AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - As students at UMass Amherst move in this week, there’s a palpable sense of enthusiasm spreading around the campus as the Minutemen football program prepares to host the Temple Owls on Saturday at McGuirk Alumni Stadium for their season opener.

“We’re right where we need to be,” said UMass Football Coach Joe Harasymiak.

Harasymiak not only has the responsibility of leading the Minutemen as a member of the Mid-American Conference for the first time since the 2015 season as a first-year head coach , but the Springfield College alum is also tasked with changing the culture and bringing excitement to the program which has struggled since leaving the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) for the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2012. “My belief is my foundation

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