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AMHERST, Mass. — Massachusetts coach Don Brown has been fired and offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery will serve as interim coach starting this week when the Minutemen play at Georgia. The Minutemen are 2-8 with their only wins against non-Football Bowl Subdivision opponents and 6-28 in three seasons under Brown. This was Brown's third stint at UMass. He was defensive coordinator in 1998-99. As head coach from 2004-08, the Minutemen were 43-19 and reached the Football Championship Subdivision championship game in 2006. UMass is playing its final season as an independent and will join the Mid-American Conference in July.
