New Era -|Tyler Koch|- (NCAA 13)

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Spring Practice starts with Koch releasing cut players list

• Matthew Quinn (QB) - JR - (Will transfer)
• Brandon Hill (QB) - JR
• Mike Wegzyn (QB) - SO
• Jamal Wilson (HB) - SO
• Matthew Carini (FB) - JR
• John McGrath (TE) - SO
• Brandon Howard (TE) - JR
• Trey Seals (DE) - SO
• Stanley Andre (MLB) - JR
• Iric Harris (CB) - SO
• Quayshun Smith (CB) -JR

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Will be posting the media guide tonight for the 2013 season.

Unlikely any games will get played though.

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Ohio to replace Penn State

Jim Delaney has finalized the revocation of membership status from the Penn State Nittany Lions who find themselves suffering from major sanctions following allegations and Sandusky's trial. Following millions in damages and sizable football regulations, the Nittany Lions will ultimately be completely excluded from B1G.

The Big Ten has finalized the termination notice and Penn State will enter the 2013 season unranked and a FBS independent. There were rumors connecting the program to the MAC, Conference USA, Big East and the ACC but ultimately nothing had surfaced in time for scheduling to be completed and they will spend the season, which will be year one of heavy sanctions as an independent.

Replacing them is the Ohio Bobcats whom following another 10+ season that ultimately ended on a sour note, they would be elated to find letters from the office of Jim Delaney expressing interest and extending an invitation to the Big Ten. "This works out beautifully for us, this allows Ohio State to have another instate rival while further solidfying the Big Ten's stance on holding the elite talent in the Midwest" Spoke Jim Delaney.

"This is an outstanding position for our team to be in, there will be some bumps but I feel as a whole we are ready for this move. The Bobcats will be competing for the Big Ten championship at some point in the near future, I've watched this team grow, we are going to keep growing, I have nothing but the highest regard for this program" Spoke Head Coach Frank Solich.

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SEC terminates Kentucky and Vanderbilt

One program rising, one on a steep fall, both out of their home element. The Kentucky Wildcats and the Vanderbilt Commodores find themselves in new conferences for the upcoming 2013 season. The Kentucky Wildcats had talks with several conferences, but nothing could solidify and they ended up signing a two year contract with the Mid American conference, a massive fall for a program that had been playing in the best conference in college football.

The Wildcats had talks with the Big Ten to replace Penn State, but Ohio had already agreed to join the Big Ten and with no formal invitation on the table, the Wildcats had to look elsewhere, the Big East which expanded to twelve teams despite losing two more were happy with where they were at effectively closing the door on any hopes that Louisville and Kentucky would be united under a singular conference banner. They than turned to the Big 12 as a Northern option to bring their total closer to twelve, but discussions weren't productive enough with licensing and media deals being at the forefront and with the MAC seeking to replace Ohio, they had a lax offer that allowed Kentucky freedom and a short enough commitment that they could get a chance to get back on their feet and get promoted back to the BCS on a winning program.

The Commodores on the flip side had been on the ride with many praising James Franklin and his job he managed to do in Nashville. The Commodores who have drifted near the lower middle in the SEC for years were finally given the boot, with the only clear option for regional ties to hold intact being the Sunbelt, the Commodores shifted their gaze elsewhere and inked a deal with the reborn Patriot League. The Patriot League which is rising the wake of the collapse of the Western Athletic Conference embraced the squad with open arms to bolster participation and keep the gap in amount of teams between other schools at a minimum. The Commodores should compete for the conference championship from year one with a fairly weak set of teams in the conference, notably the service academies.

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LOL. Kentucky in the MAC. Domination.

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They were projected at 83rd and had a low 70's recruit class, the game doesn't care for Kentucky football lol

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Massachusetts 2013 Football Media Guide
Page 1
Positional Roster and Redshirted Letterman

Massachusetts Minutemen
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
14	AJ Doyle	QB	6'3	225	SO	Chestnut Hill, MA
10	Kellen Pagel	QB	6'3	212	SR	Sharonville, OH
13	Derrick Walker	QB	6'1	204	FR	Akron, OH
38	Justin Butler	HB	6'0	200	FR	Edmonton, CN
36	Stacey Bedell	HB	5'10	179	Rs-FR	North Atlanta, GA
28	Jordan Broadnax	HB	5'9	179	SO	Chester, VA
42	Dan Foesel	FB	6'3	245	SO	Bloomfield, NJ
26	Marken Michel	WR	5'10	185	SO	Leisure City, FL
19	Chase Danska	WR	5'9	174	Sr	San Clemente, CA
34	Derek Beck	WR	6'4	210	RS-FR	Dunmore, PA
84	Jeremiah Kearney	WR	6'3	225	FR	York, PA
4	Jaurice Jones	WR	6'1	180	SO	Clifton, NJ
16	Elgin Long	WR	5'10	189	SO	Attleboro, MA
82	Christian Walton	WR	6'1	183	FR	Bristol, PA
81	Grady Davis	WR	6'3	208	FR	Arnold, MD
86	Blake Houston	TE	6'1	247	FR	Fairland, MD
87	Rob Blanchflower	TE	6'4	251	SR	Melrose, MA
78	Dalton Gifford*	LT	6'5	304	SO	Boston, MA
59	Matthew Sparks	LT	6'5	278	RS-FR	West Springfield, MA
63	Andre Brown	LT	6'5	272	FR	Haverhill, MA
76	JamieCasselberry	LT	6'6	285	SO	East Naples, FL
79	Vincent Carr	LG	6'4	309	SR	Springfield, MA
65	Malcolm Speller	LG	6'4	301	SR	Bethesda, MD
61	Bruce Justice	C	6'5	288	FR	Germantown, MD
70	John Wallace	C	6'4	279	SO	Weymouth, MA
73	Tyrell Smith	RG	6'4	273	RS-FR	Brockton, MA
60	Anddy Moas	RG	6'4	296	JR	Lakeside, FL
66	Anthony Dima	RT	6'7	302	SR	New York, NY
71	Ryan Young	RT	6'5	296	JR	Englewood, NJ
69	Brian Harrison	RT	6'7	292	FR	Arlington, MA
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
95	Brandon Potvin	LE	6'1	264	SR	Arlington, MA
94	Matt Jamison	LE	6'3	225	FR	Baltimore, MD
99	Keith Hood	LE	6'1	238	FR	Middle River, MD
55	Ryan Dealire	RE	6'4	247	JR	Milford, CT
90	Patrick Pearson	RE	6'2	292	FR	South Burlington, VT
97	Rob Williams	DT	6'5	273	FR	Vermillion, SD
49	Galen Clemons	DT	6'2	277	SR	Robinson, PA
93	Kevin Byrne	DT	6'3	292	SR	Chicopee, MA
91	Tyler Major	DT	6'1	292	SR	Groton, CT
56	Greg Hilliard	OLB	6'3	207	SO	Medford, MA
53	Byron Nichols	OLB	6'4	238	FR	South Gate, MD
37	Tom Brandt	OLB	6'0	217	SR	Waltham, MA
52	Phillip Henderson	MLB	6'1	227	FR	Bloomfield, NJ
51	Maurice Anderson	MLB	6'1	249	FR	Nashua, NH
25	Matt Campbell	MLB	6'1	237	JR	Brookline, MA
54	Paul Brown	OLB	6'1	214	FR	Camp Springs, MD
47	Tim Brandt	OLB	6'0	214	SR	Revere, MA
58	Shane James	OLB	6'2	207	FR	Gardiner, ME
2	Antoine Tharpe	DB	5'10	191	SR	Gladeview, FL
17	Randall Jette	DB	5'11	175	SO	Culpeper, VA
6	Ed Saint Vil	DB	5'11	191	JR	Boca Del Mar, FL
46	Jerod Norton	DB	6'0	218	FR	Huntington, NY
29	Ryan Carter	DB	5'11	189	SR	North Brunswick, NJ
5	Julian Kaminoff	DB	5'11	178	RS-FR	Springfield, MA
31	D'Metrius Williams	DB	5'11	182	RS-FR	Salem, MA
22	Bo Tyler	DB	6'0	186	FR	Montreal, CN
40	Nate Sampson	S	6'2	210	FR	Claremont, CA
23	Trey Dudley Giles	S	5'10	178	RS-FR	Perry Hall, MD
27	Buck Gray	S	6'4	197	FR	Laurel, MD
8	Mike Lee	S	6'1	186	SR	North Druid Hills, GA
35	Paul Holt	S	6'2	213	FR	Pleastanville, NJ
32	Ryan Collins	S	6'1	189	SR	Chestnut Hill, MA
9	Christian Birt	S	6'2	197	SR	Pinardville, NH
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
96	Brandon Levengood	PK	6'1	198	SR	Hollins, VA
12	Matt Miller	PK	6'1	175	FR	Natick, MA
41	Jeff Strait	P	6'0	202	SR	Franklin Park, PA

Minutemen Redshirts
Derrick Walker(FR-QB)
Jaurice Jones (SO-WR)
Andrew Brown (FR-OT)
Anddy Moas (JR-OG)
Brian Harrison (FR-RT)
Patrick Pearson (FR-DE)
Matt Jamison (FR-DE)
Byron Nichols (FR-OLB)
Maurice Anderson (FR-ILB)
Shane James (FR-OLB)
Jerod Norton (FR-CB)
Bo Tyler (FR-CB)
Ryan Collins (SR-S)
Matt Miller (FR-PK)

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Massachusetts Minutemen 2013 Media Guide
Page 2 - Depth Chart and Preseason Honors

Massachusetts Minutemen Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Marken Michel (72)	Jeremiah Kearney (69)*	Elgin Long (68)
TE	Blake Houston (76)*	Rob Blanchflower (72)**
LT	Matthew Sparks (68)	Jamie Casselberry (65)
LG	Vincent Westcarr (69)	Malcolm Speller(68)
C	Bruce Justice (63)*	John Wallace (53)
RG	Tyrell Smith (69)	Malcolm Speller (68)
RT	Anthony Dima (72)**	Ryan Young (67)
WR	Chase Danska (70)	Derek Beck (69)	Christian Walton (64)*
QB	AJ Doyle (73)**	Kellen Pagel (72)
FB	Dan Foesel (64)
HB	Justin Butler (76)*	Stacey Bedell (75)	Jordan Broadnax (74)
Base 3-3-5 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Brandon Potvin (75)**	Keith Hood (61)*
NT	Rob Williams (69)*	Kevin Byrne (56)	Tyler Major (54)
RDE	Ryan Dealire (69)**	Galen Clemons (58)
LOLB	Tim Brandt (68)	Tom Brandt (62)
MLB	Phillip Henderson (69)*	Matt Campbell (59)
ROLB	Paul Brown (68)*	Greg Hilliard (64)
CB	Antoine Tharpe (74)**	Ed Saint Vil (72)	D'Metrius Williams(69)
SS	Paul Holt(63)*	Christian Birt (60)**
FS	Nate Sampson (79)*	Buck Gray (65)*	Trey Dudley Giles (73)
SS	Trey Dudley Giles (70)
CB	Randall Jette (73)**	Ryan Carter (70)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Brandon Levengood (73)**
P	Jeff Strait (82)**
PR	Jordan Broadnax	Grady Davis*	Christian Walton*
KR	Grady Davis*	Christian Walton*	Jordan Broadnax
LS	Anthony Dima	Tyrell Smith	Vincent Westcarr

* indicates true freshman
** indicates last seasons starter

Preseason Honors
Massachusetts Minutemen projected ninth in the MAC
Brandon Potvin (DE) 1st Team All-MAC
Ryan Dealire (DE) 1st Team All-MAC
Christian Birt (S) 2nd Team All-MAC
Antoine Tharpe (CB) 2nd Team All-MAC