Image courtesy of Sophie Weller/Patriots Wire It’s playoff push time. Now officially past the halfway point of the college season, teams are starting to see their playoff destiny in sight, while others are already looking towards next year while playing out the string. It’s a jam-packed weekend locally with 16 of the 17 D1 teams in action. UMass and UConn as well as Yale kick everything off on Friday night…….
UMass-UConn Four Down Preview: UMass Minutemen (4-3) vs. UConn Huskies (3-3)
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen travel 54 miles south down I-91 to Rentschler Field this Friday to square off with the UConn Huskies in a high-stakes regional rivalry matchup. Between the Barstool Sports College Football Show handling pregame festivities and a prime-time CBS Sports Network broadcast, both teams enter East Hartford with a huge opportunity to shape their season’s trajectory. 1st Down: The Minutemen fell in…
Bears 30, Patriots 24 – Missed opportunities & mistakes cost Pats
Image courtesy of Scott Anderson This is a game the Patriots may look back on in January and deeply regret. Despite being severely banged up with a makeshift O-line, the Pats had a chance to beat Chicago on the road Thursday night, but missed opportunities, another brief lapse in red zone judgement by Drake Maye and poor tackling allowed the Bears to walk away with a 30-24 win. The Patriots…
Patriots Game Plan vs. the Chicago Bears
Offense 1. Run outside zone, power, toss and crack toss: To neutralize Chicago’s disciplined defensive front, the Patriots must force the Bears’ linebackers and edge players to move laterally across the field. Utilizing outside zone and toss plays tests the defense’s dynamic range and edge-setting ability, while crack toss calls leverage wide receiver blocking down on defensive ends to pin defenders inside and unleash the ball carriers to the boundary….
Patriots Four Down Preview: New England Patriots (4-2) vs. Chicago Bears (4-2)
Kickoff: The Patriots set their sights on a crucial matchup as they square off against the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football. The Patriots have won three in a row but are coming off of a lackluster win against the Jets. Chicago got Caleb Williams back last week and is coming off of a win in Atlanta. It will be a back and forth match up featuring two of the…
5 matchups to watch in the Patriots-Bears game
When the Patriots square off against the Chicago Bears, two talented rosters line up in a cross-conference showdown. Both teams feature talent at the skill positions and upfront but injuries limit both teams in the trenches and that could be a deciding factor. Here are five match-ups to watch in this game. 1. WR A.J. Brown vs. CB Jaylon Johnson: This perimeter matchup pits a physical receiver in A.J. Brown…
New England Big Game Preview
There are a lot of great games on the local slate this week and I pick all the big ones. Here are my big game predictions for this weekend. High School Catholic Memorial at St. John’s (Shrewsbury): Catholic Memorial breezed past Xaverian last week, avenging a 2025 loss to the Hawks. St. John’s is coming off its first loss of the season to top-ranked St. John’s Prep. Things don’t get…
NEPSAC Top 10 Poll Week 6
The NEPSAC continues to see a lot of changes in our Top 10 Poll. The poll is untouched at the top but there were plenty of changes at the bottom of the poll.
Here is this week’s poll.
New England Top 60 Poll: Week 7
We are coming down the stretch in New England High School Football. Vermont wraps their regular season this week and Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island start their playoffs in the next two weeks.
Needless to say, there will be plenty of movement in the poll.
Here is this week’s Top 60 Poll.
Jack Webb’s journey to Patriots host is road less-traveled
Image courtesy of New England Patriots When you’re growing up Maine, one day working for the Patriots is probably a pipe dream. Not because someone isn’t talented or intelligent enough, but simply because of how connections work and limitations that exist with living somewhere between four and six hours way. But then, there’s stories like the one Jack Webb has. Webb is in his first season as the host of…