2025 UMass Minutemen football team

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2025 UMass Minutemen football
UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jared Keyte (1st season)
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Uniform
Umass minutemen football unif.png
Seasons
←  2024
2026 →
2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Akron  0 –0   0 –0  
Ball State  0 –0   0 –0  
Bowling Green  0 –0   0 –0  
Buffalo  0 –0   0 –0  
Central Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Eastern Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Kent State  0 –0   0 –0  
Miami (OH)  0 –0   0 –0  
Northern Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
Ohio  0 –0   0 –0  
Toledo  0 –0   0 –0  
UMass  0 –0   0 –0  
Western Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of February 10, 2025

The 2025 UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will play their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium located in Hadley, Massachusetts, and compete as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Contents

Offseason

Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end [a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard [b] K Kicker [c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker [d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker [a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. 1 2 May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ↑ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ↑ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ↑ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Team departures

NamePositionNotes
2024 UMass graduates
Jakobie Keeney-JamesWRGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Arsheen JilesDBGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Jaelyn LayTEGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Dominick MazottiTEGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Te'Rai PowellDBGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Jashon WatkinsDBGraduated/Returning to UMass.
Kamren Watkins-HunterDBGraduated/Returning to UMass.
Riley MooreKGraduated/Transferred to
Matt SmithTEGraduated/Transferred to URI
Jalen StewartLBGraduated/Transferred to
Josh AtwoodOLGraduated
Macklin AyersLBGraduated
John BurtonLBGraduated
Lake EllisDBGraduated
Sterling GalbanWRGraduated
Tim Grant-RandallDLGraduated
Leonard St. GourdinDBGraduated
Alessandro HoughtonOLGraduated
Jaylen HudsonDLGraduated
Zukudo IgwenaguDLGraduated
Gerrell JohnsonLBGraduated
CJ KolodzieyK/PGraduated
Frank Ladson Jr.WRGraduated
Jacob LurieKGraduated
Jackson MarxLSGraduated
Ethan MottingerOLGraduated
Luke PaintonOLGraduated
Taisun PhommachanhQBGraduated
Etinosa ReubenDLGraduated
Brayden RohmeOLGraduated
Tyler RudolphDBGraduated
Isaiah RutherfordDBGraduated
Myles TurnerLBGraduated

Transfer portal

14 Massachusetts players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2024 season. [1] [2]

Departing transfers
NameNo.Pos.Height/weightHometownNew school
Jalen John#21RB5'11", 220 Portland, OR Coastal Carolina
Aaron Beckwith#44DT6'4", 300 Germantown, MD Temple
Tyson Watson#55DL6'5", 290 Warren, MI Campbell
Matt Smith#80TE6'5", 245 Needham, MA Rhode Island
Anthony Simpson#8WR5'11", 180 Hartford, CT Michigan
Ahmad Haston#5QB6'0", 200 Palm Beach, FL Tennessee Tech
Ott Eric Ottender#83WR5'11", 185 Tallinn, Estonia
Kofi Asare#94DE6'5", 250 Worcester, MA Florida
Jyree Roberts#36LB6'1", 230 Erie, PA RMU
Donta Whack#25RB5'11", 205 Sanford, FL
Riley Moore#98P5'10", 190 Goodrich, MI
Louce Julian#18DL6'2", 225 Orange, NJ Toledo
Jerrod Cameron#28DB5'8", 175 Miami, FL
Brandon McElroy#88DL6'5", 301 Pasadena, CA
Sahnai Swain-Price#53DL6'1", 290 Boston, MA Rhode Island
Incoming transfers
NameNo.Pos.Height/weightHometownPrev. school
Reece Adkins#83TE6'6", 250 Lake Mary, FL UCF
TJ Magee#5DB5'10", 190 Denham Springs, LA Davidson
Kendall Bournes#5DB6'0", 195 Union, NJ Concord
Michael Entwistle#70OL6'2", 295 Paramus, NJ Harvard
Timmy Hinspeter#44LB6'1", 230 Ramsey, NJ Rutgers
Malachi Madison#54DL6'3", 290 Chester, VA Virginia Tech
Max Dowling#87TE6'6", 240 Buffalo, NY UT Martin
Keegan Andrews#33P6'3", 250 Melbourne, Australia Texas A&M
Marcus Lye#49K6'1", 210 Parkes, Australia NAU
Shymell Davis#33DT6'2", 295 Woolwich, NJ Maine
Tyree Kelly#15WR6'3", 208 Cairo, GA USF
Alex Geraci#10TE6'4", 240 Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Dartmouth
Zeraun Daniel#38DB6'2", 205 Brooklyn, NY Georgetown
Jovoni Borbon#47LS6'0", 190 Sierra Vista, AZ McNeese State
Joshua Nobles#2EDGE6'4", 250 Camden, NJ Jackson State
Kyle Brown#63OL6'4", 295 Cairo, GA Dartmouth
Malcolm Greene#8DB5'10", 208 Richmond, VA Virginia
Sullivan Weidman#57OL6'5", 318 Brookline, MA West Virginia
David Onuoha#35DE6'1", 237 Aberdeen, NJ Rutgers
DD Snyder#3CB6'0", 175 Tampa, FL Ball State
Nick Hawthorne#5EDGE6'3", 217 Fort Worth, TX Boise State
Brandon Rose #8QB6'2", 195 Murrieta, CA Utah
Grant Jordan#9QB6'2", 210 New Orleans, LA Yale
Dean Shaffer#52LB6'1", 230 Smithtown, NY Yale
Rocko Griffin#8RB5'9", 200 Rincon, GA UTSA
Timothy Passmore Jr.#56DL6'2", 295 Cocoa, FL UConn
Derek Morris#99K6'2", 200 Dayton, OH California
Jake McConnachie#84WR6'5", 215 Verona, NJ Pitt

Note: Players with a dash in the new school column have not joined a new team for the 2025 season.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jax Markovich
TE		 Scottsdale, Arizona Horizon High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jul 2, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Zachary Lawrence
QB		 Matthews, North Carolina Butler High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jun 25, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Anochie Azuakolam
S		 Cambridge, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jun 25, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jahmale Clark
CB		 Dayton, Ohio Trotwood-Madison High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)140 lb (64 kg)Jun 27, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg    ESPN grade: NR
Elijah Faulkner
RB		 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Central Catholic High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jan 28, 2025 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Gavin Wilson
OT		 Greenville, South Carolina Greenville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)275 lb (125 kg)Jan 28, 2025 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Garrett Cooper
OT		 Delmar, Delaware Delmar High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)280 lb (130 kg)Jan 28, 2025 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Elijah Pedro
ATH		 Olney, Maryland Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)165 lb (75 kg)Jan 28, 2025 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Dinos Drossos
LB		 Tucson, Arizona Salpointe Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)Feb 5, 2025 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: 3 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30 Temple *
September 6 Bryant *
September 13at Iowa *
September 27at Missouri *
  • *Non-conference game

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
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Game Summaries

Temple

Game One – Temple Owls (0–0) at UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsTUUMASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Bryant

Game Two – Bryant Bulldogs (0–0) at UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA

  • Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsBRYUMASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BryantPassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Iowa

Game Three – UMass Minutemen (0–0) at Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUMassIowa
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving
IowaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri

Game Four – UMass Minutemen (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at Faurot Field • Columbia, MO

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUMASSMIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving
MissouriPassing
Rushing
Receiving


Personnel

Coaching Staff

Since December 4, 2024, the head coach of the UMass Minutemen has been Joe Harasymiak. He heads a staff of eleven assistant coaches, two graduate assistants, and numerous other support staff. [3]

NamePositionSeasons at UMassAlma Mater
Joe Harasymiak Head Coach1 Springfield College (2007)
Mike Bajakian Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks1 Williams College
Jared Keyte Defensive coordinator1 Utica University (2012)
Kurt Anderson Offensive line1 Michigan (2001)
Jeremy LarkinRunning backs1 Northwestern (2018)
Jordan HoganWide receivers1 SUNY Brockport
Matt LaymanTight Ends7 Mars Hill University
Nyeem Wartman-WhiteDefensive line1 Penn State (2016)
Garrett GillickLinebackers1 UMaine (2000)
Tre' BellDefensive backs1 UConn (2018)
Joe CastellittoSpecial teams coordinator1 Utica University (2017)
Jim Reid Analyst20 UMaine (1972)
Drew BelcherOffensive Analyst / QBs1 UMaine (2019)
Jake LaneDefensive Analyst1 UMass (2022)
Kayon WhitakerDefensive Analyst1 UMaine (2019)
Jake FireDefensive Grad. Assistant1 URI (2022)
Joey RahalSpecial Teams Grad. Assistant1 UCF

Support Staff

NamePositionYears at UMassAlma mater
Tim SilvernailAssistant AD of Football Administration2024University of Massachusetts (2014)
Rory PommereningGeneral Manager- University of North Carolina (2008)
George GreenHead Performance Coach2025 Springfield College (2008)
Thomas BacchiaSports Performance Coach-
Ed SykesSports Performance Coach-
Bill SislerVideo Coordinator18th James Madison University (1995)
Michaela DayHead Athletic Trainer2023 Merrimack College (2020)
Elizabeth FullerAssistant Athletic Trainer2023 University of New England
Patrick GriffinAssistant Athletic Trainer2023 Plymouth State (2019)
Kevin JuszynskiDirector of Football Operations2025 Penn State
Ben HodgesDirector Of Football Team Services-
Tess AbbottDirector of On-Campus Recruiting & Administrative Operations-
Spencer WrightEquipment Assistant-

References

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