UMass Football News--September 14th, 2017

Matty Vautour has the inspiring story of UMass offensive lineman Ray Thomas-Ishman. It's a real credit to Ray, after all he's been through, to be interested in academics and have his head on straight.

"Success comes to the lowly and to the poorly talented, but the special characteristic of a great person is to triumph over the disasters and panics of life"

-Seneca, On Providence

Matty also has some out-takes from his story on Thomas-Ishman.

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Philly.com has three things to watch for in Friday's UMass-Temple game.

Athlon Sports has an Owls-Minutemen preview and prediction.

UnderDog Dynasty also has a UMass-Temple preview and prediction.

Temple remains 8th in the AAC conference's power rankings.

The Spread.com says take the under in the UMass-Temple game.

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HERO Sports picks Coastal Carolina to go 2-0 against UAB.

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Georgia closes the 2018 season with three straight home games: Auburn, UMass and Georgia Tech.

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