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Today's current Minutemen, from the University of Massachusetts, have not been true to their namesake. Instead of defending all of Concord and Lexington as the 1776 men did, the 1988 Minutemen have had trouble defending their own goal line...
Offensive Line: Last week, Columbia Coach Larry McElreavy could not pronounce Harvard tackle Maurice Frilot's name, blurting out something like "frivolous." But McElreavy praised Frilot's work in the trenches. Frilot's line mates are Shawn Sensky, Tony Consigli and John Bartholemew. This bunch gave Yohe good protection against the Lions...
Defensive Line: Ends Don Peterson (six tackles) and Peter Allen (five) played well last weekend. Peterson's three sacks against the Lions were one less than his season total last year. The Harvard captain seems ready to lead by example. Peterson and Allen also picked up a pair of assists last week...
Linebackers: Supposedly a Harvard weakness coming into the season. Greg Ubert and Brian Burns overpowered the Lions' tender line, bursting into the backfield often. Burns finished with seven tackles. Ubert recorded six. UMass should give these two a sterner test than the Lions...
Offensive Line: State schools have a reputation for fielding some big players. UMass has its share of big men, including tackle Nick Salmon (6-ft., 2-in., 260-lbs.), and guards Paul Mayberry (6-ft., 2-in., 265-lbs.) and Bill Buttler (6-ft., 250-lbs.), who was named honorable mention All-America last year...