March, 2012:

2013 Recruit: Jarred Alwan

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According to Rivals, UMass has extended an offer to Jarred Alwan, a New Jersey linebacker that has been getting a decent amount of interest from FBS schools. Rivals also has Alwan with offers from Boston College, Penn State and Temple. Scout has a more extensive list on interested teams, but is not as up to date as Rivals with Alwan’s offers. After watching some of Alwan’s recruiting video, it seems this kid has a good amount fo field sense and some speed. Also, check out his interception about twenty seconds into the video – I like that anticipation. He looks [...]

2013 Recruiting Update: The Griffin Brothers

Mar 25th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Griffin brothers have received a verbal offer from Ball State. The Griffins, who UMass made an offer to awhile back, have seen their stock rise recently and are both visiting Florida International next week. The defensive back tandem are spending this weekend on Team Tampa, which went 3-0-1 yesterday. Big County Preps told the Maroon Musket that they had a good afternoon for the 7-on-7 squad. Here is John Cotey’s tweet about the offers: https://twitter.com/#!/JohnnyHometeam/status/183551613175209984

2013 Recruiting Update: Shakir Soto

Mar 24th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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Steve Bennett, a sportswriter with the Citizens Voice, e-mailed the Maroon Musket about two new offers for Shakir Soto. Soto, a defensive end from Wilkes Barre, Pa., picked up offers from Bowling Green and Pitt over the past few days. He now has offers from: UMass, Pitt, Bowling Green, Temple, Boston College and Kent State. Bennett also tweeted about Soto’s offers: Soto now has 6 offers: Boston College, Temple, UMass, Kent State, Bowling Green and Pitt. — Steve Bennett (@CVSteveBennett) March 24, 2012 When I put together my 2013 Recruit Wish List, this kid will be close to the top.

2013 Recruiting: More Interest for UMass Recruits

Mar 24th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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Maurice Hurst, Jr., a Xaverian recruit we have mentioned a number of times before, now has 12 offers. Future UMass foe Vanderbilt is the most recent school to offer. Hurst, who tweeted about the offer, later added that 10 Vanderbilt fans started following him on Twitter after finding out about the news. Here is his tweet: Just got offered by Vanderbilt! #BigTime #SEC — Maurice Hurst Jr? (@MRH_11) March 22, 2012 – Jack McDonald, a Boston College High School offensive lineman, tweeted that UConn has made an offer. We have talked about McDonald and his UMass offer before. Here is [...]