May, 2012:

UMass Recruiting: Coney, Wiafe, Henry

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A.J. Coney, a cornerback from Oveido, Fl., has picked up a UMass offer. The news comes from, you guessed it, Rivals’ Chris Nee on Twitter: Oviedo (Fla.) CB A.J. Coney reports an offer from #UMass rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/… — Chris Nee (@CNee247) May 31, 2012 Coney’s Rivals profile indicates that UMass is the first team to offer. It sounds like Coney is an all-around good kid. According to his NCSA profile, Coney is an honors student who was team captain as a junior. His beRecruited profile indicates that he can play a variety of positions. Check out his highlights here. – Scout’s [...]

UMass Recruiting: Guerad, Chatmon

May 30th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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UMass continues to hit the Tampa Bay area on the recruiting trail. The Minutemen have extended an offer to Antonio Guerad, a defensive lineman from Tampa Bay Tech. The news comes via a tip from one of our readers, which was confirmed by the Tampa Bay Times. According to Rivals, the 6’4, 230 pound Guerad also has offers from Kentucky, Cincinnati, among others. The site also has him as a two-star recruit. Last year Guerad had 32 tackles and two sacks, according to the Times. Check out the big man’s highlights here. – xofan.com is reporting that UMass has shown interest in [...]

Two Notre Dame Athletes Heading to UMass

May 29th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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The Maroon Musket has learned that UMass has added a pair of fifth-year eligible players from Notre Dame. Deion Walker, a wide receiver, and Hafis Williams, a nose tackle, will play for the Minutemen next year, according to a source that could not comment further since the school has not released an official statement yet. Both players should be able to play immediately. Williams and Walker saw limited time for the Irish last year, but both were highly touted recruits coming out of high school. Williams was a three-star tackle ranked 35th in the nation at his position, according to [...]

UMass Recruiting: Taylor, Mitchell

May 29th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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UMass has offered to a New Jersey athlete with a respectable array of Northeast offers. According to Matt Hladik, a sports reporter from the Tri-State area, the Minutemen are going after T.J. Taylor, a safety/wide receiver from Monmouth Junction, N.J. Hladik broke the news on Twitter: Monmouth Junction (NJ) South Brunswick ATH T.J. Taylor picked up an offer from #UMASS this morning — Matt Hladik (@MattHladik919) May 29, 2012 Taylor, a two-star athlete, has offers from Pitt, Temple, Rutgers and Syracuse, according to Scout. Rivals has a more substantial list with a few FCS schools in the mix. According to message [...]