Kevin Morris takes over the head coaching duties after serving as offensive coordinator for the past five years.' Morris will lead a program that has enjoyed the winningest period in school history over the past four years.
After spending five years as football coach at UMass, Don Brown accepted the defensive coordinator position at Maryland. Three weeks ago, Brown was a candidate for head coach at Yale.
Men's lacrosse and softball highlight the spring season at UMass, as play for most teams begin next month. Also, former Minutemen make their mark in professional ranks.
As their record fell below .500, the Minutemen squandered opportunities to rise in the Hockey East standings and now sit in seventh place. UMass lost and tied a pair of games with Vermont over the weekend.
Arenas away from the Mullins Center have not been kind to the Minutemen this season. Statistical variations between home and away games has yielded one road win this season.
The Minutemen went 5-5 over the intersession period, with notable victories over Temple, Dayton and Kansas. But the team also suffered blowout losses to Vanderbilt and Houston, in addition to a recent loss against LaSalle.
