AMHERST – We’ve all heard the saying. “Solve your problems with aggression.” It’s a Don Brown staple, but it’s also a legitimate attitude and mindset he’s tried to instill in his players and it’s working. We were lucky enough to catch practice on Saturday as part of our camp visit tour and boy. oh boy, this defense is quickly becoming the spitting image of Brown as a collective unit. Fast….
AMHERST — Stop if you have heard this before: it’s August and we don’t know who will start at quarterback for UMass. It seems like that is the case every year. Generally, you’d like to have at least some idea by now. That said, as we watched practice Saturday at McGuirk Stadium, you can’t help but feel good things are around the corner in that respect. Compared to last year,…
Image courtesy of UMass Athletics/Thom Kendall UMass head coach Don Brown met with the media following the Minutemen wrapping up training camp practice No. 3 on Monday, which also happened to be Brown’s birthday. Here’s what the old ball coach had to say… ON PRACTICING ON HIS BIRTHDAY “First time ever, I think. I don’t think I’ve ever practiced in July ever, so the whole Week 0 thing has certainly…
Image courtesy of UMass Athletics UMass opened training camp today. Yes it is a little early but it is because the Minutemen open Week 0 at New Mexico State. As always, there are plenty of things to watch for with the Minutemen. First and foremost is the quarterback situation. Don Brown told us two weeks ago on the New England Football Show that it will be a competition like every…
UMass added to an already talented 24 class on Monday with the commitment of Paramus Catholic (NJ) 3-star wide receiver Kenyon Massey. https://twitter.com/kenyonmassey/status/1675648371619426304?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA Massey held offers from Syracuse, Rutgers and Akron among others. He held 11 total offers. Ultimately he chose UMass. In an interview with Fight Massachusetts Mike Traini, Massey said his decision to commit to UMass simply came down to feeling the love from the coaching staff and…
UMass has had a busy week in recruiting, picking up seven commitments last week. Don Brown and his staff have had a strong spring on the road, especially outside of Massachusetts. The efforts of the staff nationally have really paid off. The seven commitments in the past week come from New York, Arizona, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey and Maryland. They even have a commitment from a recruit in Belgium. The…
Image courtesy of UMass Athletics Clearwater Academy tight end and Canadian native Ludovuc Martin has committed to UMass. Martin picked the Minutemen over Maryland, Tulane, Brown, URI, UNH and Charlotte among others. 100% committed! @Coach_MLayman @Coach_Casula @CoachJesse18 @CoachMeyerCAI @CoachJohnsonCAI pic.twitter.com/kKOAEgOuhR — 3⭐️ludovic martin 24’ (@ludovicmartin04) June 17, 2023 The 6-4 230 pound tight end profiles more as a detach, move U tight end. He can create match ups in the…
New England vs. everyone. And New England is winning. With nearly hundreds of kids in attendance and FBS, FCS, JUCO, D2 and D3 schools represented by coaches and scouts at Springfield College, The BONE camp (Best of New England) was another big hit on Friday morning. Steve Martin is the man who has now made this a destination event for every New England college football team and even those in…
Getty Images SPRINGFIELD – The UMass staff, led by the man himself, was in Springfield on Friday morning. The BONE camp (Best Of New England) has become a must-attend for hundreds of coaching staffs and scouts around the country. Close to 1000 kids competed in front of roughly 150 schools for five hours, with life-changing offers going to some guys. We ran into Coach Brown and briefly chatted with him…
UMass announced on Friday that offensive quality control coach Matt Zanellato was elevated to wide receivers coach. Zanellato replaces Ryan Partridge who left for Cardinal Newman High School in Florida. https://twitter.com/umassfootball/status/1667244028969078785?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA Zanellato played at Penn State wide receiver for Penn State from 2011-16. Prior to his arrival in Amherst, Zanellato Wide Receiver’s Coach and Academic Coordinator at Saginaw Valley State University. Zanellato spent the 2018 season with Division II Lock Haven…