UConn schedule set for 2026

February 17, 2026

Aside from the times, we know where and when UConn will be playing its games in 2026. Under first-year head coach Jason Candle, the Huskies are once again the benefactor of extra home games, with seven this season. The Rent is once again starting to turn back into what it once was in the early-mid 2000s, and this new-look program will certainly need to take advantage of the atmosphere if……

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Eight Days in Santa Clara

February 13, 2026

After the AFC Championship story idea from Phil Perry – thank you all for so many kind words on that by the way – I knew I’d eventually have to write this one. Spending 2.5 days in Denver for my first ever solo road trip at almost 38 (March 5) was cool, but a week in California for the Super Bowl would have sounded like an impossible mountain to climb…

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A somber scene during breakup day in Foxborough

February 11, 2026

FOXBOROUGH –  Instead of preparing for a parade, a somber Patriots locker room was full of suitcases, trash bags and empty lockers on Tuesday morning. It was ‘breakup day’ to officially end a stunning 2025 season that turned into an improbable Super Bowl run. It didn’t end the way anyone around the team or rooting for them wanted, but that didn’t change just how much had been accomplished. “It was…

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Season a smashing success, but Pats wasted incredible opportunity

February 9, 2026

SANTA CLARA, CA – As ‘Sea!’ ‘Hawks!’ chants rang throughout Levi’s Stadium on Sunday afternoon starting three hours before the game and even outside in the NFL Pro Shop, you knew Pats fans were outnumbered. But, what I didn’t know – sitting in the auxiliary press box in the Pats end zone – was just how much of a disadvantage the ‘road warriors’ would be at in Super Bowl LX….

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All Elite Wrestling President & CEO & Jaguars Chief Football Strategy Officer Tony Khan sits down with NEFJ

February 7, 2026

Image courtesy of the New York Times SANTA CLARA, CA – Based on the title, you may be asking yourself why the heck I wanted to sit down with Tony Khan on Friday afternoon, given that we’re a New England football site. Well, selfishly I’m a huge wrestling guy and it was a treat for me, but there’s also plenty of connections between Khan and some local angles. First and…

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Kirk Herbstreit talks New England college football with NEFJ

February 6, 2026

SANTA CLARA, CA – While the world’s most famous dog Peter Herbstreit got most of the attention at a hectic Radio Row on Thursday, Kirk Herbstreit was quite popular as well. Herbstreit has become the face of college football and he made the rounds among all the chaos that is Super Bowl Week. Luckily, I was able to get a very quick interview with him after he wrapped up a…

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Adam Vinatieri earns rightful spot in Pro Football Hall of Fame

February 6, 2026

Image courtesy of New England Patriots  SANTA CLARA, CA – Another Patriot from the dynasty years – the most important player other than Tom Brady – will now live in Canton forever. During NFL Honors on Thursday night, Adam Vinatieri was named a Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with former BC linebacker Luke Keuchly, Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald and Roger Craig. Vinatieri’s induction added to a memorable night in…

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Vrabel, McDaniels & Maye pick up awards at NFL Honors

February 6, 2026

Images courtesy of The New England Patriots  SANTA CLARA, CA – In what could be a great omen for this Sunday, Mike Vrabel won NFL Coach of the Year, Josh McDaniels won Assistant Coach of the Year and Drake Maye earned the FedEx Air Player of the Year at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Maye missed out on the NFL MVP Award to Matt Stafford by just one vote. Vrabel…

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