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Connecticut Class MM playoffs: Newington 12, Middletown 0 – Nor’Easters surge into semifinals thanks to stout defense

December 3, 2025

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEWINGTON — With a chance to avenge one of its two regular season losses, Newington blanked Middletown 12-0 in the quarterfinal round of the CIAC Class MM playoffs on Wednesday night. The Nor’Easters were led by a stout defense that did not allow a Blue Dragons first down in the first half. Middletown ran less than 10 plays in the……

Holy Cross inks 10 recruits on National Signing Day

December 3, 2025

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After a strong finish to a disappointing year – Holy Cross won back-to-back games to close out the season, including a blowout over Georgetown at Fenway Park – Dan Curran and his staff brought 10 new players into the fold on NSD Wednesday. The Crusaders built positive momentum heading into the offseason and this is a great start in trying to maintain that positive momentum heading into Year 3 for…

UNH signs 9 during 2026 NSD

December 3, 2025

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How do you follow up your 17th playoff appearance in the last 21 seasons? You keep adding to the culture. UNH signed nine new recruits during National Signing Day on Wednesday, with Rick Santos and his staff continuing to add to the legacy that is the Wildcats’ football program. “Our staff did an incredible job identifying, evaluating, and building relationships with this year’s class,” Santos said in a statement released…

National Signing Day – UMass signs 21 to ‘bring new life’ into program

December 3, 2025

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Image courtesy of UMass Football In another massively important offseason for UMASS, the Minutemen got things started with an interesting NSD on Wednesday. Joe Harasmyiak had 21 commits for the early signing period, with one more NSD set for February. University of Massachusetts football signed 21 student-athletes as part of Wednesday’s early signing period to comprise one of the highest ranked classes in program history. Since arriving on campus last December,…

National Signing Day – Boston College adding 20+ recruits

December 3, 2025

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Image courtesy of Boston College Football It’s been a busy few days for BC and that continued on Wednesday. NSD 2026 was a good one for the Eagles, adding 23 players from this year’s graduating class to the roster. BC did have a couple de-commits lately, but it’s all part of the business these days. Here’s the full list of new additions that the team has announced on social media…(All…

Patriots rookies revel in first Monday Night Football experience

December 2, 2025

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Image courtesy of David Butler II-Imagn Images When the ESPN Monday Night Football trucks rolled into Foxborough this week, that’s when the rookies knew it was real. The product they grew up watching was suddenly going to be starring them. Following a dominant 33-15 win over the Giants that moved the Pats to 11-2 heading into the bye week, I caught up with a few of the rookies in the…

Boston College makes massive commitment to football financially & with hiring of Kenyatta Watson

December 2, 2025

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It’s a new day for Boston College football. One that doesn’t leave the program stuck in 2008. On Monday, alum Kenyatta Watson – an elite recruiter at Georgia Tech, Florida State and Auburn – took over as the program’s new general manager. On Tuesday morning, athletic director Blake James announced huge financial commitments to the program and more resources as needed. It’s something the fan base has been clamoring for…

Patriots 33, Giants 15 – Pats win 10th straight as remarkable turnaround keeps rolling along

December 2, 2025

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Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – At this point, why can’t they make a Super Bowl run? New England throttled the Giants on Monday Night Football in an electric atmosphere, 33-15, winning a 10th straight game, reclaiming the best record in the NFL at 11-2 and showing they’re as good as – if not better – than anyone else in the league. As the No. 1 seed…

Connecticut Top 25 – Playoff edition

December 1, 2025

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By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents With Thanksgiving past us, the 2025 CIAC high school football regular season has concluded. With the first round of the playoffs slated to kick off on Wednesday, December 3rd after being pushed back due to weather, all first round matchups have been finalized. As we look at the Top 25 teams in the state before postseason play officially begins, one new team…

Boston College 34, Syracuse 12 – Eagles end rough 2025 on a high note

November 30, 2025

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Image courtesy of Yahoo Sports They needed this. In the grand scheme of things, a 34-12 blowout win for BC over Syracuse to end the season on Saturday in front of a half empty JMA Dome (it should still be the Carrier Dome) doesn’t change much, but it certainly could mean something heading into 2026. The Eagles had lost 10 straight and were in danger of joining the discussion with…