UNC Football Transfer Bryson Richardson Commits To The University of Massachusetts Head football coach for the University of Massachusetts, Walt Bell, expressed a considerable amount of pride in the 15 latest potential football stars who signed their National Letters of Intent on December 9 th with UMass. They will all take the field for the 2021 season. Richardson, Who Announced Transfer in Sept., Commits to UMass However, of the 15 new players who signed NLIs a several weeks before Christmas, one in particular stands out. Among those signing Letters of Intent was a defensive back transfer from the University of North Carolina, Bryson Richardson.