UMass-Lowell's Chris Auger (16) is mobbed by teammates after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime...

Scott Van Pelt

Scott Van Pelt makes some new friends in the form of Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum and UMass mascot Sam the Minuteman

Boston's Kevin Shattenkirk, foreground, lets a shot go against UMass-Lowell during the second period of a men's college Hockey East championship game in Boston, Saturday...

...in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Amherst, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. UMass won 73-59. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri

...in Amherst, Mass. Massachusetts football coach Don Brown has resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. UMass athletic director John McCutcheon made the announcement Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 and said a national search will...

Boston's Kevin Shattenkirk, foreground, lets a shot go against UMass-Lowell during the second period of a men's college Hockey East championship game in Boston, Saturday...

Boston's Kevin Shattenkirk, foreground, lets a shot go against UMass-Lowell during the second period of a men's college Hockey East championship game in Boston, Saturday...

...Shawn Taggart #0 and Antonio Anderson #5 of the Memphis Tigers talk in a game against the UMass Minutemen at FedExForum on November 17, 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee

...coach of the Memphis Tigers meets with his team during a timeout in a game against the UMass Minutemen at FedExForum on November 17, 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images

...coach of the Memphis Tigers meets with his team during a timeout in a game against the UMass Minutemen at FedExForum on November 17, 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images

...Tyreke Evans #12 of the Memphis Tigers drives to the basket past Tyrell Lynch #25 of the UMass Minutemen at FedExForum on November 17, 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee

...in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Amherst, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. UMass won 73-59

...in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Amherst, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. UMass won 73-59

PAUL NEWTON / THE SOUTHERN Southern Illinois' Kevin Dillard tries to put up a shot over UMass's Tony Gaffney (24) and Anthony Gurley during the teams regional final game of the 2K Sports...

...to the spot vacated by Travis Ford, who left to coach Oklahoma State. Kellogg, 34, played at UMass from 1991 to 1995 and was an All-Atlantic 10 player