Bill O’Brien names Grayson James BC’s new starting quarterback

November 12, 2024

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images CHESTNUT HILL – The Tommy Touchdowns Era may officially be over at Boston College. Castellanos was benched this past Saturday when he had just 14 yards through two-plus quarters with a turnover. On Sunday, Bill O’Brien officially told Castellanos and backup Grayson James – who started against Western Kentucky and won when Castellanos was injured – that he’ll be the starting QB when the Eagles face No…….

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Recapping Don Brown’s weekly UMass press conference as Minutemen prepare for final 3 games

November 11, 2024

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff After a bye week, UMass head coach Don Brown took to the podium at his opening week press conference on Monday following practice to discuss an upcoming home matchup against the Liberty Flames. The Minutemen have Liberty, Georgia and UConn remaining on the schedule.   Brown’s opening thoughts “We’re coming off the bye with a good week of practice. In the bye week I like…

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Montigo Moss has been a key to Maine’s resurgence

November 11, 2024

Photo by Seth Poplaski Back in June during Tom Brady’s Hall of Fame induction at Gillette Stadium, Randy Moss got an impromptu standing ovation that was one for the highlights of the night. It’s probably safe to assume that somewhere in the 40-ish thousand people that were in attendance that night, a few were from Maine and probably followers of Maine football. I mean, it’s Maine,  I feel like if…

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URI postseason hopes still in good shape despite loss to Delaware

November 11, 2024

Rhode Island is so close, yet still so far from adding ‘2024’ to a playoff banner that hasn’t had a number added to it since 1985. Following a 24-21 loss to Delaware this past Saturday, the Rams dropped to second place in the CAA with two games remaining. On Monday, URI remained firmly in the playoff picture, ranked 18th in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll at 8-2 and 5-1 in…

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Patriots 19, Bears 3 – Pats take advantage of Chicago’s inept offense for building block win

November 10, 2024

Michael Reaves/Getty Images Was Sunday’s 19-3 win more about the Patriots or the Bears? Probably the Bears, but this was still a day of progress for New England. The Patriots moved to 3-7 on the year with a dominant nine-sack performance on defense. The Pats gave up just 142 total yards against a Chicago offense full of talent, but in worse shape on the line than they are. The Bears…

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College round up – Week 11

November 10, 2024

There were 14 local D1 teams in action this weekend (Merrimack and UMass had byes) as we head down the stretch of the 2024 college season. Our 13 FCS teams have just two weeks remaining while UConn, UMass and BC have three weeks left in their regular seasons. Here’s a recap of the action you may have missed (and that we couldn’t get to in-person) on Saturday. Be sure to…

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Boston College 37, Syracuse 31 – Eagles survive wild day in Chestnut Hill

November 9, 2024

CHESTNUT HILL – If you felt like BC’s football season needed a bit of a jolt following a three-game losing streak and rapidly declining expectations, Saturday was your day. Grayson James replaced Thomas Castellanos at quarterback in the third quarter after Castellanos had just 14 yards in the first half. Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined for 335 rushing yards and three touchdowns and the defense got pressure on Kyle…

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Yale 56, Brown 34 – Jordan, Bulldogs take a bite out of the Bears

November 9, 2024

By Evan Rodriguez NEFJ Contributor NEW HAVEN, CT – Following Yale football’s narrow three-point loss to Columbia last week, the urgency was real for the group to bounce back in a big way at the Yale Bowl in front of their home fans. That feeling was symbolized on the scoreboard on Saturday afternoon with a 56-34 blowout over Brown. The Bulldogs improved to 5-3 overall (2-3 in the Ivy League)…

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Boston College 4 down preview: Syracuse Orange (6-2) @ BC Eagles (4-4)

November 9, 2024

Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It’s another must-win game for the 4-4 Eagles hosting 6-2 Syracuse. BC has three games left after Saturday and two of them are against ranked teams in Pitt and SMU. The other is against UNC, which means that if BC is going to avoid complete disaster and make a bowl game this year, this matchup against the Orange is massive. 1st Down: Which TC do…

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MIAA D4 Sweet 16: (10) Wayland 48, (7) Burlington 44 – Warriors upset Red Devils in epic shootout

November 9, 2024

BURLINGTON – Wild. Insane. Pulse-pounding. Unbelievable. Just a few words that folks will use to describe the all-timer between 10th-seeded Wayland and seventh-seeded Burlington in the MIAA Division 4 Sweet 16 on Friday night. Wayland came up with a 4th-&-goal stop from the 14 to preserve a 48-44 win in the closing seconds after Burlington had seemingly scored a go ahead touchdown two plays before, but it was negated due…

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