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In first year of independence, UMass visits fellow independent BYU

Massachusetts head coach Mark Whipple, right, talks with quarterback Andrew Ford (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina defeated Massachusetts 34-28.

Sean Rayford, Associated Press

Massachusetts head coach Mark Whipple, right, talks with quarterback Andrew Ford (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina defeated Massachusetts 34-28.

They’re one of those teams that’s an independent, like we are, so they’ve played some good competition and hung in there with them.