Recruiting

UMass Recruiting: News and Notes

UMass has offered Alex Gardner, a 2014 all-purpose back from Raines High School in Florida. The news comes from Varsity Preps’ Michael Bradley, via Twitter. Gardner is 5’10, 180 pounds, and also holds offers from Troy and Western Michigan, according to Rivals. 247 Sports has more of the same and indicates that Gardner is a three-star recruit. Check out his highlights here. UMass wide receivers coach Allen Suber paid a visit to Kam Lott, a cornerback from First Coast High School in Jacksonville, according to Varsity Preps’ Chris Smith, who mentioned the news on Twitter. UMass has yet to offer [...]

UMass Recruiting: News and Notes

May 7th, 2013

by Bob McGovern.

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Tampa Catholic linebacker Tre Watson has picked up a UMass offer. The 2014 recruit mentioned the offer on Twitter. UMass wide receivers coach Allen Suber is reportedly recruiting Watson. That makes sense: Suber starred at Tampa Catholic before playing college ball at Bethune-Cookman. Watson is a two-star guy and has offers from USF and Eastern Michigan. The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that UMass offered Jeremiah Jackson, a 2014 running back from Hernando High School. Jackson is 6’0 and 215 pounds, and also plays linebacker. Jackson currently holds an offer from Purdue. The same Times article indicates that Marcus Applefield, a big offensive [...]

UMass Commits: Abrokwah, Rapoza

May 1st, 2013

by Bob McGovern.

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The UMass football team has added to its growing list of Bay State walk-ons. ESPNBoston’s Brendan Hall reported that running back Shadrach Abrokwah of St. John’s of Shrewsbury, and athlete Mike Rapoza of New Bedford High School have committed to UMass as walk-ons for the 2013 season. Abrokwah had 1,540 yards and 22 touchdowns last year. The 5’8, 200-pound athlete also played middle linebacker for the Pioneers. Check out his hudl highlights here. Rapoza was a multi-purpose athlete for New Bedford and won the Otto Graham Football Achievement Award as the area’s top senior football player. New Bedford coach Dennis Golden told South Coast [...]

UMass Recruit: Connor Buck

Apr 30th, 2013

by Bob McGovern.

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UMass has extended an offer to Connor Buck, a defensive lineman from New Canaan High School in Connecticut. The news comes from the New Canaan football team’s Twitter page, as well as NCAdviser.com. Buck, who stands at 6’3 and 240 pounds, played both defensive tackle and running back as a junior. According to hudl, Buck runs a 4.6 40-yard dash. With his size and speed, I can see Buck transitioning to either a linebacker or defensive end spot. Check out his highlights here: Follow Bob on twitter: @BobMcGovernJr