About this episode

UMass Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford discusses the past year in athletics, including conference changes and championship successes.

UMass Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford joins the podcast to look back at the year that was for 2025-2026. Ryan addresses the Department’s first year in the Mid-American Conference, the nuances of NIL, NCAA legislation, potential rule changes, roster construction, five UMass Championships and more! A lot packed into this episode of Plant the Flag See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Ryan Bamford

Topics covered

• Athletics
• NIL
• NCAA legislation
• Mid-American Conference
• UMass Championships
• Roster construction
• Rule changes

Keywords

• Ryan Bamford
• UMass
• Mid-American Conference
• NIL
• NCAA
• Championships
• Roster construction
• Rule changes

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Organizations: UMass, Mid-American Conference

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