By Jon Lyons NEFJ Correspondent Bill Belichick is no longer the head coach of the Patriots. All good things come to an end, but that first sentence still seems surreal. 296 wins as Patriots head coach. 30 playoff wins. Six Super Bowl championships. The greatest tenure of a head coach in NFL history is over and, despite the legitimate reasons for this ending, it should be met with gratitude and…
The transfer portal has unequivocally changed college football. But what many local coaches are talking about now, is how the portal, which facilitates the transfer of college players to new schools, is now impacting the recruitment of high school players. And, right now, the effects are negative, and hurting that high school player’s prospects, whether it is at the FBS, FCS, Division 2, or Division 3 level. Just quickly, to……
What a year. It was highlighted by some amazing players. This is our attempt to honor the best ones, as we did three full teams and an honorable mention. As is always the case, we can’t highlight every single player. There will be some we leave out. Please do not take that as disrespect. We respect every player who suits up. So without further ado, here is our NEFJ 2023…
You talk to Foxboro coach Jack Martinelli, you can hear the love in his voice that he has for the 2023 Warriors. The team went 12-1 and won the D5 state title, but the fact that the team was so good was only part of the equation. In a season in which Martinelli also won his 300th game, there was so much to make him smile. We spoke to him……
Something is brewing down on the South Coast with Tabor Academy. The Marion, Mass. program is starting to really take off with players earning FBS offers. And coach Jeff Moore and the Seawolves are just getting started. Currently, Tabor has seven offensive starters coming back for next season who have FBS offers. They are: offensive linemen Will Smith, Amahn Williams, Jacob Burns, and Botond Varga; wide receivers Kaiden Drinkwater and……
Another football season has passed, and another great Duxbury team has won a D4 state title. The Dragons went 11-1 this fall, and earned a championship with a 62-33 victory over a very good Scituate team. That makes at least a Gillette Stadium appearance in each of the last four MIAA postseasons. We wanted to talk to Duxbury coach Matt Landolfi, on what makes this program so special. Here is……
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent BOSTON — Bowl season typically warrants travel plans for schools that sometimes take them to the farthest reaches of the United States. For the Boston College Eagles, a 45-minute train ride on the Green Line was about all the travel time it took to take down the No. 24 Southern Methodist Mustangs, 23-14, at Fenway Park on Thursday afternoon. Fans who braved the whipping rain……
Since his dismissal as the coach of Brockton High, it has been radio silence from Jermaine Wiggins. Until now. On WEEI, Wiggins spoke for the first time about leaving Brockton. Although he did not go too much in depth, Wiggins spoke about the school wanting a union member to be coach of the team. After a WEEI caller broached the subject, this is what Wiggins said. “No, coming in, it……
A little over a year ago, Milton lost in the D3 state title game to Wakefield. The Wildcats lost a good chunk of those players to graduation. But Milton reloaded as well as anyone could have hoped, and this season earned a D3 state title over Walpole. It was a terrific coaching job by Milton’s Steve Dembowski, so we wanted to connect with him on how he was able to……
Almost as soon as it began, the Jermaine Wiggins Era at Brockton High has come to a close. Wiggins, tagged in the spring to succeed coach Peter Colombo, has resigned after one season leading the Boxers. The Boxers went 3-8 in Wiggins’ only season, a year after the team went 9-2. This fall’s team started 1-5, and had blowout losses to Barnstable, Andover, and Pinkerton Academy (NH). Word began to……