We were over in Amherst Saturday at UMass’ first padded practice of the spring, and we were far from the only visitors on hand to watch the Minutemen. UMass had a pretty significant presence of prospects, from class of 2027 to class of 2024. Most of the ones we saw on hand were from New England programs, but there were some from other states mixed in. We are going to…
AMHERST- A year ago at this time we were talking about the quarterback competition at UMass. Fast forward to a year later and we’re still talking about a quarterback competition except this time, there are some new faces in the quarterback room. Transfers Taisun Phommachanh (Georgia Tech) and Carlos Davis (Western Carolina) along with true freshmen Ahmad Haston join Brady Olson in a battle to determine who will take first…
Image courtesy of @UMassFootball By Sydney Ciano NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – The Massachusetts football team held its annual Pro Day on Thursday with wide receiver Cameron Sullivan-Brown, defensive lineman Marcus Cushnie, running back Ellis Merriweather, linebacker Jalen Mackie, punter George Georgopoulos, and long-snapper Evan Deckers showing off their skills to the the scouts on hand. Mackie and Merriweather expressed how most of the players hoped for a stronger performance, but were…
FOXBOROUGH – It’s almost time UMass fans. Year two for the return of Don Brown and a higher bar for the program is what the Minutemen are looking at when taking the field for the first day of spring practice in three weeks. That “high bar” may only be three-ish wins for now (it’s going to be a slow build, start preparing yourselves again now), but there clearly needs to…
FOXBOROUGH – With spring ball rapidly approaching and the sling off, Don Brown was putting his passion for football on display Friday night. Brown was one of many presenters over the two-day MHSFCA New England Football Coaches Clinic at Gillette Stadium. Brian Belichick kicked things off with a presentation about defensive run force, fits and gaps around 4 P.M. at the event hosted by the Patriots, specifically Fred Kirsch, Gary…
On Tuesday afternoon, UMass lost one of its best recruiters and overall people on the coaching staff when Jeff Moore put out a social media post saying he was taking up a “new adventure.” Shortly thereafter, Tabor Academy announced that Moore would be the school’s new head coach in an official statement on the school website. Moore had been Don Brown’s tight end’s coach and recruiting coordinator, particularly in Massachusetts,…
Image courtesy of @UMassFootball Everyone loves schedule day. Whether it’s the NFL or college, any time you get that slate of games there are few things more fun than going through it and circling the wins and losses in what is a way-too-early tradition for everyone. On Thursday afternoon, the crazy fans from the Zoo got to have their day as the Minutemen released the 2023 schedule. Here’s a quick…
UMass was active in the transfer portal last off-season and this off-season has been no different. Just yesterday alone, the Minutemen announced four portal commitments. Don Brown and his staff have been active throughout the months of December and January fortifying a roster that needs upgrades at several areas. The defense was the focal point in the portal last off-season. The offense has been the focus thus far this off-season…
UMass may have finally found the right quarterback to run offensive coordinator Steve Casula’s offense. Former Clemson and Georgia Tech quarterback Taisun Phommachanh has committed to the Minutemen. https://twitter.com/tphommachanh_7/status/1615153812846825472?s=46&t=bKH0Fa7-KGJ-1Hi7LlI0Nw The former four star recruit and Clemson commit was a redshirt sophomore at Georgia Tech last season. Phommachanh played sparingly completing 2 of 5 passes for 13 yards with an interception. He rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns on 15…
UMass continues to hit the transfer portal hard, and the Minutemen found their first running back of the cycle. Jackson Paradis, a New Hampshire native, made the switch from Buffalo to UMass, as he announced today over Twitter. Paradis originally signed with Buffalo last year coming out of the Tilton School. Paradis was one of the top players in the NEPSAC, as he was named the 2021 New Hampshire Gatorade…