John Sarianides

URI hiring Loftus and Yianakopolos to staff

February 22, 2024

URI has announced the hiring of Tyler Loftus as wide receiver coach and Henry Yianakopolos as defensive backs coach. Loftus, who previously coached tight ends at URI from 2020-2022 spent the past two seasons at UConn as QB Analyst and Wide Receivers Graduate Assistant. In a statement released by the university, Rams head coach Jim Fleming is excited to bring Loftus back to Kingston. “I am excited to announce that……

Van Pelt sheds light on Patriots new offense

February 22, 2024

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FOXBOROUGH- In his first meeting with the media, new Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt shed some light on his offensive philosophy and what he looks for in players, specifically the quarterback position. Van Pelt is a West Coast offense coach and a discipline of Paul Hackett, Mike McCarthy and Kevin Stefanski. When asked if the Patriots will run a similar offense to what the Browns ran under Stefanski, Van…

5 Observations from Bryant Spring Practice

February 21, 2024

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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……

Breaking down the Patriots new coaching staff

February 20, 2024

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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…

Patriots free agency need No. 5 – Secondary

February 19, 2024

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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…

O’Brien needs to build a fence around New England in recruiting

February 19, 2024

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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……

Connecticut Football Alliance releases it’s 2024 schedule

February 15, 2024

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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……

Patriots could retain Brown, add Embree and McCarthy as position coaches

February 15, 2024

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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….

Patriots Mock Draft 1.0

February 14, 2024

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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……

UMass set to hire Shane Montgomery as offensive coordinator

February 13, 2024

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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……