John Connelly of the Boston Herald has a nice article here about New England players hopes for the NFL draft. It’s worth a read.
Entries from April 2006
April 28, 2006
Former UMass LB Jeremy Cain plays in Europe
Former UMass LB Jeremy Cain has been allocated by the Chicago Bears to play in Europe. He is writing a weekly column on the Bears website. It’s worth your time.
Cain was a four-year letter winner for UMass (2000-2003) and team captain his senior year. Cain was All-American and All A10 while at UMass. His UMass [...]
April 27, 2006
2006 Opponent Navy accepts Commander-in-Chief Trophy
The Navy football team visited the White House to accept the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for the third year in a row.
The U.S. Navy article is here. DOD has an article here. President Bush’s remarks are here.
Navy won the trophy by defeating Army and Air Force . Navy also blew out Poinsettia Bowl opponent [...]
April 26, 2006
Changes in I-AA coming soon
Matt Dougherty of The Sports Network has a long article on the NCAA meeting scheduled for this Thursday. It’s worth a read.
The NCAA committee has a lot on its plate. Likely are several changes to the I-AA division intended to make it a more attractive place.
The committee is considering:
Changing the nomenclature of Div I football [...]
April 25, 2006
UMass Coaching tree expands
UMass Defensive Tackle (2002-2003) Malik Hall has joined former UMass Defensive Coordinator and current Fordham Head Coach, Tom Masalla at Fordham as an assistant coach. The Fordham article is here.
Hall is the 4th UMass guy coaching at Fordham. Also with the Rams are ex-UMass assistant coach Frank Forucci and recent UMass coach and player [...]
April 24, 2006
Blogger has been down for two days.
Faithful readers should be aware that Blogger has been down for the better part of two days.
No publishing has been possible. If you have been trying to leave comments or send me an e-mail, try again.
Note: Blogger will be down again today from 4:00 PDT to 4:45 PDT for more maintenance.
April 24, 2006
More on James and Cobbs and the NFL Draft
Chris Kennedy of the Springfield Republican writes on UMass seniors Shannon James and R.J. Cobbs in this article.The NFL has a very good draft site here. It’s worth a visit.
April 20, 2006
Another UConn transfer considers UMass
Former UConn player John Baranowsky 6-3, 290 DT will decide today between UMass and JMU.
The Daily News Article by Mike Barber is here .
Baranowsky was suspended from UConn on 11/08/2005.
Hope you choose the Minutemen, John!
April 19, 2006
2006 Opponent Stoney Brook Moving UP
On 09/23/06 UMass and Stoney Brook will meet for the first time in football. This Blog thinks it won’t be the last.
Stoney Book is leaving the restricted scholarship NEC league and has announced that it will play as an independent in 2007 and will work towards the full I-AA scholarship level of 63.
The Seawolves will [...]
April 17, 2006
Shannon James & R.J. Cobbs and the NFL
This article by Matt Dougherty for The Sports Network discusses I-AA NFL prospects. Scroll all the way to the end for Defensive Backs. Shannon James and R.J. Cobbs are listed.
Remember to check Frank Cooney’s NFL DraftScout site for more UMass-NFL info. I have a permanent link to Cooney’s site on my “other site of interest” [...]
