UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Kameron Jones II

I've blogged about Kameron Jones, a 6-5 280 pound OL from Starkville, MS once before.

The Daily Adviser reports Jones verbaled to University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

Jones had twelve offers including UMass.

UMass Football News--January 31st, 2018

Mke Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on Valerian Ume-Ezeoke joining the UMass staff as a graduate assistant.

Ume-Ezeoke's New Mexico State players bio.

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The Miami Herald tells Dolphins fans to keep an eye on Adam Breneman in the NFL draft.

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UMass' Isenberg School of Management looks at why Boston is a great sports town.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Kemon Smith II

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I've blogged about Kemon Smith, a 6-2 280 DT from Slidell, LA before.

He recently Tweeted he's down to two schools: UMass and Oregon State.

This article from Oregon Live talks about his visit to the Beavers.

UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Trey Jones III

Trey Jones, a a5-9 195 pound athlete has decommited from UMass. He Tweeted he'll be attending  Tyler JUCO this year.

I blogged about Jones a couple of times before.

Jones could be in the mix for 2019.

UMass Football News--January 29th, 2018

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a report the just concluded recruiting weekend.

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Underdog Dynasty previews the 2018 season of the Charlotte 49ers.

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BYU A.D. Tom Holmoe says the Cougars will stay as an independent, but he wants better results.

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Dawg Nation expects Georgia to be loaded again this year.

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SEC Country says Super Bowl #52 proves recruiting rankings matter.

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UMass Football News--January 27th, 2018

Big football recruiting weekend for the Minutemen.

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One who got away:

I've blogged about Zack Mathis, a 6-6 194 pound WR from Tampa, FL before.

Mathis, who had a UMass offer, signed with North Dakota State.

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I blogged about Eric Hallett yesterday.

This article reports North Texas could be interested in him, although they consider him leaning towards UMass (fixed link).

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One of the OV recruits this weekend is Almosse Titi, a 6-3 275 pound DT from Tampa, FL.

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video.

Also throws the shot and discus.

Titi has five offers, with UMass as the only FBS school.

UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Eric Hallett

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Eric Hallett, a 5-10 170 pound CB from Cypress, TX has Tweeted he's de-committed from Washington State.

247Sports three-star player.

Hudl.com video.

Hallett holds 25 offers including Army and Holy Cross from the Northeast.

UMass Football News--January 26th, 2018

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has the recruiting visits that start today for this weekend.

The Minutemen could use a big finish as the recruiting period ends February 7th. The current recruiting class could use about four more three-star players. A TE and a kicker still needed.

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Sports on Earth has a 2018 preseason power ranking and has UMass as #111, up 19 spots from last year.

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The Duquesne student newspaper reports the Dukes' football team has won the Northeast Conference sportsmanship award. The writer also says the UMass-Duquesne game will be at Gillette...

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Former UMass assistant coach Sean Spencer has been named Assistant Head Coach at Penn State.

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I fixed the link to the scans of UMass football yearbooks and game programs. When Google killed off Picasa, it broke the link. It also deleted the caption from each image showing the year. It'll take a while caption 200+ image.I have a new scanner and I'll try to add some more years after 1990.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Kemon Smith

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Kemon Smith (good name), a 6-2 280 pound DT from Slidell, LA has Tweeted he's received an offer from UMass.

247Sports three-star player.

Hudl.com has video.

Recently decommited from SMU.

Smith will visit UMass on January 26th (tomorrow). He has 22 offers with UMass the only offer from the Northeast.

UMass Football News--January 25th, 2018

UMass adds Dustin Mustin as a sports performance coach.

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Matty Vautour report Adam Breneman has injured his hamstring and won't play in the Senior Bowl.

Penn Live also has a post on Breneman's injury.

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BYU announces their 2018 schedule.

The Deseret News previews BYU's 2018 opponents.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Jesse Lemonier

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Jesse Lemonier, a 6-3 240 pound DE/OLB from Hialeah, FL has Tweeted he's receive an offer from UMass.

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video.

Ventura College bio here.

Lemonier has five offers including Liberty and Miami (Ohio).

UMass Football News--January 24th, 2018

UMass Athletics announces Football Signing Day TV coverage. The announcement also has info on this year's season tickets. The home game themes are:

Aug. 28 vs. Duquesne • Youth Day
Sept. 22 vs. Charlotte • Class of 2022 and Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day
Oct. 6 vs. USF • Hall of Fame and International Students Day
Oct. 20 vs. Coastal Carolina • Family Weekend
Nov. 3 vs. Liberty • Homecoming
Nov. 10 vs. BYU • Band Day

This is nice. Non-local alums will be able to view the program live via a number of streams. 

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This article by News Day has updates from the Senior Bowl practices.

Land of 10 has a post on Adam Breneman's reflections on Penn State's 2013 recruiting class.

A SB Nation site looks at the TE's in the Senior Bowl and Adam Breneman is the first player covered.

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FIU releases their 2018 schedule.

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The Charlotte 49ers release their 2018 schedule.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Shannon Junior verbals to UMass

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Shannon Junior a 6-3 210 pound Athlete/OLB from Humble, TX has Tweeted he's committed to UMass.

247Sports page here.

Hudl.com has video.

MaxPreps has stats.

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" has a post on Junior's verbal.

Junior had FBS offers from Army and Louisiana Monroe.

Umass Football News--January 23rd, 2018

Brian Phillips joins the UMass Staff as Director of Sports Performance.

Back in 2012 Phillips was a featured lifter by Mass-Lift, the Massachusetts chapter of USA Powerlifting. I'm a member of NH USA Powerlifting. Phillips' lifts are, ahem, a little heaver than mine.

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The Athens News thinks Ohio is set up for another good year in 2018. UMass plays at Ohio on September 29th.

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Coastal Carolina expands its recruiting base. The Chants also add a OL transfer from Michigan.

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Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, an Eagles fan was arrested for punching a police horse after Philly's win over the Vikings.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Francis Bemiy

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Francis Bemiy, a 6-4 220 pound OLB from Montreal, QC was offered by UMass on December 16th.

247Sports page here.

Former UConn verbal.

Hudl.com has video.

Bemiy has four offers including FAU and New Mexico.

UMass Football News--January 22nd, 2018

RotoWorld report on a NFL Draft analyzer that believes Adam Breneman has a "really high" floor. Even for football writers, that's a tortured metaphor.

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Duquesne adds another FBS transfer.

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Georgia Southern's Tyson Summers, who was fired hours after losing to UMass, has joined the Georgia staff.

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Meanwhile, Florida International has signed the top recruiting class in Conference USA. Two four-star recruits!

247Sports ranks FIU's class as #63 in the nation.

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Charlotte adds a offensive coordinator from Youngstown State.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Habakkuk Baldonado II

I've blogged about Habakkuk Baldonado, a 6-5 230 pound DE from Italy once before.

This story says he will take an OV to Michigan State.

UMass Football Recruiting 2018---Caleb Okechukwu III

I've blogged about Caleb Okechukwu, a 6-4 252 pound DE from Washington, DC a couple of times before.

This report says Okechukwu will take an OV to Texas.

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UMass Football News--January 20th, 2018

BYU finalizes its 2018 and 2019 schedules. Both years the Cougars play UMass at Gillette.

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Appalachian State recaps the 2017 season.

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Boston College releases its 2018 schedule. The Minutemen and the Eagles tangle on September 1st at the Heights.

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A Bleacher Report writer has a post on teams who could regress the most in 2018. Two of them are on UMass' 2018 schedule.

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The four-game redshirt rule looks likely to pass. This could help teams like UMass where depth is always an issue.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2018--Brice McAllister transfers to UMass

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Brice McAllister, a 5-11 189 pound DB from UConn has announced he'll transfer to UMass for his senior season.

Mark Chiarelli of MassLive has a post on McAllister's tranfer to the Minutemen.

Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" also has a post on McAllister's transfer.

McAllister's UConn bio.