MASS. - Spencer native Don Brown is coming home again, UMass hired Brown as their new football coach on Monday.

Brown previously coached the Minutemen from 2004 to 2008, going 43-19, the winningest period in program history.

Brown was most recently the defensive coordinator at Arizona, with prior stints at Michigan and Boston College. Brown is noted for his defenses aggressive schemes.

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