Pat Kelsey did an about-face and left UMass before he was introduced as its next men’s basketball coach.
The news broke shortly before his 4 p.m. press conference and was trending on Twitter almost immediately that he had backed out of his five-year deal to coach the Minutemen.
Here is a sampling of what was said by media, fans, current and former players and anyone else with an opinion.
Mike Moran can be reached at mmoran@gazettenet.com.
