Stafford: UMass 'a perfect fit for me'

The University of Massachusetts football program has never landed a recruit like quarterback Todd Stafford before. When Stafford told UMass coach Charley Molnar that he wanted to be a Minuteman last Thursday he became the first player to commit to UMass during his junior season in high school. “I really liked the coaching staff and the more I researched UMass the more I liked it,” Stafford said. “My dad grew up in Massachusetts [Somerset] and he likes it there.