AMHERST — UMass offensive lineman Jack Driscoll, who started 20 games at over his first two seasons, has elected to transfer.
Driscoll, a native of Madison, Conn., redshirted the 2015 season. He started eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2016 and all 12 in 2017. He graduated in three years but wasn’t accepted into the graduate program at UMass he hoped to attend and will head elsewhere.
He’ll have two years of eligibility remaining and will be eligible immediately.
Whipple was frustrated that Driscoll, who had earned an under graduate degree in three years, wasn’t accepted to UMass grad school.
“It’s disappointing,” he said. “He couldn’t get into business school. The school let him go. It’s very frustrating. We’ll just move on.”
Larnell Coleman will likely take over at right tackle, although Jake Largay could also fill slide over to the spot.
“We’ll regroup,” Whipple said. “We have a lot of guys who have played.”
Driscoll was named to Phil Steele’s All-Independent first team.
UMass will return the other four starters on the line with Largay, center Derek Dumais, left tackle Ray Thomas-Ishman Sr. and guard Lukas Kolter returning. Second stringers Coleman, Mike Yerardi, James Reilly and Dan DiNicola.
SPRING GAME — Brennon Dingle caught five passes for 105 yards, Jesse Britt caught five balls for 70 yards and a touchdown, as the White Team beat Maroon, 29-26. Randall West’s brief basketball adventure didn’t slow his football growth. The reserve quarterback was 12-for-16 for 235 yards and four touchdowns.
Marquis Young rushed for 101 yards and a TD on 11 carries for Maroon.
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