UMass legend Liam Coen gets his shot with the Jags

January 26, 2025

Liam Coen was named the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday. It was the end of a bizarre two day saga for Coen. Coen originally turned the job down and decided to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as offensive coordinator but after the Jaguars fired former general manager Trent Baalke, Coen decided to revisit the opening and he got hired as the new Jaguars head coach. ……

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UMass football opening will be a tough sell for Bamford and the powers that be

November 19, 2024

Courtesy of UMass Athletics UMass Athletic Director Ryan Bamford announced in a statement on Monday that Don Brown was relieved of his duties. The announcement comes with two games left in the regular season. The Minutemen are at Georgia this week and close out the season at home against Connecticut. Bamford praised Brown for his contributions to the program. “I am extremely grateful to Coach Brown for returning to UMass……

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UMass Four Down Preview: No. 21 Missouri Tigers (4-1) @ UMass Minutemen (1-5)

October 12, 2024

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (1-5) welcome their first ever ranked power five opponent this Saturday afternoon when the No. 21 Missouri Tigers (4-1) travel to Amherst. In what should be a near sold out game on a national broadcast, McGuirk Alumni Stadium will be quite the sight on what’s shaping up to be a perfect fall day. 1st Down: The Minutemen dropped another……

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UMass four down preview: UMass Minutemen (1-6) @ No. 6 Penn State (5-0)

October 14, 2023

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent Odds: Penn State -41.5, O/U 54.5 Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen travel to Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon for a match-up against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. The Minutemen are a week away from a much needed weekend off, whereas the Nittany Lions await a heavyweight bout in Columbus against Ohio State. Both teams have different motives for this……

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