Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Wednesday--June 8th, 2016


UMass-Florida will be available nationally via SEC network.

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Football schedules.com has a helmet schedule for all the Independents including UMass.

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A Syracuse blog previews UMass' common opponent Boston College.

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The Naval Academy profiles Chet Gladchuck who won the John L. Toner Award. Gladchuck is a former UMass Assistant Athletic director and holds a Master's Degree from UMass.

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GatorSports.com says Mississippi State could face a "trap game" against UMass on September 24th. It's likely not gonna happen, but a win against a SEC team would balm for the battered egos of Minutemen fans.

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UMass fans will also be able to see Louisiana Tech vs Arkansas on the SEC network on September 3rd. Athlon predicts the Bulldogs to go 7-5 and finish 2nd in the C-USA West. Louisiana Tech finished 19th in the nation in scoring (35.5 points/game) and 21st in total yardage (482.8 yards/game) in 2016. The Bulldogs have had eight or more wins in four of their last five seasons.

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Tajae Sharpe changes his Titans number from 87 to #19.

Mark Humphrey, AP image
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