No. 22 #Marshall (4-0, 2-0 Conference USA) scheduled a Nov. 7 home football game against Massachusetts, their first meeting since Marshall(then a MAC member) beat UMass 49-20 in 2001
when the Minutemen competed in the Atlantic 10 (1AA). The Herd should romp over the Minutemen who lost to Georgia Southern 49-0. UMass can be classified as a schedule filler.
A more intriguing matchup is an intrastate Virginia battle between Liberty(5-0), led by Malik Willis, visiting VT(4-2) of the ACC. VT beat Liberty in 2016
And I'd be ignorant if I forgot to mention BYU and Boise St , who were once in the MWC together for a year or two.
I like Liberty and BYU to win and give Independents more respect this season
Nov 7
BYU(8-0) demolished Boise St 51-17. Zach Wilson threw for 359 yards and two TDs and rushed for a TD.
Nov 7 afternoon
Wow what a wild ending to the Liberty game. VT called a time out with 11 seconds to go negating the block of a FG attempt and a return for a TD, then let the Flames get a first down and kick a FG. LIB 38 VT 35
Marshall destroyed UMass 51-10. Knox rushed for 118 yards and two TDs for the Herd.
Marshall destroyed UMass 51-10. Knox rushed for 118 yards and two TDs for the Herd.
Nov 16: I wonder if Sankey's SEC freeze on Freeze is still in effect.
Apparently this stopped Bama from hiring Freeze as an ASST a few years
ago. So folks may want to relax on all the chatter about HF leaving taking the South Carolina job.
Nov 17
Army was snakebit by Tulane last week, and I suspect Werts and his Georgia Southern (Sunbelt) mates will carry some venom into West Point and pull off a 19-17 win. Taggart's FAU bunch should have fun with UMass, and BYU will take care of N. Bama.
Hugh Freeze's coaching stock will soar higher with a win over NC St (ACC) behind Malik Willis: 122-180, 1645 YDS, 15 TD 98 CAR, 700 YDS, 9 TD
Nov 21
UMAss 's only score was a safety in a 24-2 loss to FAU(CUSA) . The Minutemen have scored 12 points in three games this season.
Nov 22
BYU had no problems with N.Bama, but I was was wrong on two squeakers. Army roared back to edge Ga Southern 28-27. Close call by the refs on whether GA SO got the ball spiked in time for a last gasp long FG attempt. NC ST blocked a Liberty FG attempt to survive 15-14.
Nov 26
Liberty should handle UMass easily tomorrow. I wonder if the Freeze chase has cooled down since the loss to NCST.
Nov 28, 2020
Willis train rolls on for Liberty in a 45-0 shutout of UMass. He rushed for 63 yards and a TD, and passed for 223 yards and 3 TDs
Sept 22, 2022
UMass to hold Pride Day when Liberty football visits this week. Coach Freeze will have the Flames O ignited, and they'll get past this crap: UMass to hold Pride Day when Liberty football visits. BTW, LU's field hockey team played at Northwestern in field hockey on Sept. 9, when the Wildcats set that day as their Pride Game. Do you see a trend?
