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Meyers wins Ed Block Courage Award

January 12, 2023

Image courtesy of Mark Konezny/USA TODAY Sports With free agency looming, Jakobi Meyers continues to earn accolades as his price goes up. On Thursday morning, the New England Patriots announced that Meyers has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Ed Block Courage Award. The honor is bestowed annually upon a player or multiple players that best exemplify the principles of courage and sportsmanship while also serving as a…

BC and offensive coordinator John McNulty reportedly ‘part ways’

January 11, 2023

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Central Connecticut State University names familiar face as new head coach

January 11, 2023

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Image courtesy of @CCSUfootball It was 12 years ago when Adam Lechtenberg helped lead the CCSU Blue Devils to a Northeast Conference title as the co-offensive coordinator. Well, now he’ll have a chance to lead the team back to prominence as the head coach. On Wednesday evening, Lechtenberg was named as the 15th head coach as the program enters its 84th season. “We extend an enthusiastic, warm ‘welcome back’ to Mr. Lechtenberg…

Tough schedule awaits defending CAA champ New Hampshire in 2023

January 10, 2023

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Image courtesy of UNH Athletics The first full season under Ricky Santos couldn’t have gone much better for UNH in 2022. The Wildcats ended up claiming a share of the CAA title and earned an FCS playoff spot. In one of the most miserable weather days you could imagine, the Wildcats came up short against Holy Cross, a team that ended up finishing ranked sixth in the country. In 2023,…

Rhode Island on cusp of breaking through as 2023 schedule is released

January 10, 2023

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Image courtesy of URI Athletics For the last two seasons, URI head coach Jim Fleming has had his team on the doorstep of a CAA title and an FCS playoff berth. After coming up short in 2021 and 2022 despite garnering some Top 25 recognition during the year, it feels like 2023 is sort of a “now or never” type of situation for the boys from Rhode Island. The CAA…

Maine football schedule released ahead of Jordan Stevens’ second season

January 10, 2023

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Image courtesy of University of Maine Schedule day is always fun for most football fans, no matter what team you root for. CAA teams released their schedules for the 2023 season on Tuesday. Maine fans may not have liked the final record for the Black Bears in head coach Jordan Stevens’ first season, but there were clear signs of progress and Maine should be in a lot of games in…

Pats officially wrap up inconsistent 2022 season, now what?

January 10, 2023

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Image courtesy of New England Patriots By Alan Segel NEFJ Contributor FOXBOROUGH — Think about it. Think if your life was basically programmed for five months. You get up pretty much at the same time, you eat at the same time, you work at the same time in a job that requires a focus and a skill so great that only 1,696 people can do your job. If you compare…

Patriots season ends in Buffalo for second straight year

January 8, 2023

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Image courtesy of AP Photos Despite a valiant effort in difficult circumstances, the Patriots saw their season ended in Buffalo on Sunday for the second straight year. In a cauldron of raw emotion, New England fought through it, but fell 35-23 to the Bills in the season finale. With Pittsburgh beating Cleveland and Miami beating New York, it ended any hopes of the Patriots still getting into the tournament despite…

Patriots: Mayo’s leadership, experience helpful as players prepare for Bills

January 6, 2023

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FOXBOROUGH – Jerod Mayo has played in and coached in some extremely difficult environments during his time with the Patriots organization. But even he can’t really prepare the defensive unit for what they might have to deal with on Sunday. With the news that Damar Hamlin was incredibly Face-Timing with teammates on Friday morning, the level of emotion the Pats will face when walking into Buffalo will be unlike anything…

Patriots: Belichick reflects on past experience when addressing Damar Hamlin situation

January 5, 2023

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FOXBOROUGH – For the first time since the world watched the chilling scene in Cincinnati unfold on Monday night, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick met with the media on Thursday afternoon. Of course the Bills are dealing with the scary incident on a completely different level than the Patriots are, but Belichick was unfortunately able to put himself in the shoes of those in the Bills’ organization, having experienced something…