College Dudes of the Week – Week 9

October 28, 2025

Image courtesy of Brown Athletics Hard to believe there’s just four weeks left in the college football regular season for our 17 New England teams. Following Week 9, some familiar names and a few new ones make an appearance this week… Grayson Saunier was nearly perfect in Dartmouth’s 49-3 blowout win against Columbia. Saunier went 12-13 for 162 yards and a touchdown. Saunier also had three rushing touchdowns and 55……

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MIAA Top 25 – Week 8

October 27, 2025

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff We’ve reached the final week of the Massachusetts high school football regular season. Milford is the one team to fall out after suffering its third loss in four games. The Scarlet Hawks have been replaced by Bridgewater-Raynham. There are six ranked-vs.-ranked matchups this week, giving teams one final chance to improve their playoff seeding. Brackets will be finalized for all eight divisions Sunday, November 2….

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Connecticut Top 25 – Week 7

October 27, 2025

By Andy Close & Robert Gullo NEFJ Correspondents We’re now past the midpoint of the Connecticut high school 2025 football season, with many great matchups taking place this past weekend including the No. 1 vs. No. 2 team. In our latest poll, the Top-10 stayed the same as last week, with a little bit of movement, but nothing significant. ` Here’s our latest poll: 1. New Canaan (6-0): New Canaan…

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Division 1 New England College Football Poll – Week 9

October 27, 2025

More movement this week as the cream starts to rise to the top. The middle is still all jammed up and rotating on a weekly basis. With four weeks left in the regular season, the push to the postseason is on for some… 1. Harvard (6-0) – Andrew Aurich’s team appears to be a wagon. Now ranked 15th in the AFCA Coaches Poll and the offense is still pretty much…

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Vrabel makes another intriguing change with new pregame introductions

October 26, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – If you were listening to Mike Vrabel’s weekly interview with Scott Zolak during the 98.5 Sports Hub pregame show on Sunday about 20 minutes before kickoff, you would have heard some rather stunning news. Vrabel told Zo that individual player introductions would make a return against the Browns. The Patriots made history 23 years ago on that special February night in New Orleans when Pat Summerall told the…

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Patriots 32, Browns 13 – Pats win 5th straight game with dominant 2nd half

October 26, 2025

Image courtesy of Yahoo Sports  FOXBOROUGH – It’s been a long time since Rte. 1 was packed at 9 a.m. and it’s been equally as long since Gillette Stadium was alive as it was on Sunday. After a slow start in the first half, New England scored 23 points in the second half, cruising to a fairly dominant 32-13 win over Cleveland. The Patriots now sit at 6-2 and winners…

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New England college roundup – Week 9

October 26, 2025

In a bit of an odd circumstance, only two of the 14 local D1 programs playing this weekend were at home…and they faced each other. URI took down rival Bryant to stay unbeaten in the CAA and probably move back into the Top 15 FCS Coaches Poll this week. Check out Charlie Adams’ story on the site from Meade Stadium. Merrimack, Sacred Heart and CCSU were all on bye weeks….

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Louisville 38, Boston College 24 – Eagles lose 7th straight thanks to poor run defense & turnovers

October 26, 2025

Image courtesy of Timothy D. Easley/AP Well, at least the Eagles covered. BC entered another prime time matchup with Louisville on Saturday night as 25.5-point underdogs. Vegas and the rest of the football-watching world expected the Cardinals to roll over the depleted Eagles. But, BC did its best to hang around with No. 19 Louisville. Unfortunately, turnovers and 319 yards given up on the ground – including multiple 60+ yard…

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URI 38, Bryant 17 – Rams remain undefeated in CAA with rivalry win

October 25, 2025

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent KINGSTON – No. 13 Rhode Island set multiple program records on Saturday, using a shutout second half to build to a comfortable 38-17 win over Bryant. With the win, URI recorded its record 13th-straight home victory in front of a packed Meade Stadium. The Rams also added a 54-yard field goal from Garth White to set a new record distance, beating Colin Gallagher’s 51-yarder from…

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Avon Old Farms 29, Dexter Southfield 28 – Winged Beavers win thriller between unbeaten NEPSAC teams

October 25, 2025

By Tim Crowley NEFJ Correspondent BROOKLINE – Fans and followers of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) got an October thriller on Saturday between two top teams and two top quarterbacks that more than lived up to expectations. Avon Old Farms stayed undefeated with a phenomenal effort from junior quarterback Matthew Baer to barely beat out sophomore Rory Funke and Dexter Southfield in a 29-28 road victory. The…

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