Kevin Stone

CAA Media Day – Merritt says it’s ‘put up or shut up’ time for Bryant

July 22, 2026

Bryant head coach Chris Merritt wasn’t going to mince words during the Bulldogs’ appearance at the first of two CAA virtual Media Days on Wednesday. The Bulldogs need to start competing in the CAA. Now. Last season, Bryant’s second year in the conference ended in disappointment, finishing 3-9 and 1-7 in the conference. Sure, the program got its first ever FBS win (over UMass) and its first ever conference win……

CAA Media Day – Is Maine finally ready to compete in the CAA again?

July 22, 2026

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Are the Black Bears finally back? It’s taken baby steps, but after a 6-6, 5-3 record in the CAA a year ago, it appears as if Maine is finally ready to jump back in the ‘contender’ conversation in the ultra-competitive conference. It’s been eight years since Maine won a CAA title, going 10-4 in 2018 under Joe Harasymiak, who is now the head coach at UMass. Since then, Maine’s best…

CAA Media Day – The standard remains the standard for UNH

July 22, 2026

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. New UNH head coach Sean Goldrich last played for the Wildcats in December of 2015. Now, nearly 11 years later, Goldrich steps back onto a campus that looks, sounds and feels familiar. The standard hasn’t changed either. UNH is seeking its 20th playoff appearance as a program, including back-to-back years and four out of the last five. During the first…

CAA Media Day – Rhode Island not shying away from expectations

July 22, 2026

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Rhode Island is far from flying under the radar any longer. After back-to-back CAA titles – last year’s coming in the form of a solo championship – the Rams are the preseason favorite to three-peat as CAA champions. You can expect to see Jim Fleming’s squad high in the FCS rankings throughout the year as well. The CAA preseason poll and preseason honors were unveiled on Wednesday morning prior to…

Everything from UMass’ appearance at MAC Media Day

July 22, 2026

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Images courtesy of UMass Athletics UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak, new face-of-the-program Pop Watson and veteran leader Tyler Martin were in Detroit on Wednesday for MAC Media Day. Here’s everything they had to say while on set. The entire MAC Media Day is available in the replay section of ESPN+ HARASYMIAK On the messaging about turning things around in 2026 “I think the biggest thing that we’ve kind of taken…

12 New England players named to Shriners Children’s East-West 1000 list

July 20, 2026

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Image courtesy of @ShrinersBowl (via X) In just a few short weeks, the 2026 college football season begins. That means that thousands of players will begin very different journeys. Some will be playing their final year of college football. Some will just be getting their careers off the ground. Others will be pursuing the ultimate dream and a shot in the NFL. Each season, All-Star game rosters are built before…

Several local players named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

July 20, 2026

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Image courtesy of Allstate & AFCA Just a few weeks away from training camp, several local D1 players have been recognized for their charitable efforts off the field. Boston College defensive lineman Josiah Griffin, UMass offensive lineman Riley Bloch, Harvard defensive end Josh Fedd, Maine offensive lineman Anthony lliano and New Hampshire tight end Colby Ramshaw were all named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. New Haven head coach…

BC finally has clear vision at most important position

July 16, 2026

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Image courtesy of BC Athletics What a difference a year makes. At this time last summer, the starting quarterback competition was technically still up in the air. Would it be Grayson James after leading BC to the Pinstripe Bowl following the Tommy Castellanos debacle? Or, would it be newcomer from Alabama Dylan Lonergan, who had barely taken any real college snaps. It turned out to be Lonergan, who played well…

Local college Media Day schedule

July 15, 2026

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Football season starts on Thursday, sort of. Boston College will take part in the ACC Kickoff Week throughout the morning and afternoon on ACC Network on Thursday. Bill O’Brien, transfers Anthony Palano and Mason McKenzie along with veteran KP Price will make the media rounds talking about the upcoming season. BC’s press conference is 1-1:30 on ACC Network. Coach O’Brien and/or players will be chatting on Sirus XM between 10:40…

New England represented in latest 2027 Rivals & On3 Top 300 rankings

July 13, 2026

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Image courtesy of On3 On Monday morning, Rivals and On3 unveiled its latest Top 300 rankings for the 2027 class and New England has four names on the list. The highest ranked New Englander is Connecticut’s Mekai Brown, coming in at No. 18 in the country. The Greenwich Country Day School EDGE and soon-to-be senior is already committed to USC. Brown had 25+ offers from every major program you can…