We’re already halfway through the 2026 college football season. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Playoff pictures are taking shape and bowl aspirations are either picking up steam or starting to fade. It’s a light week locally with six of the 17 D1 teams on a bye week. Here’s how the slate looks for the second weekend in October: Saturday 10/10 UConn @ Temple (3:45) Coming off an overtime loss at……
NEPSAC Top 10 Poll – Week 3
Another great week of NEPSAC Foitball featured some high scoring affairs. There is a lot of movement in this week’s poll. A couple teams dropped out and two new ones moved in.
Here is this week’s poll.
Patriots players reflect on most memorable high school & college games
Image courtesy of The Charlotte Observer FOXBOROUGH – After covering the historic 52-51 Central Catholic win over Xaverain last week, I knew I had to incorporate the Patriots somehow for at least one follow up. I mean, it’s going to go down as one of the best games in state history, at least in the last 20-25 years. So with that in mind, during the first bit of media availability…
What a difference a week makes: Maye named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – Well, what a difference seven days makes. A week ago on Wednesday, all the talk and questions surrounding the Patriots and Drake Maye was whether or not he could handle being ‘the guy’ in New England. Was there too much on his plate? Was he mentally broken? Turns out, all it took was a trip to Buffalo to get things right….
New England High School Preview – October 8-10
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent The New England high school football season continues to roll on and with each passing week, we gain more clarity on which teams are contenders. This week’s schedule doesn’t feature as many top-tier matchups as past weeks, but there are still many games on the docket that are worth paying attention to. The headliner in the region this week is in Rhode Island where Catholic…
Win in Buffalo is testament to culture established by Vrabel
Mark Konezny-Imagn Images BUFFALO- Winning in Buffalo is never easy. It is a battle of attrition in one of the most unforgiving environments in professional sports. When the Patriots marched into Highmark Stadium and pulled off a thrilling 29-26 victory over the Buffalo Bills, it served as definitive, undeniable proof that the identity of the Patriots has been reshaped. Beyond the late-game execution and individual statistical highlights, the victory was…
High School Dudes of the Week: Week 5
Plenty of big time performances this past weekend. Here are Dudes of the Week for Week 5 regionally.
High School Journal – Week 5
It was another great weekend of high school action in New England. Here are some of the games and teams that got our attention.
College Journal – Week 5
As the calendar flipped to October last weekend, we’re starting to learn more about who’s a real contender and who will be playing out the string soon around New England. Here’s the five biggest D1 storylines around New England after five weeks of the regular season: Yale’s emotional day & Dante Reno’s incredible performance After losing his father the day before, Dante Reno willed Yale to a 41-24 come-from-behind victory…
NEFJ College Dudes of the Week – Week 5
It was a heck of a weekend around New England for the majority of the D1 teams. Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, URI, Bryant, UNH, Sacred Heart and Holy Cross all won games with some big performances. BC, UMass and UConn all fell, but there were still some big games in there as well. Here’s the Week 5 Dudes of the Week: Under unimaginable circumstances, Yale’s Dante Reno put up the most…