Image courtesy of UMass Football In another massively important offseason for UMASS, the Minutemen got things started with an interesting NSD on Wednesday. Joe Harasmyiak had 21 commits for the early signing period, with one more NSD set for February. University of Massachusetts football signed 21 student-athletes as part of Wednesday’s early signing period to comprise one of the highest ranked classes in program history. Since arriving on campus last December,…

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Another disastrous season has come and gone for the UMass Minutemen. Since the decision to elevate from the FCS to the FBS in 2010, it’s been nothing but pain, anguish, and frustration for all those associated with the program. From their first season of actual FBS play in 2012 through present day, the Minutemen’s record stands at a putrid 26-132. The fact that on any…

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – As the rain came down at McGuirk Alumni Stadium while the clock ticked away to zero, a most unwelcome reality drenched the UMass football program. With their 45-14 loss to the Bowling Green Falcons, the Minutemen (0-12, 0-8) finished the season winless for the first time in history. The loss added UMass to a list of 19 other schools in the FBS era…

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen host the Bowling Green Falcons at McGuirk Alumni Stadium with one final opportunity to salvage a win in their 2025 campaign. The Minutemen have never gone winless in a season since joining the FBS in 2012, and have never not won a game in a season that had three or more total games, making the importance of securing…

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen head to Athens, Ohio to take on the Ohio Bobcats in what will be their final road trip of the season. On the heels of another blowout 45-3 loss last week against Northern Illinois, the Minutemen have just two opportunities left to notch a win this season. 1st Down: The quarterback carousel continued its everspinning wheel last week with…

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – A frigid November evening in Amherst welcomed a national audience on ESPNU for yet another program defining loss for the UMass Minutemen. At least this highly anticipated midweek MACtion affair had few in-person spectators to witness this 45-3 drubbing from the Northern Illinois Huskies. Before entering tonight’s game, NIU (3-7, 2-4) hadn’t scored more than 21 points in a single game, whereas tonight,…

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen host the Northern Illinois Huskies in their first MACtion home game since 2014. UMass enters this game reeling from a 44-10 loss at Akron hoping to salvage their season and give head coach Joe Harasymiak his first program win. 1st Down: Last week’s loss in Akron wasn’t just viewed by the normal lot of UMass fans, as a national…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – Thorr Bjorn was reintroduced on Thursday to the University of Massachusetts in a press conference alongside coach Joe Harasymiak and Athletics Director Ryan Bamford. After nearly 18 years as athletics director with the University of Rhode Island, Bjorn is returning to his alma mater and the place where he spent 15 years with the UMass athletics department as senior deputy athletic director and chief…