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UMass shocks Rutgers: By the numbers as Minutemen snap nation's longest losing streak to FBS opponents
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In Short: In Thursday night's season-opener against Rutgers, the defense showed a lot more backbone that it did at any point last year.
In Thursday night's season-opener against Rutgers, the defense showed a lot more backbone that it did at any point last year.
Watson began the game on fire, and he was a major reason why UMass found the end zone on each of its first three drives.
In total yards allowed, the Minutemen were notably better -- all the way up at 129th nationally (433.8).
Last year, UMass allowed 38.6 points per game, which ranked 136th in the country.
A three-star recruit and the No. 44 quarterback in the 2023 signing class, Watson showed exactly why a number of Power Four programs offered him coming out of Springfield Central High School (Mass.).
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- Single-source account; further confirmation still arriving.
Sources
- CBS Sportslink