Plenty of Patriots talk this week as Mike Vrabel, his coaching staff and the front office head out to Indianapolis for the NFL Combine. Vrabel and Wolf times set for NFL Combine: Mike Vrabel is scheduled to meet with the media on Tuesday morning at 10:15 am. Eliot Wolf will meet with the media on Wednesday at 1 pm. Both should have plenty to say regarding the combine and what…
Here is this week’s edition of the college football journal. From Boston College, to Holy Cross to UMass, there is plenty to talk about. Harasymiak and staff make favorable impression with alumni: Joe Harasymiak introduced his coaching staff at the State of the Program event at the UMass Club. By all accounts, Harasymiak and his staff made quite an impression. It was a good start to what should be an interesting…
Here is this week’s journal. Plenty to talk about as usual. So here goes! Masuk makes a hire: Masuk has hired Chris Pace to replace Steve Christy. Pace has had success as a head coach and he understands the Masuk tradition. He will fit right in and keep things rolling after the Panthers won the Class MM title last season. Dexter Southfield has another D1 lineman in Hall: Add Anthony…
Photo courtesy of Immaculate High School Masuk has found a new coach to replace Steve Christy who retired after the season. Chris Pace, formally the coach at ATI was named the new head football coach of the Panthers on Friday afternoon. Pace is a graduate of Springfield College, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and Health. In a statement released by the school, Pace talked about the…
Image courtesy of Boston College Athletics Spring football games could become a thing of the past thanks to the changing climate in college football. Once a staple of the spring sports calendar, spring football games are now being cancelled across the country. Nebraska, Texas and USC are among the programs that have announced they are not doing a spring game this year. Several other programs, including Boston College are debating…
The Patriots released veteran linebacker Sione Takitaki on Wednesday and signed center Ben Brown to a one year deal worth $1.3 million dollars on Thursday. The team also re-signed right tackle Demontrey Jacobs to a one year, $960,000 dollar deal. MassLive’s Mark Daniels was the first to report the signings. Takitaki’s release is no surprise as the veteran linebacker struggled to stay healthy and even when he did play, he…
Image courtesy of Governors Academy Athletics I had a chance to catch up with new Governors Academy Coach Luke Boria on Sunday. Coach Boria was kind enough to answer some questions for us regarding his appointment as the new head football coach at Governors. Here is what Coach Boria had to say about his appointment and what he is looking forward to when it comes to leading the program moving…
It appears the Patriots may have more salary cap space to work with than originally thought. According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the NFL informed teams on Wednesday that the “2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million.” That is a substantial increase from last year’s $255.4 million. The expected cap projection for this year was roughly $275 million. The Patriots could have as much…
Plenty to talk about in this week’s college football journal. We have a coaching addition and a coaching change at Boston College. We also check on Bryant and the diverse class Chris Merritt and his staff brought in. Brown leaves Boston College: Defensive Backs Coach Ray Brown is leaving to take the cornerbacks job with the San Francisco 49ers. It was too good an opportunity for Brown to pass up….
It was another busy week in high school football in New England. Here is this week’s journal. Senecal a unique hire for St. John’s: St. John’s Shrewsbury announced Gary Senecal as the program’s new head coach on Saturday evening. First off, the timing was interesting. Usually coaches are hired and announced before the February break. Usually on a Friday heading into the break. Saturday is a new one. Senecal has…