UMass moved to #17 in TSN's FCS poll.
The Minutemen ranked #19 in the FCS Coaches poll.
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Kirk Nelms was named TSN's FCS Rookie-of-the-week.
He was also the CAA's choice for Rookie-of-the-week.
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The UMass website's latest version of the UMass depth chart (.pdf) looks like the closest version to reality yet.
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Jonathan Hernandez is leading the CAA in rushing by a substantial margin:
RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G
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1. Jonathan Hernandez.. UMAS SR 2 61 318 5.2 2 22 159.0
2. Andrew Pierce....... DELA SO 3 60 348 5.8 6 44 116.0
3. Pushaun Brown....... MAIN SR 3 55 289 5.3 3 39 96.3
4. Dae'Quan Scott...... JMU SO 3 61 286 4.7 4 32 95.3
5. Jonathan Grimes..... W&M SR 3 59 235 4.0 1 21 78.3
6. Kendall Gaskins..... RICH JR 3 59 232 3.9 3 39 77.3
7. Angus Harper........ ODU FR 3 41 206 5.0 3 39 68.7
8. Garrett Turner...... RICH SR 3 44 167 3.8 1 21 55.7
9. Grant Enders........ TOWS SO 2 13 109 8.4 1 52 54.5
10.David Hayes......... DELA JR 3 25 152 6.1 0 21 50.7
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UMass is also leading the CAA in rushing defense
RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G
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1. Massachusetts....... 2 47 131 2.8 1 65.5
2. Old Dominion........ 3 117 272 2.3 5 90.7
3. Maine............... 3 111 331 3.0 7 110.3
4. Richmond............ 3 92 340 3.7 3 113.3
5. Towson.............. 2 57 229 4.0 0 114.5
6. Rhode Island........ 2 70 237 3.4 3 118.5
7. William and Mary.... 3 103 358 3.5 4 119.3
8. James Madison....... 3 100 404 4.0 6 134.7
9. Delaware............ 3 101 448 4.4 5 149.3
10.New Hampshire....... 2 77 392 5.1 2 196.0
11.Villanova........... 3 125 603 4.8 8 201.0
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The Portland Press-Herald says Maine is having success with a balanced attack. The article spends a lot of time talking about UMass.
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A Cleveland newspaper looks at the current conference realignments and considers the impact on the the MAC.
Matty V. Looks at conference realignments as they relate to UMass.
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Chancellor Holub address setbacks and financial gains at UMass.
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