Author: Kevin Stone

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…

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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……

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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…

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FCS Playoffs: Yale 43, Youngstown State 42 – Improbable comeback sends Bulldogs to 2nd round

November 30, 2025
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Image courtesy of Yale Athletics  Improbable. Impossible. Chaotic. Unbelievable. Incredible. Whatever word you want to use to describe what Yale did on the road against No 15 Youngstown State in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday, it fits. The Bulldogs trailed 35-7 at the half, 42-14 with a little over seven minutes left in the third and 42-22 heading to the fourth quarter. Somehow, Yale ripped off…

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FCS Playoffs: Villanova 52, Harvard 7 – Crimson crushed in first ever playoff game

November 30, 2025
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Image courtesy of Harvard Athletics  For the second week in a row – which just so happened to be the worst timing possible – Harvard saw things snowball and couldn’t recover. Playing in the first ever FCS playoff game in program history on the road against 12th-seeded Villanova, the Crimson had a tidal wave swarm over them, losing 52-7. Harvard saw the same thing happen against Yale a week ago…

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FCS Playoffs: South Dakota State 41, UNH 3 – Wildcats’ season ends in frigid loss

November 29, 2025
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Image courtesy of UNH Athletics  Aesthetically, the UNH’s playoff game against 14th-seeded South Dakota State on Saturday was a football fans dream. With a wind chill of zero, snow falling and ice covering the field, it was what playoff football dreams are made of. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, that dream was an absolute nightmare with a 41-3 loss. UNH (8-5) was making its 17th playoff appearance in the last 21…

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FCS Playoffs: URI 27, Central CCSU 19 – Rams knock out Blue Devils for 2nd straight year

November 29, 2025
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Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Hosting Central Connecticut in the first round of the FCS Playoff Championship for a second straight year at Meade Stadium on Saturday, No. 9 Rhode Island earned a 27-19 win to punch its ticket to the second round of the playoffs. The Rams were led by a 14-point first quarter. URI built a 14-0 lead in…

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New Hampshire Division 1 State Championship: Bedford 35, Pinkerton 7 – Bulldogs make it 3 titles in 4 years

November 29, 2025
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By Tom King Nashua Telegraph Sports/NEFJ Contributor NASHUA – When they left Stellos Stadium after throttling Nashua High School South by 20 points in the second week of the season, the Bedford Bulldogs looked like the best team in Division I. Saturday, they returned to Stellos and made that official in the NHIAA championship game, sealing the deal with a 35-7 pasting of No. 3 Pinkerton Academy in front of…

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Boston College Four Down Preview: BC Eagles (1-10, 0-7) at Syracuse Orange (3-8, -6)

November 29, 2025
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Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: Coming off the worst-placed bye week in the history of football, BC has one more chance to truly avoid being in the conversation with the 1978 team as the worst ever in program history. By going 2-10, there may be a chance to build a little bit of momentum heading into what is now arguably the most important offseason in BC football history. 1st Down:…

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Ranking the UMass FBS-Era teams from worst to best

November 28, 2025
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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Another disastrous season has come and gone for the UMass Minutemen. Since the decision to elevate from the FCS to the FBS in 2010, it’s been nothing but pain, anguish, and frustration for all those associated with the program. From their first season of actual FBS play in 2012 through present day, the Minutemen’s record stands at a putrid 26-132. The fact that on any…

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