We visited Bryant spring practice on Monday. It was practice number four for the Bulldogs as they embark on their first season in the CAA. Head coach Chris Merritt’s team is going through some changes. Gone is Big South Offensive Player of the Year Zevi Eckhaus. Eckhaus transferred to Washington State where he will have a chance to compete for the starting quarterback job. The offensive line will have three……
The Patriots announced Jerod Mayo’s first coaching staff on Monday. 17 coaches were listed in the press release but that was the new coaches that were hired. It did not include Brian Belichick, Mike Pellegrino, Troy Brown, Evan Rothstein and Joe Kim who are all hold overs from Bill Belichick’s staff. Here are some thoughts on every coach on the new staff. HC: Jerod Mayo: Mayo assembled a staff that…
NFL free agency opens March 13th with the tampering period opening up a couple of days before that. The Patriots are expected to have roughly $70 million to spend in free agency. The secondary is not perceived as a need but it will be both in free agency and the draft. The Patriots have to make a decision on safety Kyle Dugger who is an unrestricted free agent. Do they…
Building a fence around Massachusetts and New England in recruiting has been a priority for Boston College football coaches through the years. Unfortunately, most of them have not be able to do it. Despite having national success in recruiting, Boston College football coaches have struggled to land the top talent in the area through the years. From Tom O’Brien to Jeff Jagozinski to Frank Spaziani to Steve Addazio and Jeff……
On Wednesday, the Connecticut Football Alliance released it’s 100 game schedule for the upcoming season. There are several intriguing match-ups on this year’s slate including some regional match-ups. It should be a great slate of games once again. Here is the full list of games. The top match-ups each week are in bold. We will give our top 15 match-ups on a separate piece this weekend. Week 1- Sept. 13……
Jerod Mayo continues to fill out his coaching staff. On Tuesday he hired Taylor Embree as running backs coach. Wednesday, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported that Troy Brown could remain with the organization if he chooses to. In what capacity is undetermined but the Patriots have yet to hire a wide receivers coach. The Patriots also hired former Brown University offensive line coach Mike McCarthy as an offensive assistant as well….
AP Photo/Steve Luciano With the NFL season officially over, we kick off our weekly mock draft series. Each week, I will have a mock draft that will include trades and any actual moves the team makes. So without further ado, here is our first mock draft. Round 1: Pick 3: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina: It is early in the process and barring a trade by the Bears, I see……
We have waited to confirm this but according to sources, UMass is set to hire East Carolina offensive analyst Shane Montgomery as the school’s new offensive coordinator. Cursive U was the first to have it locally. Montgomery has called offenses for six different programs including the University of Buffalo most recently. He has also coached at Miami (Ohio), Akron, Charlotte, Youngstown State and James Madison. He replaces Steve Casula who……
AP Photo/Michael Townson Jerod Mayo’s first staff in New England is rounding into form with three more additions this weekend. According to the Boston Sports Journal, the Patriots are working on finalizing a deal to bring on former Carolina Panthers assistant offensive line coach Robert Kugler to their staff. After playing collegiately at Purdue and one year with the Buffalo Bills, Kugler retired and entered the coaching ranks. He coached…
Boston College made it official on Friday hiring former Patriots offensive coordinator, Penn State and Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien as head coach. O’Brien was the Patriots offensive coordinator last season. He left after the season to join Ryan Day’s staff at Ohio State as offensive coordinator. O’Brien’s Buckeye coaching career lasted all of 21 days as he returned home to take over the Eagles. O’Brien, an Andover, Mass……