The Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. The game was flexed out of Monday Night Football which is pretty embarrassing for a Patriots franchise used to playing on prime time for so many years. The move affects game planning from a timing standpoint but the overall plan should stay the same against a Chiefs team that has been surprisingly bad on offense and great on…
Kickoff: The Patriots are coming off of a much needed win last Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Bailey Zappe and the offense played their best game of the season, scoring 21 first half points. The Chiefs are reeling and are coming in losers of two straight to the Packers and Bills. This is a big game for Kansas City for playoff seeding purposes. Here are four keys to the game for…
Reading native and former Merrimack tight end Pat Conroy has entered the transfer portal. Conroy missed last season due to injury but he started in 2021 and 2022. The 6-3 240 pound Conroy is your classic move tight end that can line up in a variety of alignments in a formation and play in multiple personnel groupings For his career, Conroy has caught 37 passes for 696 yards and 13…
Former UMass quarterback Brady Olson entered the transfer portal on December 4th. He has two years of eligibility left. Olson committed to UMass out of Milford High School where he was a three star prospect who played for his uncles, Dale and Dana Olson. Olson appeared in 19 games in his career at UMass. He completed 181-of-368 passes for 1,936 yards, 10 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions. We got a…
Xaverian quarterback Henry Hasselbeck is set to visit Boston College this weekend in what is a make or break visit for the Eagles. Hasselbeck visited UCLA last weekend. Head Coach Chip Kelly is a fan of Hasselbeck’s and feels he can be a potential starter for the Bruins, sooner than later. The Hasselbeck linage at Boston College is well established and while Henry wanted to carve his path when committing……
Boston College has picked up a commitment from former Ohio State cornerback Ryan Turner. Turner had Boston College on his short list of schools in 2022 before committing to the Buckeyes. The three star recruit out of Chaminade-Madonna in Florida held offers from B.C, Ohio State, Clemson, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida and LSU among others. Turner played in two games this season. He played 27 total snaps. At 5-11 189, he……
Image courtesy of Maine Athletics Maine quarterback Derek Robertson is entering the transfer portal. Robertson is entering the portal with one year of eligibility left. He had a career year in 2023, passing for 2,897 yards and 25 touchdown passes. The Yonkers, New York native stands at 6-2 205 pounds and committed to Maine in 2019. He served as the Black Bears back-up quarterback for two seasons before finally getting……
Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athleticcs. Holy Cross has named Dan Curran as the school’s new head football coach, replacing Bob Chesney who left for James Madison last week. Curran spent the past 11 seasons at Merrimack, helping elevate the program from a Division II program in the NE-10 to a Division I program in the NEC. Curran is the all-time winningest coach in Merrimack history with 53 victories, and…
Image courtesy of Ayden Pereira’s Twitter account. Former Central Catholic star and University of Maine quarterback Ayden Pereira has announced he is transferring to Merrimack. Pereira made the announcement last night on his Twitter page. We caught up with Ayden and talked about why he ultimately decided to transfer to Merrimack. “There were many things that appealed to me about Merrimack. The strong relationship I have with Coach Curran and…
Image courtesy of Justin Joly’s Twitter account. Former UConn tight end Justin Joly has committed to N.C State. Joly made the announcement earlier this afternoon on Twitter. One of the best tight end prospects in portal, Joly has two years of eligibility left. The 6-3 215 pound move tight end is from Brewster, New York and played at Empire State power Iona Prep. Joly became an integral part of the……