UMass Football adds two players

This just in from Jason Yellin, UMass Assistant AD for Media relations:

"UMass Football Welcomes BC Transfer Goodwin To Secondary

Speedy Roslindale native will start practice on Wednesday.

Aug. 22, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. - The UMass football team added a pair of new additions on Wednesday. The Minutemen welcome cornerback Reshaude Goodwin, a transfer from Boston College and freshman lineman Michael Binkoski. The speedy Goodwin has four years of eligibility remaining at UMass and will compete for playing time immediately.

"Reshaude was the fastest player on BC's roster," said head coach Don Brown. "He will give us great depth in the secondary as he will vye for playing time in the secondary. He will also play a role on special teams as a returnman."

The Roslindale, Mass. native stands 5-11, 175 pounds and played at Natick High School. He took a redshirt season in 2006 at Boston College. At UMass, he will wear No. 27.

In High School, Goodwin earned Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors as a senior at Natick High School; played wide receiver and defensive back ... was a two-time All-Bay State League selection ... led the 2005 Redmen to a perfect 13-0 record and the Eastern Mass. Division 2 Super Bowl title ... made 29 catches for 679 yards and nine touchdowns in 2005 ... totaled 53 tackles, including two sacks; made seven interceptions ... completed his career with 1,273 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns ... played for head coach Tom Lamb ... played in the 28th annual Shriners Classical (June 2006); scored his team's first touchdown on a 100-yard kickoff return ... also starred on the school's track team.

Binkoski is also an in-state product from Worcester, Mass. He played at Worcester North High School where he was a three-sport star and team captain in football, baseball and hockey. He stands 6-2, 295 pounds. Binkoski is the son of Holy Cross hockey assistant coach John Binkoski, who played at UMass, graduating in 1974. Michael was honored with the Big Y Scholarship for Excellence after a sensation career in the classroom. Binkoski will wear No. 64 for the Minutemen."


Goodwin's BC page here .