Recruiting

UMass Commits: Abrokwah, Rapoza

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

UMass Recruits: Harrell, Harrison

Apr 29th, 2013

by Bob McGovern.

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After spending the past few weeks focusing on spring practice and preparations for the Spring Game, it appears the UMass coaching staff is back out on the recruiting trail. The Minutemen paid a visit to Andrew Harrell, a 6’5, 300-pound offensive lineman from Tallahassee. The 2014 big man tweeted about the visit: According to 247 Sports, Harrell has taken a number of unofficial visits, but doesn’t yet hold any offers. Check out his highlights here: – UMass also extended an offer to Ronnie Harrison, a teammate of Harrell’s. Harrison, a 2015 recruit, mentioned the offer on Twitter. The Minutemen were the first to [...]

UMass Recruit: Ray Ray McCloud III

Apr 28th, 2013

by Bob McGovern.

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UMass has extended an offer to Ray Ray McCloud III, a 2015 running back from Sickles High School in the Tampa Bay area. McCloud mentioned the offer on Twitter: McCloud is already drawing interested from nearly every major program in the country, including Alabama, Florida State and USC, to name a few. There isn’t too much out there right now, but by the looks of things, his recruitment is about to pick up. Check out his highlights here: Follow Bob on twitter: @BobMcGovernJr