 in 2007. His 11 TD's make him 4th in single season TD receptions one behind Tim Berra who had 12 in 1973. An 18.1 reception average places him 7th behind Jalen Williams' 19.26 in 2016.
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Fan sided says UMass has a super receiver.
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Josh Walfish reports Isabella's historic day highlights UMass' comeback Victory.
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The Boston Herald says record numbers pile up for New England stars.
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Liberty Blog "A sea of Red" reports on five plays that changed the game at UMass.
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The Deseret News reports BYU's bowl hopes are hanging in the balance.
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Vanquish the foe report BYU opens as a double-digit favorite.
Cougar Insider also has a post on BYU as a favorite.
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Andy Isabella continues his climb in the UMass record book. This season he's gone 77-1394 18.1 AVE 11 TD's 139.0 AVE/game. That's #2 in season receiving yards behind Jimmy Moore's 1494 in 1998 Championship season. He's 6th in single season pass receptions behind J.J. Moore who had 80 in 2007. His 11 TD's make him 4th in single season TD receptions one behind Tim Berra who had 12 in 1973. An 18.1 reception average places him 7th behind Jalen Williams' 19.26 in 2016.
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Fan sided says UMass has a super receiver.
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Josh Walfish reports Isabella's historic day highlights UMass' comeback Victory.
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The Boston Herald says record numbers pile up for New England stars.
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Liberty Blog "A sea of Red" reports on five plays that changed the game at UMass.
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The Deseret News reports BYU's bowl hopes are hanging in the balance.
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Sunday, November 04, 2018
UMass Football News--November 4th, 2018
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Jarell put on his super hero outfit and was everywhere on the field during the comeback. His INT in the third overtime won the game.
Cooper Garcia was iced twice before the game winning kick. First the officials gave Liberty a time out I thought they didn't have and then stopped play again to review the decision. Garcia, who was perfect on the day, calmly drilled the winning field goal.
It was a happy two hour ride back to New Hampshire.
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UMass write-up here.
Liberty write-up here.
Josh Walfish reports UMass stunned Liberty in overtime.
Mass Live said UMass stormed back.
The Daily Collegian reports UMass came back in the fourth quarter.
The News-Herald said Andy Isabella stood out in a wild UMass win.
The News & Advance said Liberty's defense failed to stop big plays.
The News and Advance wraps up the Flames triple-overtime loss to the Minutemen.
Welcome home to Sargent Major Donna Ortiz who surprised her daughter at the game.
Quick notes from the Liberty blog "A sea of Red".
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Duquesne beat Wagner to tie for the conference lead.
Boston College beat Virginia Tech.
Georgia Southern was upset by ULM. Louisiana Monroe held the Eagles to 216 total yards.
FIU was run over by Florida Atlantic 49-14.
Tennessee ground out a 14-3 win over Charlotte.
Ohio crushed Western Michigan earlier the week.
Tulane routed suddenly failing USF.
Coastal Carolina lost to Appalachian State 23-7.
UConn lost to Tulsa in another rainstorm 49-19.
BYU had a chance to beat Boise State, but fell two yards short.
Georgia handled Kentucky to win the SEC East crown.
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Saturday, November 03, 2018
Game Day--Liberty November 3rd, 2018
Looks like the rain will blow out by gametime. Windy after that. Liberty is a solid club with a QB who likes to stay in the pocket and sling the ball. The UMass defense, which has eight sacks in nine games can help the cause with some pressure on Calvert.
The Minutemen had 247 yards of rushing last week. Today would be an excellent day to continue those results. With a high wind warning for this afternoon, it may be difficult to pass. Let's hope Marquis Young and the offensive line can win the day for us.
Hope to see everyone on Homecoming.
Go UMass!
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Josh Wallfish has his weekly "Inside the Press Box" with Liberty beat writer Damien Sordelett.
Josh also reports UMass LB James Bowe has been making an impact on special teams.
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Jay Burnham will be the new voice of UMass basketball. Josh Maurer is moving to Boston College hoops. He will broadcast the remaining UMass football games. Not clear who will be doing the football games next season.
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The Lynchburg News says with the UMass game on tap, Liberty has plenty to play for.
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Underdog Dynasty picks UMass 37-33 over the Flames.
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Liberty Blog " A sea of Red" predicts Liberty 37-UMass 34.
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The Minutemen had 247 yards of rushing last week. Today would be an excellent day to continue those results. With a high wind warning for this afternoon, it may be difficult to pass. Let's hope Marquis Young and the offensive line can win the day for us.
Hope to see everyone on Homecoming.
Go UMass!
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Josh Wallfish has his weekly "Inside the Press Box" with Liberty beat writer Damien Sordelett.
Josh also reports UMass LB James Bowe has been making an impact on special teams.
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Jay Burnham will be the new voice of UMass basketball. Josh Maurer is moving to Boston College hoops. He will broadcast the remaining UMass football games. Not clear who will be doing the football games next season.
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The Lynchburg News says with the UMass game on tap, Liberty has plenty to play for.
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Underdog Dynasty picks UMass 37-33 over the Flames.
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Liberty Blog " A sea of Red" predicts Liberty 37-UMass 34.
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Friday, November 02, 2018
UMass Football News--November 2nd, 2018
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the UMass-Liberty game and predicts a Minutemen victory.
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Athlon Sports writers pick UMass over Liberty by two to one.
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Bleacher Report picks the Minutemen in a shoot-out.
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The News & Advance has notes for Liberty's game with UMass.
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Flames HC Turner Gill previews the UMass game.
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I watched a highly entertaining UCF vs Temple game last night. UCF prevailed 52-40. There was 650 yards of offense in the first half.
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Maine's 2019 schedule will include both Georgia Southern and Liberty.
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BYU has struggled on offense this season, but their pass defense is #31 in the country.
The Cougars are simplifying the offense for true freshman QB Zack Wilson.
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Athlon Sports writers pick UMass over Liberty by two to one.
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Bleacher Report picks the Minutemen in a shoot-out.
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The News & Advance has notes for Liberty's game with UMass.
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Flames HC Turner Gill previews the UMass game.
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I watched a highly entertaining UCF vs Temple game last night. UCF prevailed 52-40. There was 650 yards of offense in the first half.
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Maine's 2019 schedule will include both Georgia Southern and Liberty.
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BYU has struggled on offense this season, but their pass defense is #31 in the country.
The Cougars are simplifying the offense for true freshman QB Zack Wilson.
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Thursday, November 01, 2018
UMass Football News--November 1st, 2018
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" asks five questions of Liberty Flames Blog "A sea of Red".
Liberty has certainly exceeded my expectations in 2018. Last year the Flames were a middle-of-the-pack team in the FCS Big South conference. That's not the Southern Conference that had GSU and Appalachian State when we were in FCS. Like UMass, Liberty moved to FBS without a transition year. Unlike UMass, who went 1-11 under Charlie Molnar, the Flames are currently 4-3 and in the hunt for a bowl bid. The Flames remaining games are UMass, Virginia, Auburn, New Mexico State and Norfolk State. Liberty should be favored over the last two. The Flames beat Neal Brown's Trojans who are currently 6-2 with the only other loss to Boise State.
The Flames are a solid Group-of-Five club.
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The Daily Collegian reports Marquis Young propels UMass into the Liberty matchup.
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The News & Advance asks five questions of UMass beat writer Josh Wallfish.
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The Minutemen win over UConn pushed UMass out of CBS Sports "Botton-25".
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The Lawless Republic reviews what has been a Halloween season for the Cougars.
Cougar Sports Insider previews BYU's remaining schedule and predicts a 71.0% chance of a Cougar victory over the Minutemen.
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The Reflector power ranks the AAC. USF's loss to Houston drops the Knights to 4th and UConn is solidly last.
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Liberty has certainly exceeded my expectations in 2018. Last year the Flames were a middle-of-the-pack team in the FCS Big South conference. That's not the Southern Conference that had GSU and Appalachian State when we were in FCS. Like UMass, Liberty moved to FBS without a transition year. Unlike UMass, who went 1-11 under Charlie Molnar, the Flames are currently 4-3 and in the hunt for a bowl bid. The Flames remaining games are UMass, Virginia, Auburn, New Mexico State and Norfolk State. Liberty should be favored over the last two. The Flames beat Neal Brown's Trojans who are currently 6-2 with the only other loss to Boise State.
The Flames are a solid Group-of-Five club.
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The Daily Collegian reports Marquis Young propels UMass into the Liberty matchup.
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The News & Advance asks five questions of UMass beat writer Josh Wallfish.
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The Minutemen win over UConn pushed UMass out of CBS Sports "Botton-25".
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The Lawless Republic reviews what has been a Halloween season for the Cougars.
Cougar Sports Insider previews BYU's remaining schedule and predicts a 71.0% chance of a Cougar victory over the Minutemen.
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The Reflector power ranks the AAC. USF's loss to Houston drops the Knights to 4th and UConn is solidly last.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
UMass Football News--October 31st, 2018
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has some news and notes.
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Marquis young had a great game against UConn. The old saw is "you run to win",--- especially in the fourth quarter. So far this year Young has gone 105-547 5 TD's. That puts him fifth all-time in rushing yards (3387) behind Gary Pearson (3859). His 636 career rushing attempts also has him fifth behind Pearson who had 808. Young's 25 career TD's have him tied for seventh with Tony Nelson.
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The UMass Football Twitter feed has a post on Joe Previte who went from walk-on to starter on the defensive line. As of this week, Previte has gone 9-9 GP-GS 7 UT 20 AT 27 TT 4.0 TFL and 0.5-4 SACKS.
Info on the Burlsworth Trophy is here.
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The Daily Collegian reports UMass prepares for their final game of 2018 in McGuirk.
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BYU fans will get to see the UMass-BYU game on BYU TV.
UMass stays at #10 in a power ranking of BYU's opponents.
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Meanwhile, the Liberty Flames take notice of Ross Comis.
An open week has given some injured Flames players a chance to heal.
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The UConn Daily Campus discusses if the loss to UMass was the worst loss of the season for the Huskies.
Randy Edsall defends the state of the UConn program.
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Marquis young had a great game against UConn. The old saw is "you run to win",--- especially in the fourth quarter. So far this year Young has gone 105-547 5 TD's. That puts him fifth all-time in rushing yards (3387) behind Gary Pearson (3859). His 636 career rushing attempts also has him fifth behind Pearson who had 808. Young's 25 career TD's have him tied for seventh with Tony Nelson.
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The UMass Football Twitter feed has a post on Joe Previte who went from walk-on to starter on the defensive line. As of this week, Previte has gone 9-9 GP-GS 7 UT 20 AT 27 TT 4.0 TFL and 0.5-4 SACKS.
Info on the Burlsworth Trophy is here.
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The Daily Collegian reports UMass prepares for their final game of 2018 in McGuirk.
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BYU fans will get to see the UMass-BYU game on BYU TV.
UMass stays at #10 in a power ranking of BYU's opponents.
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Meanwhile, the Liberty Flames take notice of Ross Comis.
An open week has given some injured Flames players a chance to heal.
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The UConn Daily Campus discusses if the loss to UMass was the worst loss of the season for the Huskies.
Randy Edsall defends the state of the UConn program.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
UMass Football News--October 30th, 2018
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UMass RB Bilal Ally has left the program. This leaves the Minutemen really thin at running back...
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Josh Wallfish has a post on Wissman's retirement and Whipple's comments on the four players who left the program.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" recaps the UMass-UConn game.
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The Deseret News says BYU wants true freshman Zac Wilson cut it loose.
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Georgia is a double-digit favorite over surprising Kentucky.
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Monday, October 29, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Khalique Washington
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
This article covers Washington's HS career and his signing with Dodge City.
Ranked the #21 JUCO offensive lineman.
Washington has offers from Kansas, Kentucky, UAB and Southern Mississippi.
UMass Footbal News--October 29th, 2018
UMass opens a three point favorite over Liberty.
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The UConn Blog has an image gallery from the Minutemen-Huskies game.
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The Hartford Courant has the good, the bad and the ugly from Uconn's loss to UMass.
The Courant also reports Randy Edsall said the Huskies lack player leadership.
The UConn Daily Campus says the Huskies gave the game away.
The UConn Blog looks at the Huskies remaining schedule.
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A Liberty DB is arrested, charged and dismissed from the team.
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Virginia business.com has a post on the $32 million renovation of Liberty's stadium.
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On a bye week before the UMass game, Liberty eyes a bowl bid.
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BYU only scored six points against Northern Illinois Saturday and the Cougar's Twitter fans were not pleased.
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The UConn Blog has an image gallery from the Minutemen-Huskies game.
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The Hartford Courant has the good, the bad and the ugly from Uconn's loss to UMass.
The Courant also reports Randy Edsall said the Huskies lack player leadership.
The UConn Daily Campus says the Huskies gave the game away.
The UConn Blog looks at the Huskies remaining schedule.
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A Liberty DB is arrested, charged and dismissed from the team.
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Virginia business.com has a post on the $32 million renovation of Liberty's stadium.
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On a bye week before the UMass game, Liberty eyes a bowl bid.
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BYU only scored six points against Northern Illinois Saturday and the Cougar's Twitter fans were not pleased.
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Sunday, October 28, 2018
UMass Football News--October 28th, 2018
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The UMass defense played another good game. After giving up an easy opening drive, the defense held the Huskies to 10 points for the rest of the game. They added two fourth-down stops and sealed the win when Lee Moses picked off Pindell's pass with about three minutes to go in the game.
The UMass offense rang up 444 yards, which included 197 yards rushing. The Minutemen had 20 first downs to UConn's eleven. The two-score comeback was the first time in FBS that the Minutemen had done that.
The Minutemen wanted it more and it showed. Good work by everyone!
Geeze guys, it's a lot more fun doing the blog after a victory.
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Josh Wallfish said UMass rallies past UConn behind a strong offensive line.
He also reports UMass overcame adversity to win at UConn. Josh mentions the sad news UMass QB Andrew Ford's career at UMass is over with a torn ACL.
Quote about Ford from the article:
"Ford finishes his career in the top three of several categories in the UMass record books. His 560 completions are third most in school history, one shy of Todd Bankhead’s second-place mark. He was 63 yards short of Bankhead for second-most passing yards, finishing in third with 6,955 yards. His 57 touchdown passes were second most and his 63 percent completion percentage was second best."
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The Berkshire Eagle says UMass rallies in the fourth quarter to beat UConn.
MassLive reports Marquis Young runs for 148 yards to defeat UConn.
The UMass Daily Collegian said the Minutemen defense turned in their best performance of the season.
The Hartford Courant said it was a wet, depressing day for UConn.
The UConn Blog reports the Huskies collapsed late.
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Duquesne had a bye.
BC beat Miami Friday.
Georgia Southern crushed #25 Appalachian State Thursday night 34-14.
FIU stayed atop the C-USA East with a 38-17 win over Western Kentucky.
USF gave up a program-record 57 points and lost to Houston 57-36.
Coastal Carolina continued their run to a bowl game by defeating Georgia State.
Liberty had a bye.
BYU, starting a true freshman QB, lost 7-6 to Northern Illinois.
Jake From re-established his status as Georgia's QB with a win over the Gators.
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Saturday, October 27, 2018
Game Day UConn--2018
I've seen a lot of bad weather losses over the years. The 3-0 loss to BU in 1980 in a driving rainstorm. The 19-7 loss to Colgate in a blizzard in 2003. I was at Rhode Island in 2007 when the officials huddled to discuss what they were going to do if one of the goalposts blew over. Let's hope the Minutemen break the string today.
The UMass offense has to produce today. The Huskies, prior to last week, not only had the worst defense in college football, they had the worst defense since 2008. We need to protect the ball. No turnovers like that fumbled punt on the UMass 3 yard line at Colgate. Comis needs to protect the ball.
The UMass defense needs to at least contain Huskie QB David Pindell. He's the entire UConn offense having rushed 115 times for 686 yards and 7 TD's.
This may be the last chance for a Minutemen victory in 2018. Let's grab it.
Go UMass!!!
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Josh Wallfish reports WR Samuel Emilus is making an impact despite a late start.
He also has the UConn editon of his weekly "Inside the Press Box".
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Underdog Dynasty previews today's Minutemen-Huskies and predicts a 38-33 UConn victory.
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The Hartford Courant reports UConn is the underdog despite the injury to UMass QB Andrew Ford.
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Click on Detroit previews the UMass-UConn game and predicts a UConn victory.
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The UConn Blog covers today's game and previews the action.
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The Berkshire Eagle says UMass and UConn are set to renew their ancient rivalry.
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Boston College ran their record to 6-2 as they handled #25 Miami 27-14 last night.
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The UMass offense has to produce today. The Huskies, prior to last week, not only had the worst defense in college football, they had the worst defense since 2008. We need to protect the ball. No turnovers like that fumbled punt on the UMass 3 yard line at Colgate. Comis needs to protect the ball.
The UMass defense needs to at least contain Huskie QB David Pindell. He's the entire UConn offense having rushed 115 times for 686 yards and 7 TD's.
This may be the last chance for a Minutemen victory in 2018. Let's grab it.
Go UMass!!!
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Josh Wallfish reports WR Samuel Emilus is making an impact despite a late start.
He also has the UConn editon of his weekly "Inside the Press Box".
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Underdog Dynasty previews today's Minutemen-Huskies and predicts a 38-33 UConn victory.
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The Hartford Courant reports UConn is the underdog despite the injury to UMass QB Andrew Ford.
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Click on Detroit previews the UMass-UConn game and predicts a UConn victory.
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The UConn Blog covers today's game and previews the action.
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The Berkshire Eagle says UMass and UConn are set to renew their ancient rivalry.
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Boston College ran their record to 6-2 as they handled #25 Miami 27-14 last night.
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Friday, October 26, 2018
UMass Football News--October 26th, 2018
UConn finally has their game notes for UMass up.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the UMass-UConn game.
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The UConn Daily Campus reports the Huskies will face old foe UMass on Homecoming Saturday.
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The Minutemen are #10 in the latest BYU opponents power ranking.
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Underdog Dynasty, who apparently did not read the weather report, says take the over in the UMass-UConn game.
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Athlon Sports picks UConn to win straight up.
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In a Thursday night MACtion game, Ohio ran for 411 yards and crushed Ball State 52-14. The Bobcats had 392 against us.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the UMass-UConn game.
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The UConn Daily Campus reports the Huskies will face old foe UMass on Homecoming Saturday.
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The Minutemen are #10 in the latest BYU opponents power ranking.
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Underdog Dynasty, who apparently did not read the weather report, says take the over in the UMass-UConn game.
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Athlon Sports picks UConn to win straight up.
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In a Thursday night MACtion game, Ohio ran for 411 yards and crushed Ball State 52-14. The Bobcats had 392 against us.
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019---Trenton Waggoner
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| 247Sports image |
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
UMass is the first FBS offer for Waggoner.
UMass Football News--October 25th, 2018
UMass has their game notes for UConn up.
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News 8 reports UConn is hoping to end their season on a high note.
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UConn WR Keyion Dixon is making an impact for the Huskies on special teams.
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Boston College signs a DT who had a UMass offer.
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A 247Sports writer thinks 6-1 Houston will knock off undefeated USF this weekend.
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Athlon Sports picks UConn over UMass in Saturday's game.
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Coastal Carolina likes all their QB's in their three-deep.
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News 8 reports UConn is hoping to end their season on a high note.
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UConn WR Keyion Dixon is making an impact for the Huskies on special teams.
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Boston College signs a DT who had a UMass offer.
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A 247Sports writer thinks 6-1 Houston will knock off undefeated USF this weekend.
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Athlon Sports picks UConn over UMass in Saturday's game.
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Coastal Carolina likes all their QB's in their three-deep.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
UMass Football News--October 24th, 2018
Mike Traini of "fight Massachusetts" recaps the Coastal Carolina game.
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The Daily Collegian reports UMass looks to get back in the win column against UConn.
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The UConn Blog (good name 😀) has the Huskies two-deep for the Minutmen game.
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The Sports Chat Place picks UMass to cover the spread against UConn.
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The Hartford Courant reports Randy Edsell hopes the momentum from the USF game carries over to the UMass game.
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The New Haven Register talks about UConn DB Tahj Herring-Wilson's matchup with Andy Isabella.
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UConn adds Maine to their 2020 schedule.
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Speaking of Andy Isabella, the Oakland Press has him as the "Group-of-Five" star.
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The UConn Daily Campus reports the mood of Huskie football is improving.
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The Daily Collegian reports UMass looks to get back in the win column against UConn.
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The UConn Blog (good name 😀) has the Huskies two-deep for the Minutmen game.
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The Sports Chat Place picks UMass to cover the spread against UConn.
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The Hartford Courant reports Randy Edsell hopes the momentum from the USF game carries over to the UMass game.
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The New Haven Register talks about UConn DB Tahj Herring-Wilson's matchup with Andy Isabella.
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UConn adds Maine to their 2020 schedule.
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Speaking of Andy Isabella, the Oakland Press has him as the "Group-of-Five" star.
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The UConn Daily Campus reports the mood of Huskie football is improving.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Shareal Taylor
Shareal Taylor, a 6-3 185 pound Athlete from Sebring, FL has Tweeted he's received an offer from UMass.
MaxPreps page here.
Hudl.com has video.
UMass is the first offer for Taylor.
UMass Football News--October 23rd, 2018
Josh Wallfish has his Week #8 mailbag.
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Las Vegas has UMass -4.5 against UConn.
BYW, the Minutemen are 0-4 against the spread in away games.
The Hartford Courant says there's a silver lining for UConn in playing a lot of freshmen.
Josh Wallfish Tweets that Marquis Young should be ready to go. Andrew Ford is still questionable.
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The News Advance reports Liberty is on a bye week and eyeing a bowl bid.
Liberty also saw the return of one of their top receivers.
The Flames have one of college football's best names in QB Stephen (Buckshot) Calvert.
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Las Vegas has UMass -4.5 against UConn.
BYW, the Minutemen are 0-4 against the spread in away games.
The Hartford Courant says there's a silver lining for UConn in playing a lot of freshmen.
Josh Wallfish Tweets that Marquis Young should be ready to go. Andrew Ford is still questionable.
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The News Advance reports Liberty is on a bye week and eyeing a bowl bid.
Liberty also saw the return of one of their top receivers.
The Flames have one of college football's best names in QB Stephen (Buckshot) Calvert.
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Monday, October 22, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Mike Ciaffoni
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| Image from last year's Junior day |
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps page here.
UMass is the first offer for Ciaffoni. Also drawing interest from BC and Rutgers.
UMass Football News--October 22nd, 2018
Lost in this train wreck season is the fact the new special teams kicker and punter are doing well. Kickers Mike Caggiano (2-3) and Cooper Garcia (3-3) are 5-6 for the season. Zero blocked kicks.
George Georgopoulos has punted 27-1100 40.9 AVE 60 LONG 3 I20 5 50+. Zero blocked. Georgopoulos had a nifty 53 yard punt in the third quarter of the Coastal Carolina game that got the Minutemen out of their own end zone.
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No Las Vegas odds on UMass-UConn as of 6:45 AM this morning.
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The Sports Chat Place looks at the UMass-UConn game. They say the odds are late do to uncertainty of the status of Andrew Ford and Marquis Young.
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The New Haven Register has five takeaways from UConn's loss to USF.
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The Hartford Courant says the current troubles of UConn are due to bad recruiting under Bob Diaco.
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George Georgopoulos has punted 27-1100 40.9 AVE 60 LONG 3 I20 5 50+. Zero blocked. Georgopoulos had a nifty 53 yard punt in the third quarter of the Coastal Carolina game that got the Minutemen out of their own end zone.
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No Las Vegas odds on UMass-UConn as of 6:45 AM this morning.
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The Sports Chat Place looks at the UMass-UConn game. They say the odds are late do to uncertainty of the status of Andrew Ford and Marquis Young.
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The New Haven Register has five takeaways from UConn's loss to USF.
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The Hartford Courant says the current troubles of UConn are due to bad recruiting under Bob Diaco.
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Sunday, October 21, 2018
UMass Football News--October 21st, 2018
The UMass defense played their best game of the 2018 season against an FBS team. The Minutemen held Coastal Carolina to 24 points a season low. They also had two takeaways and stopped the Chants for no points after a turnover on a kickoff. Coastal Carolina ground out 279 yards rushing, but did not pop any long run TD's. The UMass defense played well enough to win.
The UMass offense, on the other hand had a terrible game. UMass had 459 yards of offense and only scored one TD. In addition, I felt the offense was hindered by some poor play calling. I did not like the redzone play calls on both of the Minutemen's early field goals. On the CCU seven we get a false start moving the ball to the eleven. We call a QB draw for the slow-footed Ford for no gain. On the next play, Ford has green grass in front of him, but passes to Jordan to the CCU four. Another pass on third down to Isabella is incomplete.
On the second field goal, we're on the CCU eleven and get a false start moving us to the 16. Ford completes a pass to Emilus to the 8. Ford then rushes for -2, then is sacked for -12.
We did not give the ball to the RB once in those series and Fredericks averaged 10 yards/carry (7-78 with one 8 yard loss).
In the fourth quarter with UMass down two scores and eight minutes to play, UMass passes up a field goal by Cooper (who was perfect for the day) and goes for it on fourth-and-sixteen and ended up with a -21 yards sack.
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UMass write-up here.
Chants write-up here.
Josh Wallfish said the offense fell flat.
Josh also reports Andy Isabella continues to re-write the record books.
Myrtle Beach Online said three QB's led the Chants to victory.
Fox Sports reported true freshman Fred Payton led the Coastal Carolina comeback.
The Daily Collegian said big plays and Coastal Carolina's running game resulted in a UMass loss.
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Duquesne came from behind to defeat St. Francis 27-20.
Georgia Southern ran their record to 6-1 by dominating New Mexico State 48-31.
FIU stayed unbeaten in C-USA by defeating Rice 36-17.
Charlotte turned the ball over and lost to Middle Tennessee 21-13.
Ohio blew out Bowling Green 49-14.
UConn played the best game of their season against USF but lost 38-30.
Liberty beat Idaho State 48-41 in their Homecoming game.
BYU had a bye.
Georgia had a bye.
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The UMass offense, on the other hand had a terrible game. UMass had 459 yards of offense and only scored one TD. In addition, I felt the offense was hindered by some poor play calling. I did not like the redzone play calls on both of the Minutemen's early field goals. On the CCU seven we get a false start moving the ball to the eleven. We call a QB draw for the slow-footed Ford for no gain. On the next play, Ford has green grass in front of him, but passes to Jordan to the CCU four. Another pass on third down to Isabella is incomplete.
On the second field goal, we're on the CCU eleven and get a false start moving us to the 16. Ford completes a pass to Emilus to the 8. Ford then rushes for -2, then is sacked for -12.
We did not give the ball to the RB once in those series and Fredericks averaged 10 yards/carry (7-78 with one 8 yard loss).
In the fourth quarter with UMass down two scores and eight minutes to play, UMass passes up a field goal by Cooper (who was perfect for the day) and goes for it on fourth-and-sixteen and ended up with a -21 yards sack.
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UMass write-up here.
Chants write-up here.
Josh Wallfish said the offense fell flat.
Josh also reports Andy Isabella continues to re-write the record books.
Myrtle Beach Online said three QB's led the Chants to victory.
Fox Sports reported true freshman Fred Payton led the Coastal Carolina comeback.
The Daily Collegian said big plays and Coastal Carolina's running game resulted in a UMass loss.
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Duquesne came from behind to defeat St. Francis 27-20.
Georgia Southern ran their record to 6-1 by dominating New Mexico State 48-31.
FIU stayed unbeaten in C-USA by defeating Rice 36-17.
Charlotte turned the ball over and lost to Middle Tennessee 21-13.
Ohio blew out Bowling Green 49-14.
UConn played the best game of their season against USF but lost 38-30.
Liberty beat Idaho State 48-41 in their Homecoming game.
BYU had a bye.
Georgia had a bye.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018
Game Day Coastal Carolina--October 20th 2018
Alright, Coastal Carolina is a solid Group-of-Five team. Several pundits picked them a a bowl team before the season started. The Chants feature a running game and a dual-threat QB, both of whom we have struggled mightily against this year. The UMass offense needs to show up. This is a game we need to win 44-42. It would help if the Minutemen could score early instead of playing from behind. Coastal Carolina has a fairly average defense. UMass has scored on everyone we've played. We need to do a lot of it today.
A win would be a big morale boost for the second half of the season. If UMass is going to salvage the season, it needs to start today.
Go UMass!
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Josh Wallfish reports Whipple senior and Whipple junior balance each other out on the sidelines.
Josh also has his mailbag for Week #8.
Josh also chats with Myrtle Beach writer Alan Blondin about today's game with Coastal Carolina.
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Myrtle Beach online has everything you need to know about today's UMass-Coastal Carolina game.
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The Berkshire Eagle reports after a week of rest UMass is ready to take on the Chants.
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The New Haven Register previews today's UConn-USF game.
The Hartford Courant also covers UConn's game with undefeated USF.
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A win would be a big morale boost for the second half of the season. If UMass is going to salvage the season, it needs to start today.
Go UMass!
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Josh Wallfish reports Whipple senior and Whipple junior balance each other out on the sidelines.
Josh also has his mailbag for Week #8.
Josh also chats with Myrtle Beach writer Alan Blondin about today's game with Coastal Carolina.
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Myrtle Beach online has everything you need to know about today's UMass-Coastal Carolina game.
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The Berkshire Eagle reports after a week of rest UMass is ready to take on the Chants.
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The New Haven Register previews today's UConn-USF game.
The Hartford Courant also covers UConn's game with undefeated USF.
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Friday, October 19, 2018
UMass Football News--October 19th, 2018
Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the UMass-Coastal Carolina game.
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UMass announces a 10 year deal with Adidas. The deal includes increased availability of replica jerseys and other fan apparel. I think there is going to be a lot of demand for UMass hockey and basketball stuff in the near future.
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HERO Sports previews the Minutemen-Chants game.
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The first Kennett Band Day was a success. The event is modeled after the UMMB Band Day. This year's Band Day will be November 11th (Veteran's Day) at Gillette.
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Off Tackle Empire recommends watching UMass-Coastal Carolina for the offense.
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Myrtle Beach Online discusses Coastal Carolina's chances for a bowl game. It looks like the Chants will have senior dual-threat QB Kilton Anderson back after missing two games with a high ankle sprain.
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UMass announces a 10 year deal with Adidas. The deal includes increased availability of replica jerseys and other fan apparel. I think there is going to be a lot of demand for UMass hockey and basketball stuff in the near future.
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HERO Sports previews the Minutemen-Chants game.
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The first Kennett Band Day was a success. The event is modeled after the UMMB Band Day. This year's Band Day will be November 11th (Veteran's Day) at Gillette.
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Off Tackle Empire recommends watching UMass-Coastal Carolina for the offense.
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Myrtle Beach Online discusses Coastal Carolina's chances for a bowl game. It looks like the Chants will have senior dual-threat QB Kilton Anderson back after missing two games with a high ankle sprain.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Kam Brinson
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| WRDW.com image |
MaxPreps has stats.
Hudl.com has video.
This article features Brinson.
Brinson has offers from Navy and Charleston Southern.
UMass Football News--October 19th, 2018
Coastal Carolina's HC Joe Moglia has his press conference on the UMass game.
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A Herald Extra writer power ranks BYU's opponents and has UMass up to #11.
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Former Coastal Carolina star Josh Norman, now playing for the the Redskins, donates $50,000 to help hurricane Florence's victims.
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Rhode Island is 4-2 and ranked #24 in the FCS coaches poll. When was the last time the Rams were in the FCS Top-25? The 1980's?
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A Herald Extra writer power ranks BYU's opponents and has UMass up to #11.
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Former Coastal Carolina star Josh Norman, now playing for the the Redskins, donates $50,000 to help hurricane Florence's victims.
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Rhode Island is 4-2 and ranked #24 in the FCS coaches poll. When was the last time the Rams were in the FCS Top-25? The 1980's?
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
UMass Football News--October 17th, 2018
UMass has its game notes for Coastal Carolina up.
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Josh Wallfish reports UMass returns from a bye week refreshed. He says the status of Marquis Young and Michael Nesmith is uncertain until later in the week.
He also says Jesse Britt, Brian Roberts and Patrick Volcy have left the team. Britt probably would have been a starter in 2019.
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The Daily Collegian says UMass kicks off the second half of the season with a home game against Coastal Carolina.
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UMass is #20 in CBS Sport Bottom-25 this week.
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The Oracle says there should be no excuses for USF against UConn this week.
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Josh Wallfish reports UMass returns from a bye week refreshed. He says the status of Marquis Young and Michael Nesmith is uncertain until later in the week.
He also says Jesse Britt, Brian Roberts and Patrick Volcy have left the team. Britt probably would have been a starter in 2019.
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The Daily Collegian says UMass kicks off the second half of the season with a home game against Coastal Carolina.
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UMass is #20 in CBS Sport Bottom-25 this week.
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The Oracle says there should be no excuses for USF against UConn this week.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Justin Franklin
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| Hudl.com image |
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has stats.
Franklin also has an offer from FAU.
UMass Football News--October 16th, 2018
UMass will award an attending student one year's free tuition if the Minutemen return a kickoff for a TD in Saturday's game.
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USA Today has UMass ranked #101 ahead of Coastal Carolina, Liberty and UConn.
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The UMass Football Twitter feed has the Minutemen kicking off against UConn at Noon at East Hartford, CT. This a great time for UMass fans. Mrs Blog and I will make the drive down to Rentschler Field as long as the weather isn't completely terrible. Hope to see a bunch of UMass fans there. Our last trip to East Hartford was the game where Don Brown's defense put a historic beatdown on Molnar's UMass offense.
UConn LB Eli Thomas suffered a stroke Wednesday.
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Winners and Whines previews the Minutemen-Chants game and predicts a Coastal Carolina victory.
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The Lawless Republic says BYU's future was on display against Hawaii.
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Last Saturday Lehigh celebrated their 1998 Patriot League championship team that lost to UMass in the playoffs.
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USA Today has UMass ranked #101 ahead of Coastal Carolina, Liberty and UConn.
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The UMass Football Twitter feed has the Minutemen kicking off against UConn at Noon at East Hartford, CT. This a great time for UMass fans. Mrs Blog and I will make the drive down to Rentschler Field as long as the weather isn't completely terrible. Hope to see a bunch of UMass fans there. Our last trip to East Hartford was the game where Don Brown's defense put a historic beatdown on Molnar's UMass offense.
UConn LB Eli Thomas suffered a stroke Wednesday.
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Winners and Whines previews the Minutemen-Chants game and predicts a Coastal Carolina victory.
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The Lawless Republic says BYU's future was on display against Hawaii.
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Last Saturday Lehigh celebrated their 1998 Patriot League championship team that lost to UMass in the playoffs.
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Monday, October 15, 2018
UMass Football Recruiting 2019--Richard Coffey
Richard Coffey, a 5-11 175 pound DB from Baldwin, FL has Tweeted he's received an offer from UMass
MaxPreps page here.
Hudl.com has video.
UMass is Coffey's first FBS offer.
MaxPreps page here.
Hudl.com has video.
UMass is Coffey's first FBS offer.
UMass Football News--October 15th, 2018
Georgia fell to #8 in the AP poll and #6 in the Coach's. South Florida moved to #21 in the AP and #20 in the coach's poll despite their narrow victory. Both polls here.
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UMass opened as a 3.5 point favorite over Coastal Carolina. UConn is a 31 point underdog to South Florida.
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The Sports Chat Place previews the UMass -Coastal Carolina game.
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The UConn Blog recaps the results for the Huskies opponents in week #7.
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UMass opened as a 3.5 point favorite over Coastal Carolina. UConn is a 31 point underdog to South Florida.
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The Sports Chat Place previews the UMass -Coastal Carolina game.
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The UConn Blog recaps the results for the Huskies opponents in week #7.
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