UMass is officially back on the hunt for a new head coach. It’s not going to be an easy vacancy to fill. This is, arguably, the most difficult job at the FBS level, which is still Independent, has natural recruiting issues because of the region of the country they’re in, a bad reputation, and an administration that doesn’t back football as much as they should. This means that to get a lot of these potential coaches, UMass is going to make a massive investment into the program.
On top of that, because of the natural challenges that UMass offers, athletic director Ryan Bamford needs to be precise with who he chooses to hire.