An opportunity to close 2021 on a positive and start building for 2022 awaits UMass and New Mexico State in Week 13.

UMass hosts the first of two matchups against former Colonial Athletic Association rivals on Saturday, welcoming Rhode Island to McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

One of this college football season’s most remarkable stories is the first-year turnaround of Utah State under coach Blake Anderson.

The University of Massachusetts football program has lost 16 games in a row. Connecticut has lost its last 10 games, and 30 of its last 31 outings against FBS opponents.

Sophomore Dino Maldonado passed for 321 yards and three touchdowns in New Mexico State’s 43-35 victory over South Carolina State last weekend, but he might not be the Aggies’ starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against Hawaii. Although he’s healthy, Maldonado may not even play.

Recent history -- and Week 1 results -- suggest that there’s a good-sized gap between the Boston College and UMass football programs.

New Mexico State coach Doug Martin said he likes the fact that his team is facing UTEP in one of five Week 0 games this weekend. The way Martin sees it, the Aggies’ opener couldn’t have come soon enough.

The 2020 UMass football season has been canceled, according to a release by the university's department of athletics on Tuesday morning.

On a typical autumn Saturday, college football can feel like the most important thing on Earth. The year 2020, however, has been anything but typical — not that anyone needs reminders. 

It’s a game between two teams moving in opposite directions. There’s no arguing that point.