Portal- 2026 Season

[inthescoop]

PLEASE get this man an offensive line!

100% build an offense around Pop and absolutely start in the trenches

Look at Indiana's #1 WR this year, he was a FCS player at St. Francis PA. There is talent out there to develop

Speaking of Indiana, it looks like we got 2 brothers from U of Indiana to commit to UMass - the DePaepe brothers, Andrew transferred to Indiana from Michigan State originally

Brothers or cousins? One is from Iowa and the other from Illinois

Brothers

[GOODY]

Is the rumor regarding The Two Brothers from Indiana true??

[TheInsider]

Not a rumor.. they committed.. no idea if they are any good or not but DL is always a need.

[Steve81]

247Sports missed 8 of our transfers, but lists them and looks like they are our highest recruits surpassing 2013 Lorenzo Woodley.

Andrew DePaepe 6-5 / 261 0.9384 (HS) Edge Indiana

William DePaepe 6-6 / 260 0.8622 (HS) Edge Indiana

William Watson III 5-11 / 201 0.8714 (HS) QB Virginia Tech

[Worcester_To_Amherst]

Feels like that NIL $$$ Bamford has been talking about for the past year is starting to show up.

[GOODY]

Not a rumor.. they committed.. no idea if they are any good or not but DL is always a need.

It gives us more hope !

[69MG]

Brothers. Here's Andrew's Bio from Indiana:

Prep/Personal
Defensive lineman for head coach Rusty VanWetzinga at Pleasant Valley High School … Consensus four-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3 … Tabbed a top-130 prospect nationally per 247Sports (No. 124) and On3 (No. 128) … Ranked among the top 215 recruits in the nation by ESPN (No. 215) and Rivals (No. 181) … Listed as a top-20 edge rusher nationally by 247Sports (No. 17), Rivals (No. 14) and On3 (No. 14) … Consensus top-5 recruit in the state of Iowa by ESPN (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 2), Rivals (No. 4) and On3 (No. 2) … Named a third-team all-state by the Iowa Prep Sportswriters as a junior … Posted 14.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a junior … Also lettered in basketball … Son of Tenya Losching and Steve DePaepe … Brother, William, is a defensive end for Indiana.

I'll take reserves from a national championship team over most of what we had last year.

[69MG]

Wonder if he does sign, Griffin and Bass follow him

I must have missed something. Can you fill me in on Griffin and Bass?

[kdogg8173]

It looks like the lineman from CSU started last year at center and can play multiple positions. Really good pick up.

[LS71]

Wonder if he does sign, Griffin and Bass follow him

I must have missed something. Can you fill me in on Griffin and Bass?

https://x.com/alleneddyisking/status/20 ... 09787?s=46

Both are in the portal; Jayden out of UConn and Joe out of Wisconsin.

[69MG]

^ Thanks, I'll take both of them.

[inthescoop]

^ Thanks, I'll take both of them.

I concur. If this program turns around, they will definitely be seen for it. Low risk, high reward

[Jack]

It's great to have Pop Watson committed and obviously the DePaepe Bros from IU on the DL and I'm psyched to see Aitor Urianabarrenechea committed a 6'5 320Lb Center from Colorado State w/FBS experience. Seems like UMass is actually beginning to look like an FBS football program - the addition of Thor and a business plan to achieve objectives. Let's go 2026 !

[UMass1991]

Another portal but not loving it. Small LB:

https://x.com/umassfootball/status/2010 ... YWZI6001IA

[UMass1991]

This would be a great get:

https://x.com/denniousj/status/20107956 ... YWZI6001IA