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Week 8 Top Stories
Image Image Down goes Georgia! Auburn pulls off the major upset in the rivalry game, winning 38-28
Image Image This week’s game between #10 Florida and #8 Texas A&M could have a gigantic impact on the top 25
ImageImage #2 Clemson has climbed after the fall of Georgia and will now pit their undefeated record against #7 Boston College
Image Will Clemson’s Cade Klubnik be able to steal the Heisman after Ryan Puglisi’s unfortunate loss to Auburn?
Week 8 MAC Results
Ball State 34 | #24 Miami-OH 12
Ohio 22 | Kent State 24
Northern Illinois 17 | Western Michigan 23
Akron 14 | Toledo 45
Week 9 MAC Matchups
Akron (1-5, 0-2) at Central Michigan (1-5, 0-2)
#24 Miami-OH (5-1, 1-1) at Toledo (3-4, 2-1)
Buffalo (3-3, 1-1) at Northern Illinois (4-3, 1-2)
Ball State (5-1, 2-0) at Eastern Michigan (2-4, 1-1)
Bowling Green (2-4, 1-1) at Kent State (4-2, 1-1)
#25 UMass (6-0, 5-0) at Western Michigan (3-5, 1-2)
Heisman Watchlist
Image QB Ryan Puglisi, Rs Fr » 25-35, 325 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, interception, 8 carries, 74 rushing yards (L 38-28 at Auburn)
Image WR QB Cade Klubnik, Sr » 19-27, 267 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 4 carries, 65 rushing yards (W 38-31 vs Florida State)
Image QB Devin Brown, Rs Sr » 21-30, 275 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 5 carries, 42 rushing yards, touchdown (W 34-12 vs UCLA)
Image QB John Mateer, Rs Jr » No stats
Image WR Dillon Bell, Sr » 2 receptions, 20 receiving yards, touchdown, fumble (L 38-28 at Auburn)
Players of the Week
Image WR Eric Singleton Jr. (Georgia Tech): (50-48 L vs Pittsburgh) - 12 receptions, 155 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns
Image OLB Bryce Steele (Boston College): (37-14 W vs UL Monroe) - 4 tackles, 3 sacks, interception, forced fumble
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Image QB Kalieb Osborne (Toledo): (45-14 W vs Akron) - 25-35, 287 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 10 carries, 24 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns
Image DE Jalen Taylor (Akron): (45-14 L at Toledo) - 9 tackles, sack, forced fumble
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The Professor - The Coaching Career of James Xavier

Post by Captain Canada » 08 Jun 2025, 12:04

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Week 9 Preview: at Western Michigan
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Record: 3-5, 1-2 MAC
Head Coach: Lance Taylor
Offensive Scheme: Spread
Defensive Scheme: 4-2-5

Team Leaders
Passing: Broc Lowry (121-221, 1,582 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, fumble)
Rushing: Jalen Buckley (110 carries, 641 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns)
Receiving: Kaevion Mack (28 receptions, 366 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns)
Blocking: 11 sacks allowed, 21.3 PPG
Defense: Dillon Moore (55 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 8 pass deflections)

Injuries
CB Nyquainn Washington, Sr - Broken Ribs (Out)

Western Michigan Projected Starters
QB #14 Broc Lowry, Rs So | 6’1”, 210 lbs | 78 overall
HB #6 Jalen Buckley, Rs Jr | 5’11”, 210 lbs | 85 overall
WR #1 Bugs Mortimer, Sr | 5’9”, 175 lbs | 84 overall
WR #17 Malique Duidonne, Sr | 6’0”, 170 lbs | 78 overall
WR #24 Kaevion Mack, Sr | 6’2”, 200 lbs | 73 overall
TE #86 Blake Bosma, Rs Sr | 6’3”, 230 lbs | 82 overall
LT #70 Calvin Muraski, Rs Sr | 6’7”, 306 lbs | 75 overall
LG #76 Chad Schuster, Rs Jr | 6’6”, 270 lbs | 82 overall
C #79 Caden Peddie, Rs Sr | 6’3”, 270 lbs | 74 overall
RG #51 John Hofer, Rs Sr | 6’5”, 304 lbs | 76 overall
RT #55 Jack Parker, Rs Fr | 6’5”, 230 lbs | 74 overall
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DE #93 Corey Walker, Rs Sr | 6’5”, 270 lbs | 81 overall
DE #2 Popeye Williams, Jr | 6’3”, 250 lbs | 75 overall
DT #54 Mason Nelson, Rs Sr | 6’1”, 310 lbs | 79 overall
DT #11 Anterio Thomspon, Rs Jr | 6’3”, 293 lbs | 78 overall
OLB #12 Dillon Moore, Rs Jr | 6’2”, 223 lbs | 80 overall
MLB #47 Domanick Moon, Jr | 6’2”, 235 lbs | 72 overall
Rover #53 Brendan Budeselich, So | 6’3”, 215 lbs | 66 overall
CB #28 Jameson Young, Rs Fr | 6’0”, 160 lbs | 77 overall
CB #17 La’Varis Stanford, Rs Fr | 6’2”, 170 lbs | 76 overall
FS #5 Aaron Wofford, Rs Sr | 5’11”, 170 lbs | 76 overall
SS #24 Cameron Powell, Rs Fr | 5’11”, 189 lbs | 66 overall
K #37 Palmer Domschke, Sr | 5’10”, 186 lbs | 76 overall
P #25 Ryan Millmore, So | 6’3”, 200 lbs | 79 overall
KR #19 Willie Berris, Rs Jr | 5’10”, 180 lbs | 91 overall
Coach James Xavier's Offensive Gameplan

Offensive coordinator James Xavier was made unavailable for media duties for pre-game comments
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Post by Captain Canada » 08 Jun 2025, 14:26

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‣ CFB 2025 Regular Season, Week 9 - Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan
(6-0, 5-0 MAC) #25 UMass Minutemen at Western Michigan Broncos (2-3, 1-0 MAC)
MASS | 6 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 35
WMU | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28
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UMass survives near-collapse in first ranked game, slide past Broncos thanks to Hester

The now-ranked UMass Minutemen continue their march towards an unprecedented undefeated season, sliding past the Western Michigan Broncos on the road, this time by a score of 35-28. A late fourth quarter score from star running back C.J. Hester - one of his three on the day - managed to push them to the winner’s circle despite a ferocious comeback effort from Broncos quarterback Broc Lowry.

Minutemen quarterback Ahmad Haston took a backseat to the running game despite throwing for 184 passing yards and two scores; both to Jacquon Gibson. Hester took over the game after a remarkable effort last weekend. He carried the football 30 times to the tune of 190 yards on the ground and three scores. This includes two in the second quarter - one in which he ripped off a 62-yard sprint with time expiring to finish the first half.

“He plays like a superstar,” commented head coach Don Brown in a tension-filled press conference with many question denials. “He wants the respect of a top running back in the nation and every game he plays, he plays more and more like one.”

The elephant in the room was the release of an audio file during the pre-season that has gone viral of Brown speaking negatively on star offensive coordinator James Xavier. Xavier was made unavailable for comment in the pre-game presser as well as the post-game press conference. The team remains without comment on the event, with Brown dodging as many questions from the press as possible.

Xavier was absent from the sideline, this time deciding to call plays from the booth along with defensive coordinator Jared Keyte. There have been rumors swirling that Keyte, featuring an ever-improving defense for UMass, was also in the audio clip disparaging Xavier, but there rumors have remained largely unfounded.

UMass moves to 7-0 and 6-0 in the MAC conference, which has pushed them to being ranked #25 in the country in the polls. The team returns home to play their game of the season, facing off against number five ranked NC State.

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Image Jacquon Gibson, 15-yard pass from Ahmad Haston (Missed PAT) [6:08]

2nd Quarter
Image C.J. Hester, 3-yard run (Riley Moore kick) [5:18]
Image Jacquon Gibson, 14-yard pass from Ahmad Haston (Riley Moore kick) [3:37]
Image Jayquan Reid, 14-yard pass from Broc Lowry (Palmer Domschke kick) [0:10]
Image C.J. Hester, 62-yard run (Riley Moore kick) [0:00]

3rd Quarter
Image Jamal Hailey, 3-yard run (Palmer Domschke kick) [5:52]
Image Malique Dieudonne, 11-yard pass from Broc Lowry (Palmer Domschke kick) [1:41]

4th Quarter
Image Malique Dieudonne, 50-yard pass from Broc Lowry (Palmer Domschke kick) [6:17]
Image C.J. Hester, 2-yard run (2-PT conversion successful) [2:30]

Player Stats
Image QB Ahmad Haston: 17-25, 184 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, 6 carries, 37 rushing yards
Image QB Broc Lowry: 16-30, 221 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 7 carries, 19 rushing yards

Image HB C.J. Hester: 30 carries, 190 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns
Image HB Jalen Buckley: 16 carries, 56 rushing yards, 4 receptions, 53 receiving yards

Image WR Jacquon Gibson: 6 receptions, 120 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
Image WR T.Y. Harding: 4 receptions, 38 receiving yards
Image TE Noah Staples: 3 receptions, 24 receiving yards
Image TE Blake Bosma: 3 receptions, 30 receiving yards
Image WR Malique Dieudonne: 3 receptions, 79 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns

Image DE Louce Julien: 5 tackles, tackle for loss, 0.5 sack
Image OLB Derrieon Craig: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, 1.5 sacks
Image CB Keith Sarkodieh: 6 tackles
Image CB Jameson Young: 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception
Image CB La’Varis Stanford: 10 tackles, tackle for loss
Image DE Popeye Williams: 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack
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The Professor - The Coaching Career of James Xavier

Post by redsox907 » 08 Jun 2025, 14:41

#FreeProfX

coach brown needs to stop ducking the smoke. Brown vs Xavier in the locker room, winner is the new coach lol

drama aside, nice win. consistent running game is huge especially when the cpu defense becomes the Legion of Boom randomly
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Western Michigan almost had you in that one
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Recruitment troubles continue as Keke "Money" Gee opts for Syracuse

AMHERST, MA -- The rumored "Cold War" that is happening on the UMass coaching staff is starting to have lasting effects on the recruiting trail.

The Minutemen, despite now being a nationally-ranked team, have suffered numerous losses on the recruiting trail. Some recruits have cited unease in the coaching staff as the reason to seek greener pastures. The dissolution of a once-promising recruitment board has sailed away, starting with the number one offensive guard in the nation, Lamarcus Prall, opting to leave home for Syracuse.

Now, another four-star recruit the Minutemen were gambling on going heavy for has decided to join Prall and play for the Orange next year. Wide receiver Keke "Money" Gee out of Needham, Massachusetts as announced that he is closing his recruitment and verbally committed to Syracuse. Stability in the coaching staff was a priority as well as the ability to play in his first year. Gee, a 5-foot-8 speedster who has gotten comparisons to former college superstar, West Virginia's Tavon Austin, was disappointed in the turmoil at Amherst.

"I rocked with Coach Xavier, he talked to me like a real man and didn't promise me anything he wasn't going to be able to back up once I got on campus," Gee said in an Instagram Live he opened up shortly after his commitment went live. "But, it don't feel like he's going to be there long, and I wasn't rocking with Coach Brown like I was Coach X."

Joining Gee and Prall is moving away from the hype train that is UMass is four-star offensive guard Steven Sweat, also out of Massachusetts, also opting to join Syracuse.

It hasn't all been fire and brimstone, as the Minutemen have gotten the commitment of three-star wide receiver Taylor Bohannon out of Camden, New Jersey. At 6-foot-1 and 183 pounds, Bohannon brings speed and excellent football IQ to a squad that has made intelligence and being in the right place at the right time an integral feature for recruits.

The team remains in on quarterbacks Zach Hoffman and Keke Iwuchukwu, four-star tight end J.J. Cheek, and edge rusher Jaden Jefferson.

Commitments
#116 WR Tanner Sanders | 6’3”, 209 lbs | Bronx, NY | 3-star | Committed to Massachusetts
#173 WR Taylor Bohannon | 6’1”, 182 lbs | Camden, NJ | 3-star | Committed to Massachusetts

2025 UMass Recruiting Board
#172 QB Zack Hoffman | 6’4”, 210 lbs | Paramus, NJ | 3-star | UConn, Old Dominion, Buffalo, James Madison, UMass
#236 QB Keke Iwuchukwu | 6’0”, 202 lbs | Lynchburg, VA | 2-star | North Carolina, Auburn, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest
#73 HB Baraka Long | 6’0”, 193 lbs | Camden, NJ | 3-star | Army, UConn, UMass, James Madison, Buffalo
#127 ATH Zhaire McCracken | 5’11”, 196 lbs | Elizabeth, NJ | 3-star | Rutgers, Temple, Penn State, Kent State, James Madison
#197 HB Javier Darnold | 5’10”, 199 lbs | Brooklyn, NY | 2-star | Army, Akron, UConn, UMass, James Madison
#23 TE J.J. Cheek | 6’2”, 234 lbs | Hillside, NJ | 4-star | UConn, UMass, James Madison, Western Kentucky, Temple
#34 TE Emmett Stephen | 6’5”, 228 lbs | Red Bank, NJ | 3-star | Army, UConn, UMass, James Madison, Ohio
#91 OT Gideon Odeyingbo | 6’4”, 319 lbs | Philadelphia, PA | 2-star | UCLA, San Diego St, Wisconsin, Northwestern, USF
#134 OT Chad Westbrook | 6’5”, 312 lbs | Hamden, CT | 2-star | UConn, Buffalo, Northwestern, Boston College, Akron
#67 OG Nate Matlock | 6’3”, 296 lbs | Trenton, NJ | 3-star | Army, UConn, UMass, James Madison, Ohio
#59 C Brian Quick | 6’2”, 297 lbs | Sparta, NJ | 3-star | Army, UConn, UMass, James Madison, Ohio
#19 DE Dave Yates | 6’2”, 247 lbs | Irvington, NJ | 3-star | Army, UConn, UMass, James Madison, Ohio
#109 DE Connor Leverett | 6’2”, 246 lbs | Brooklyn, NY | 3-star (JUCO) | Army, UConn, UMass, James Madison, Ohio
#102 DT Alec Brooks | 6’0”, 300 lbs | Bronx, NY | 2-star | Army, Akron, UConn, UMass, James Madison
#57 OLB James Wakefield | 6’1”, 224 lbs | Melrose, MA | 3-star | Eastern Michigan, UMass, Kent State, Arkansas State, Central Michigan
#28 OLB Brooks Rimpf | 6’3”, 223 lbs | Ashburnham, MA | 3-star | Eastern Michigan, UMass, Kent State, Arkansas State, Central Michigan
#61 OLB Jaden Jefferson | 6’2”, 235 lbs | Pittsburgh, PA | 3-star | Kent State, Penn State, Temple, James Madison, Eastern Michigan
#24 MLB Marquee Iverson | 6’3”, 243 lbs | Deerfield Beach, FL | 3-star | Alabama, Georgia, Miami, Bowling Green, Georgia Southern
#87 MLB Cameron Sullivan | 5’11”, 221 lbs | Severna Park, MD | 2-star | North Carolina, James Madison, Virginia, Buffalo, New Mexico
#50 FS Craig Goodin | 5’11”, 218 lbs | Wallingford, CT | 3-star (JUCO) | UConn, Buffalo, Western Kentucky, Army, Temple

Committed Elsewhere
#12 OLB Kevin Winton | 6’1”, 218 lbs | Gardena, CA | 3-star | Committed to USC
#12 DT Trayvion Connor | 6’1”, 284 lbs | Roanoke, VA | 4-star | Committed to NC State
#1 OG Lamarcus Prall | 6’2”, 318 lbs | Boston, MA | 4-star | Committed to Syracuse
#127 TE Dave Gatson | 6’5”, 230 lbs | Willington, CT | 2-star | Committed to UConn
#79 OT Nick Boyce | 6’6”, 303 lbs | Edison, NJ | 3-star | Committed to Buffalo
#18 WR Keke Gee | 5’8”, 188 lbs | Needham, MA | 4-star | Committed to Syracuse
#8 OG Steven Sweat | 6’4”, 313 lbs | Malden, MA | 4-star | Committed to Syracuse
#76 MLB Levone Pleasants | 6’2”, 215 lbs | Ramsey, NJ | 3-star | Committed to Rutgers
#77 DE Sateki Street | 6’5”, 275 lbs | Brooklyn, NY | 3-star | Committed to Army
#34 WR Ryan O’Doyle | 5’11”, 172 lbs | West Hartford, CT | 4-star | Committed to Penn State
#24 OG Sam Toone | 6’1”, 324 lbs | Peabody, MA | 3-star | Committed to UConn
#179 CB Dominique Amerson | 5’9”, 194 lbs | Roswell, GA | 2-star | Committed to Georgia Tech
#202 CB Antwaun Montague | 6’1”, 195 lbs | Columbus, OH | 2-star (JUCO) | Committed to Cincinnati
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Post by Captain Canada » 10 Jun 2025, 09:59

redsox907 wrote: ↑
08 Jun 2025, 14:41
 #FreeProfX

coach brown needs to stop ducking the smoke. Brown vs Xavier in the locker room, winner is the new coach lol

drama aside, nice win. consistent running game is huge especially when the cpu defense becomes the Legion of Boom randomly
Feels good to finally get ranked and keep on winning. Got a big test next weekend.
djp73 wrote: ↑
08 Jun 2025, 20:39
#runthedangball
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10 Jun 2025, 04:48
 Western Michigan almost had you in that one
Second half had me clutching at my pearls, that's for sure.
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Post by supahotfire » 10 Jun 2025, 11:01

doesnt look like ur #1 on any of these dudes lists
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Post by Captain Canada » 10 Jun 2025, 11:49

Google[Bot] wrote: ↑
10 Jun 2025, 11:01
 doesnt look like ur #1 on any of these dudes lists
They aren't being updated since I'm trying to get through a few more seasons before CFB 26 drops. The story thickens.
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