By Andrew Gundon NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – On Tuesday, several Minutemen flashed during UMass’ morning spring practice as new head coach Joe Harasymiak continues to implement his new regime. The program is in the midst of week three for spring practices as the team prepares for the spring game on April 19. A lot of excitement circles UMass as it heads into its first season back in the Mid-American Conference…….

AMHERST – For the first time since being hired as Joe Harasymiak’s offensive coordinator, Mike Bajakian spoke with the media for the first time after practice on Tuesday. Here’s everything he had to say: On bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in the NFL to the younger guys “Football is football. I’ve coached at every level. High school, college, NFL. I’ve been playing since the Pop Warner level. A…

New England will be swarming with NFL executives, scouts and even some head coaches next week. While Pro Days around the country have already kicked off heading down the home stretch of the NFL Draft process, the region will be hosting a bunch of them next week. BC’s is Monday, UConn’s is Tuesday and Holy Cross is holding its big event on Thursday. In between all of that will be…

FOXBOROUGH – On Friday night at Gillette Stadium, new UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak presented for one hour about the culture of his program. Minutes later, Harasymiak was kind enough to take some time out of his evening to chat with us for a toughly 10-minute interview (you can find the full segment here). It’s one thing to say you’re going to change a culture, but since its decision to…

As Joe Harasymiak continues to get comfortable in Amherst, he’s making sure he surrounds himself with quality people and coaches. On Tuesday, Harasymiak and the Minutemen announced three more moves with his staff ahead of spring ball starting in a few weeks. Josh Heinrich was named Chief of Staff, Jared Osumah is now the General Manager and Kevin Juszynski is the Director of Football Operations. Heinrich spent the last six…