The Flagship Pod

Game Week has arrived!!!

Mike and Rene are joined by Jay Burnham, the Voice of the Minutemen, to preview Saturday's season-opener against Temple, the UMass depth chart, the overall vibes around the program under new coach Joe Harasymiak and more.

Stick around to the end of the pod as the guys reveal next week's special guest.

And be sure to check out MinutemanCommand.com for all of your UMass coverage leading up to and after this weekend's game.

Minutemen Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford joins the 18th episode of Rene & Mike's UMass podcast. 

Bamford opens up about the move to the MAC, UMass' positioning within the conference with regard to NIL and House Settlement, future football schedules, conference realignment, the ongoing process of upgrading the Stadium, ScriptU and much more, including how the changes impact men's basketball, women's basketball, ice hockey & more. 

This is one Flagship Pod🚩you will not want to miss. 

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 17 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, they are joined by UMass Director of High Performance/Head Football Sports Performance Coach George Greene. 

You will not want to miss the insight Greene offers on what his job entails, the technology involved and how detail-oriented the Minutemen are when it comes to making sure their players reach their physical peaks. 

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 16 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, they're joined by the Command's Christian McCollum. 

The crew talk about the first week of Fall Camp and go over the Minutemen's roster position-by-position, including the three-man quarterback battle. 

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 15 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, they welcome ESPN's Dustin Fox, who hosted MAC Football Media Day last week. 

Fox offers his thoughts on the MAC this year, the addition of UMass and runs down the Minutemen's schedule predicting each game.

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 14 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, the guys talk about some national stories, including Heisman Trophy odds for the upcoming season.

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 13 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, the guys are joined by the Voice of the Houston Texans and former UMass play-by-play guy, Marc Vandermeer. 

Mike Corey is joined by Christian McCollum, filling in for Rene Ingoglia this week. 

They talk about Mike's birdie on the famous Island Green, EA Sports' College Football '26 video game and how realistic it is for UMass and McGuirk Alumni Stadium. They also talk about the Minutemen's current 2026 recruiting efforts and how the class is really a microcosm of what Joe Harasymiak is trying to build in Amherst.

The day UMass officially became members of the MAC, Christian McCollum fills in for Mike Corey as guest host, joining Rene Ingoglia to talk about conference realignment, the dominoes that have already fallen and could fall in the future.

Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia are back for their 10th episode of their UMass Athletics podcast.