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Report: UMass to let go of football coach Mark Whipple

Minutemen went 4-8 this season
Collegian File Photo
Collegian File Photo

Bruce Feldman of the Athletic is reporting that UMass will make a coaching change, moving on from head coach Mark Whipple.

This would follow a disappointing season for the Minutemen, who went 4-8 and failed to qualify for a bowl game for the fifth straight season under Whipple’s direction.

Whipple first came to UMass in 1998, winning the FCS championship that season. He remained at the programs helm until 2003 before leaving to be the quarterback coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He returned to lead the Minutemen in 2014, but hasn’t had the success UMass envisioned, winning no more than four games in a year at the FBS level. He is the programs all time win leader, posting a 65-70 career record with the Minutemen.

Thomas Johnston can be reached at [email protected] and followed on Twitter @TJ__Johnston.

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    amyNov 27, 2018 at 7:11 am

    all the sports team at umass suck lol, they always lose. He was fired because he hurt the sensitive emotions and feelings of PC staff.

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    JamalNov 21, 2018 at 7:02 pm

    He was fired because they should be winning 6+ games and haven’t. Also, as a winter sport participant, we need a mixed use indoor practice facility

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    AmyNov 20, 2018 at 10:34 pm

    We all know the real reason he was let go…..he said a naughty word…. rape.

    So understandably he was punished by the pre-school administrators who run this college. Although I think the question should be asked….Why wasn’t he just put on time-out???

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