Category: Massachusetts Minutemen
Fordham Football Announces New Assistant Coaches
Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University head football coach Tom Masella announced the addition of three assistant coaches to his staff with the hiring of Malik Hall, Ed Morrissey and John Wholley. Hall will direct the defensive line and serve as the special te… more »
Delaware Assistant Coach Resigns to Take Position at Massachusetts
Dyran Peake, who served the past four seasons as a defensive assistant and special teams coach for the University of Delaware football team, has announced his resignation from the Blue Hen staff to accept the position of defensive backs coach at the Uni… more »
2009 UMass Schedule Released
Minutemen to play at Kansas State; Host six games at McGuirk Stadium
The University of Massachusetts has announced its 2009 football schedule. Under the guidance of new head coach Kevin Morris, the Minutemen will host six games at the friendly confin… more »
UMass Hires Two, Announces Staff Changes
Minutemen welcome back Steve Tirrell, welcome in Dyran Peake.
New UMass head football coach Kevin Morris announced the hiring of two coaches to his staff on Thursday. Dyran Peake joins the Minutemen as the Assistant Coach for Defensive Backs. Steve… more »
Maine’s Canary Earns CAA Football Student-Athlete Of The Year; Academic All-Conference Team Announced
Maine senior offensive lineman Ryan Canary, the 2008 CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year, headlines a list of 107 CAA Football Academic All-Conference honorees for the 2008 season.
Canary, who maintains a 3.70 grade point average as a Secondary… more »
Kevin Morris Steps right in as UMass Head Football Coach
After five-year football coach Don Brown resigned, University of Massachusetts officials organized a seven person committee, headed by athletic director John McCutcheon, to search for his successor.
The committee didn’t need to look far, as Kevin Mor… more »
Kevin Morris Named UMass Head Coach
Veteran coach has served as UMass’ Offensive Coordinator for the last five years.
In looking to continue the most successful period in UMass football history, Athletic Director John McCutcheon has announced the promotion of Kevin Morris to head footb… more »
CAA Football Growth Raises Money Issues
The Colonial Athletic Association football conference is getting too big, but league administrators still aren't sure how to handle the growth.
That seemed to be the consensus after a meeting among athletic directors from the 12 current members and t… more »
CAA Will Remain One Conference
There are still logistics to be worked out as the Colonial Athletic Association football conference prepares to expand to 14 teams, but Commissioner Tom Yeager said the league will stay together.
Splitting into two separate conferences was one option… more »
UMass’ Don Brown Off to Maryland
UMass football coach Don Brown announced his resignation yesterday to take a position as defensive coordinator at the University of Maryland.
Brown went 43-19 in five seasons with the Minutemen with two NCAA tournament appearances, reaching the 2006… more »
UMass Head Football Coach Resigns
Don Brown is off to Maryland after five years with the Minutemen, Brown will become the Terrapins defensive coordinator.
University of Massachusetts Athletic Director John McCutcheon announced on Friday morning that Don Brown is resigning his positio… more »
CAA Athletic Directors to Study 14-team Puzzle
Colonial Athletic Association athletic directors will convene in Washington next week and discuss the league's coming football expansion.
In general, the agenda is this question: Can a 14-team football conference work?
The ADs will be together for… more »
QB Guadagnoli Plays the (FCS) Waiting Game
Dan Guadagnoli's goal was to be a scholarship quarterback, and he feels that over the last year he's made himself into one.
It won't be long before Guadagnoli finds out if his dream becomes a reality, and until then, he is stuck playing the waiting g… more »
UMass Football Coach Yale-bound?
University of Massachusetts football coach Don Brown may be packing his bags for the Ivy League.
Brown is considered the front-runner for the vacant top football job at Yale after interviewing for the position, according to The New Haven Register.… more »
Front-runner for Yale job is UMass’ Brown
There has been no lack of qualified applicants for the vacant Yale football coaching job.
Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilmore, a former Bushnell Cup winner as the most valuable player in the Ivy League during his playing days at Penn, was in for an int… more »