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UConn 17, Rice 10 – Huskies 1 win away from 2nd bowl bid in 3 years

October 26, 2024

By Evan Rodriguez NEFJ Contributor/Storrs Central EAST HARTFORD, CT – Needing a bounce back win on Saturday in another home game, UConn found a way to get a 17-10 victory over Rice. The Huskies are now 5-3 and just one win away from bowl eligibility for a second time in three seasons with games against Georgia State, UAB, Syracuse and UMass remaining. “It’s an understatement to say that we didn’t……

UMass 4 down preview: Wagner Seahawks (4-4) @ UMass Minutemen (1-6)

October 26, 2024

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Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen welcome the Wagner Seahawks of the FCS on Saturday afternoon after their first bye week of the season. With five games left in their 2024 campaign, this is a must win considering the difficult path that remains the rest of the way. 1st Down: The Seahawks have had success this season against opposing quarterbacks. Allowing just 159.4 passing yards…

Louisville 31, Boston College 27 – Eagles blow 20-point lead in third straight loss

October 26, 2024

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CHESTNUT HILL – When Bill O’Brien was hired in February, this was supposed to be a new era of BC football. Instead, eight games in, it feels eerily similar to the last 15 years of mediocrity. On Friday night, the program had one of its most embarrassing losses in recent memory. The Eagles built leads of 20-0 in the first half and then 27-10 in the third quarter, only to…

New England college preview – Week 9

October 25, 2024

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It’s a full 16-team slate this weekend with no byes as we head down the stretch in October. It’s hard to believe that there’s a just a little over a month left in the CFB season. It’s a fork-in-the-road type of spot for a lot of teams locally and there’s another massive CAA game on deck. BC and Yale kick it off with games Friday night. Here’s a look at…

Special day ahead for Harvard on Saturday

October 25, 2024

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Anytime Harvard and Princeton meet it’s always a big deal, but it’s going to be quite a festive atmosphere inside historic Harvard Stadium on Saturday afternoon. That’s because the legend himself, former head coach Tim Murphy is being recognized prior to the game in a celebration of his 30 years leading the Crimson. His classic camouflage hat with the Harvard ‘H’ on it will be given out to the first…

Boston College 4 down preview: Louisville Cardinals (4-3) @ BC Eagles (4-3)

October 25, 2024

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Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It’s another do-or-die type game for BC on Friday night when Louisville visits. Both teams are teetering on the brink of good season or disastrous season and this result could tip it one way or the other for both teams. The Eagles are anywhere from a 6.5-7.5 point underdogs at home and given how the last two games have played out, it’s hard to argue…

Central Catholic’s Lee leading by example in final season with Raiders

October 25, 2024

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In the midst of a push for the postseason, Central Catholic has had a big, quiet leader in the middle of it all. One of the senior captains and center/nose guard Preston Lee is a key piece of the Raiders’ puzzle. Lee isn’t a heavily recruited player – in fact, he might not even play after this season ends – but he’s in love with the game and the pursuit…

How much is social media hurting the Patriots?

October 25, 2024

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Sophia Sargent NEFJ Correspondent FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots have to make sure that players are on the same page moving forward both on the field and in the locker room. After spending time on Wednesday at Gillette Stadium, it’s clear that even heading into Week 8 in the season, there’s no common ground on how players use social media to share thoughts, feelings, or moments in their careers….

Stoneham 42, Burlington 21 – Spartans flex their muscles in battle of unbeaten teams

October 24, 2024

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By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff WOBURN — Stoneham’s ground attack too much for Burlington in a 42-21 victory on Thursday night. The hype for this game was at an all time high with Boston 25 having it as its game of the week. It was a matchup of two 6-0 teams with aspirations of never seeing a ‘1’ in that right column this season. Fans came in anticipating a highly…

Patriots don’t have a toughness issue, the young guys have a professionalism issue

October 24, 2024

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As Kendrick Bourne stood in the Revolution locker room (more room in there) with a gaggle of TV cameras and reporters around him on Thursday, he was honest, forthright and blunt about what’s wrong with the Patriots right now. As one of the few veteran leaders this team has, Bourne hasn’t been afraid to speak up about some things that he’s seen when it comes to the younger players. The…