Reports: UMass to part ways with Mark Whipple

By Zander Manning

AMHERST — According to multiple reports, UMass is looking to part ways with head coach Mark Whipple.

The news was first reported by Bruce Feldman, a college football writer for The Athletic. 

The move comes after a sixth consecutive losing season for the Minutemen (4-8), and fifth in a row with Whipple as head coach.

Whipple was given an extension before the 2018 season, but UMass will be forced to buy out his contract.

Whipple held a 16-44 record since returning to the Minutemen after spending five years in the NFL.

In 1998, he led the Minutemen to a 12-3 record and the Division 1-aa (now Football Championship Subdivision) title.

As head coach, Whipple holds a 137-103 record overall and 65-70 record with the Minutemen.

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