Shane Huber

UMass Recruiting: News and Notes

As Signing Day draws near, there is no shortage of recruiting news. UMass is no longer pursuing Brandon Peoples, a running back from from Warminster, Pa. who verbally committed last month, according to a source with knowledge of the recruiting process. Peoples had originally committed to Temple and then decommitted shortly after Steve Addazio left the school for Boston College. With Peoples no longer in the picture, UMass has one scholarship running back committed in the 2013 class - Daquan Mack. It sounds like Charley Molnar and Roderick Plummer paid Mack a visit: Speaking of commits, the Maroon Musket has learned that several athletes who [...]

UMass Re-Commit: Shane Huber

Jan 11th, 2013

by Bob McGovern.

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Shane Huber, a linebacker from New Jersey who committed to UMass and then decommitted, has once again committed. Huber stated his intentions on Twitter: In response to a Tweet from MassLive’s Harry Plumer, Huber indicated that he is 110 percent committed: The 6’2, 228-pound athlete spoke to the Maroon Musket and indicated that he had some time to think things over after decommitting. Back when he decommitted, Huber told NJ.com that the perceived instability of the UMass program caused him to re-open his recruitment. This came on the heels of critical articles about the program in both the Boston Globe and the New York Times. [...]

Subbaswamy Submarining UMass Football

Jan 2nd, 2013

by Marc Bertrand.

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In the wake of overly critical articles in two major newspapers, the news surrounding the UMass Football program has been less than positive in recent days. New Jersey Linebacker Shane Huber has decommitted from UMass. In an interview with NJ.com, Huber said “One of the things that have been a little troublesome to me is the lack of support the school had moving to FBS football.” Our own Bob McGovern reports that Huber is not the program’s only recruit to voice his concerns on the matter. Many UMass fans were already upset with the recent coverage of the team, and [...]

Times Article Affecting Recruiting Efforts

Jan 2nd, 2013

by Bob McGovern.

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A New York Times article chronicling the struggles of the University of Massachusetts’ football program has already had a negative affect on the program’s recruiting efforts, according to several sources with direct knowledge of the situation. The article, entitled “Big Dream, Rude Awakening,” is being used by other programs to dissuade student athletes from committing to UMass. It is unclear what schools are referencing the article, but one source indicated that certain “Northeast programs are specifically using it” now that UMass has “made significant improvements in recruiting.” Shane Huber, a linebacker that recently decommitted from UMass, cited the program’s “lack of stability” [...]