Patrick Smith/Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots lost Will Campbell in the second quarter on Sunday and still put up 45 points. Oh, and Maxx Crosby had one assisted tackle and two hits on Drake Make. That’s it. The offensive line needed to step up in a big way and did. The 45-17 blowout against the Raiders came on a day that should have made the 2001 team proud. Because of…
Image courtesy of Las Vegas Review Journal FOXBOROUGH – That was an early 2000s-like ass kicking on Sunday. With the 2001 team in the house at Gillette Stadium for the 25th anniversary of the Super Bowl that started it all, the Patriots put on a performance that would have made those Brady-Belichick teams proud. New England had 536 yards of total offense and Drake Maye was nearly perfect in a…
Boston College, Holy Cross, Maine, New Haven, URI and Merrimack were all on byes this weekend as we hit the halfway point of the regular season. Brown and Yale picked up big wins, while UMass is suddenly reeling. Those stories can be found on the home page of the site. Here’s what else you may have missed around New England in this week’s CFB recap: UConn 34, Temple 20 After……
By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent BELMONT — Ben Rolapp’s touchdown pass to Alex McCormack on the first pass of the day by the Brunswick Bruins ended up being a harbinger of things to come. Behind two touchdown passes from Rolapp, two from James Smith, and big plays in all three facets of the game, Brunswick cruised to a 55-7 rout over Belmont Hill on Saturday afternoon. Head coach Wayne…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – There are losses and there is what happened to the UMass Minutemen on Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Battling back from a 20-13 fourth quarter deficit with injuries piling up on offense – including star QB William ‘Pop’ Watson III missing the game – third string sophomore quarterback Logan Inagawa gave the Minutemen a chance after coming in for injured starter Aedan…
Image courtesy of Brown Athletics By Mike Sidhly NEFJ Correspondent PROVIDENCE – With momentum on Bryant’s side in the third quarter, it looked the Bulldogs were on their way to another improbable comeback. But, Brown running back Matt Childs shut the door for good. On a crucial opening fourth quarter drive, Childs accounted for 47-yards of offense and punched in a one-yard rushing score to give Brown a two-touchdown lead…
Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN — When the Yale offense is firing on all cylinders, they are as tough a group to deal with as any in the FCS. Dartmouth found that out on Saturday, as the Bulldogs racked up a season-high 537 yards of offense in a 28-7 victory. “I’m really proud of the way the kids battled,” said Yale coach Kevin…
Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen welcome the Miami (OH) Redhawks to McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon for homecoming weekend in Amherst. After an exciting 4-0 start, the Minutemen were blown out 38-14 last week by Eastern Michigan, but there’s plenty of hope they can bounce back in front of what’s anticipated to be another strong home crowd. 1st Down: The UMass…
NEWTON – The demise of a Natick has been slightly exaggerated, at least for one night. Three straight losses against very good teams in Milton, Milford and Mansfield had many writing the Redhawks off as a young team still a year or two away from truly competing again. Then, Friday night happened…on the road. Facing an unbeaten Newton North team looking to step over the old grizzled veteran of…
By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent FRANKLIN – Sometimes, all it takes is one key defensive stop to earn a victory. Franklin coach Todd Kiley — now in his third season at the helm of Franklin — fully understands that, having coached at the high school level for well over 20 years now after spending 21 seasons at Holliston. Having played Milford the last two years and having watched film on…