After winning the program’s first postseason game since 1985 last Saturday, Rhode Island now has a chance to do something the Rams also haven’t done in 39 years Make it to the FCS quarterfinals. URI last played in the FCS quarters in ’85 against Furman and lost 59-19. Back then, you only needed to win one round to reach the quarters in a 12-team bracket. With a win over No…….
FOXBOROUGH – Following an ugly loss to BC High on October 18th, Xaverian had a soul-searching moment while sitting with a 3-3 record. From that point on, the Hawks have looked like the defending D1 champs and on Thursday night at frigid Gillette Stadium, Xaverian made it back-to-back Super Bowl titles with a 14-7 win over previously unbeaten Needham. The Hawks’ defense held the Rockets to 156 yards of total…
By Jared Keene NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – There’s no better way to finish off perfection than achieving the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl at the home of the Patriots. From the opening week, Hudson approached this season one game at a time. The Hawks always talked about being 1-0 each week, not 7-0, 8-0, 9-0, and so on. And they expected to make it to Gillette, not by…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – Third-seeded Mashpee was able to hang tough for 44-plus minutes, but top-seeded Uxbridge made two back-breaking plays in the final three and a half minutes to secure its 27th consecutive win and second straight Division 7 Super Bowl title, 42-20. Clinging to a 28-20 lead after a Mashpee score, Uxbridge junior Cam LaChapelle took off down the right sideline, evaded several would-be tacklers…
Coming off a share of the program’s sixth straight Patriot League title, Dan Curran and his staff had a productive first National Signing Day on Wednesday, getting 12 kids to sign on board. Here’s the full list of guys heading to Worcester… Troy Bailey (DB) Parsippany, N.J. | Delbarton Dominic Campanile (QB) Fair Lawn, N.J. | Bergen Catholic Lucas Catoggio (OL) Massapequa, N.Y. | Chaminade Patrick Enright (OL) Orchard Park,…
Bill O’Brien and his staff had a late start recruiting at BC after he was hired in February, but they certainly made up for lost time. The Eagles officially announced 27 signings on National Signing Day Wednesday, with five of them coming from Massachusetts, more than any other state in this first class for O’Brien and his staff. Here’s the full list: Sevie Amar Jr. (WR) – Oxnard, CA Micah…
UConn’s best season since 2010 still has about a month left in it, but all eyes were on 2025 Wednesday across the country during National Signing Day. The Huskies sit at 8-4 and are awaiting their bowl destination this weekend. In the meantime, the program announced the addition of 12 recruits for this class. Here’s the list with some details provided by the UConn PR department: Aubrey Melvin (DL) From…
Image courtesy of AP Photos By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff The nearly two and a half week search for the next UMass football head coach finally came to an end on Wednesday morning as they named Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak to lead the program. On the heels of what felt like a never ending news cycle of blunders and misunderstandings throughout multiple levels of the program the past couple…
On one hand, Jim Fleming was obviously thrilled to play and win URI’s first playoff game since 1985 last weekend. The Rams beat a very good CCSU team at home to advance to the second round of the FCS playoffs, earning a date down in Georgia with No. 7 seed Mercer this Saturday. On the other hand, Fleming knows his team will need to be a whole lot better than…
FOXBOROUGH – So, I know. At first glance, you’re probably saying ‘what?!’ when reading the title. Don’t get me wrong. The final drive is inexcusable, especially when you consider Indianapolis went 4-4 on ‘gotta have it’ plays to extend the game. But, I actually didn’t think the defense was all that bad on Sunday. Is Anthony Richardson Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen? Of course not, but New England has struggled…