Sunday before William & Mary--August 29th, 2010

MassLive.com article by Ron Chimelis looks at the 2010 UMass offensive line. Some surprises there.

• Nick Speller RS SO 6-5 330 LT (transfer from Syracuse, new starter)
  
• Anthony Dima RS FR 6-7 271 LG (transfer from Hofstra, new starter)
  
• Greg Niland RS SR 6-5 305 (new starter and new position)
  
• Brian Ostaszewski RS JR 6-5 300 (new position)
  
• Stephane Milhim RS SO 6-4 335 (new position)
  

The line is collectively 32 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 1541 pds. That's an average of 6-5.2 and 308.2 pounds.

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The Boston Globe has a story that features UMass Captain Emil Igwenagu.

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The Worcester Telegram has a story on some of the Central Massachusetts players on this year's Minutemen Team.

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AnnArbor.com says UMass is the easiest game on the Wolverines schedule.

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ProJo.com has an article about former UMass QB Liam Coen.

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ESPN Boston has an article on Holy Name High School (mentions a number of current UMass Football players).

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Octavious Hawkins went 18-23 for 207 yards and 2TD's in Winston-Salem's opening rout of Virginia Union.

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The first 5,000 fans for the William & Mary game at McGuirk will receive a 2010 UMass football poster.

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Victor Cruz led the Giants with 4 catches 76 yards 1 TD against the Ravens Saturday night.

From the Giants game notes:"Victor Cruz had another play for the highlight shows, reaching out to catch a pass from Bomar that gained 35 yards."

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Yesterday's CAA training camp blog.

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