Nine days into the coach search

According to the Boston Globe, Jack Bicknell, Jr. has emerged as the leading contender for the UMass Head Coach job.

Bicknell is probably the highest profile coach mentioned in the UMass coaching search. Recruits won't know him, of course, but their coaches will.

UPDATE: UMass will interview Bicknell this weekend. Matty Vautour also reports on some other coaches not mentioned before.

UPDATE II: Matty Vautour mentions that McCutcheon has met with or spoken with a number of coaches recently. I've published links for Jack Bicknell, Jr, Mark D'Onofrio, Neal Brown, Tom Gilmore, Kevin Morris and Tom Masaella (scroll down). New to the mix are:

• Geroge Barlow, DC James Madison
• Frank Hickson, RB Coach Liberty

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Would we be interested in Iowa QB Jake Christensen? He's transferring.

Former Louisville QB Matt Simms is also available .
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Speaking of recruiting Utah, which did not have a recruiting class rated higher than #55 in the last five years, finished second in most FBS rankings.


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