Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Tuesday News ------ 06/23/09

A pair of links courtesy of the always interesting Draft Daddy.

The University of Miami has learned the perils of over-using recruiting sites and the necessity of viewing game tapes-----not just the highlight reel.

Josh Buchanan ranks this year's WR prospects for the NFL draft and Jeremy Horne is #11.

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UMass Athletics now has a Twitter page.

More info here.

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Jennifer Broder, the Head athletic trainer for UMass football has won the 2009 Athletic Trainer Service Award.

Coach Morris mentioned the award during last evening's Friends of Football golf outing and supper.

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The Richmond Times-Dispatch looks at Richmond, William and Mary and James Madison's chances against BCS/I-A completion this year.

Richmond's coach Mike London looks at recruiting at the FCS/I-AA level.

NFL's Total Access has an article on former UMass star Brandon London and his father.

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I'll be back tomorrow with some news from the Friends of Football meeting.