Portal- 2026 Season

[ZooMass84]

Hear you jsf. I'll be conservative with 4, but bowling is not out of the question barring injuries as bad as last year.

I'll take a win vs Sacred Heart................not being a troll. They went 8-4 last year and beat LIU who beat Eastern Michigan. Just hope the "template" doesn't continue: play at P4 (Rutgers); half the team gets hurt; come oh so close to beating 1AA teams games #2 & #3. rinse repeat

[UMass1991]

The UConn DL who transferred in didn't play this year as a freshman, but was rated an 89 out of HS by 247 with offers from BC, Pitt and VA Tech among others.

Finally size on the D

[ZooMass84]

Watched the game last night; Coach Cignetti reminded me of Whipple. Capable, intelligent, leader. Indiana was a perennial Big 10 doormat until Cignetti took over.

[inthescoop]

The UConn DL who transferred in didn't play this year as a freshman, but was rated an 89 out of HS by 247 with offers from BC, Pitt and VA Tech among others.

Yep, took visits to WVU, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, and UConn and chose UConn. Was ranked the 52nd best DL out of high school by 247. Don't care if he didn't play last year, the talent is there. Nice one!

[Jack]

Nice addition to the DL. Need to dramatically improve interior defense against the run and pass rush. According to my notes we've added the following payers to our DL:

Kamarion Thomas
Zakar Morris
Zachary Betts
William DePaepe
Andrew DePaepe
Juston Krueger
Aubrey Melvin

[gregstrong]

I made a chart because I wanted to see where we stacked up against the rest of the conference in the portal so far. Obviously we need a serious talent infusion so it’s nice to see we have the most transfers to this point. Hopefully the staff can keep up the momentum.

[Steve81]

Thanks gregstrong for doing the table. Nice work.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Thank you, Greg!

[kdogg8173]

https://nypost.com/2026/01/21/sports/mi ... r-scandal/

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Yikes.

[TheInsider]

Umm.. I think thats a guy that has a pretty high opinion of himself and needs to justify why he didn't play. Didn't exactly end here on good graces either

[UMass1991]

Another portal. Like this one

https://x.com/umassfootball/status/2014 ... YWZI6001IA

[inthescoop]

^Started his career at Tennessee, didn't do much. Went to Cal, didn't do much. Then, went to Marshall, and also didn't do much. But was ranked the #16 RB out of high school. Low risk, high reward. Hoping UMass is the place for him!

And great chart Greg, ty!

[Floyd]

Who do we have in the running back group as of now?

[ZooMass84]

I made a chart because I wanted to see where we stacked up against the rest of the conference in the portal so far. Obviously we need a serious talent infusion so it’s nice to see we have the most transfers to this point. Hopefully the staff can keep up the momentum.

awesome table!!!! we have the most