As we hit the halfway point of the regular season, the four local CAA teams are all in very different positions. No. 15 URI is still atop the conference at 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the CAA following a comeback win over UNH at home last weekend. Speaking of the Wildcats, UNH is now 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the CAA after the loss to the Rams. The season started……
It hasn’t been the year anyone wearing purple and white has wanted. At 0-6, Holy Cross has stunningly been on the wrong end of all sorts of games this season. Close loses, blowouts, you name it.The Crusaders have been through it. Still, confidence and effort has not wavered. Coming off a much-needed bye week, Holy Cross hits the road this weekend in search of its first win when they take…
By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents Week 5 of the high school football season in Connecticut saw a Top 5 team go down in overtime, while some of the other teams high in the poll got to catch their breath with a bye. Separation is starting to take place as teams officially hit the second half of the regular season. Here’s our latest Top 25 heading into Week…
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics The Big East no longer exists in the college football world, but UConn and BC will renew the Northeast rivalry on Saturday. This time though, both programs are in very different positions. Jim Mora’s Huskies come in at 4-2 with nothing to lose and everything to gain. Boston College is reeling, losers of four straight and sitting at 1-5 in what’s quickly turned into a…
Image courtesy of BC Athletics CHESTNUT HILL – For just over 11 minutes on Tuesday, Bill O’Brien stood in front of a camera and six reporters and passionately defended the struggling BC program. At 1-5 and losers of four straight, Boston College has been in a stunning tailspin with seemingly no way out. This weekend, a 4-2 UConn team comes to town with nothing to lose and everything to gain…
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – If you’ve seen any of the postgame locker room Patriots videos following victories this year, you might have noticed that something is different. For over two decades, the famous ‘How do we feel about a victory? Awww yeahhh!’ chant started by Tedy Bruschi, continued by Matt Slater and then delegated among a few different guys last year (albeit only four times)…
Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – Mike Vrabel easily could have lost his mind on several occasions during Sunday’s win over the Saints. Not because of anything his team did, but because the Patriots were seemingly playing against both New Orleans and an incompetent officiating crew. The Patriots had 113 yards of offense and a touchdown taken off the board due to outrageous offensive pass interference calls. Multiple plays that really shouldn’t…
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff Six weeks of the Massachusetts high school football season are in the books. Last weekend provided us with the most chaos to this point. Major upsets were a common theme. Methuen beat Central Catholic. Previously winless Brockton shocked Weymouth. Quincy remained unbeaten with a thrilling win over Plymouth South. One week after losing to Weymouth, Milton rejoins the top 25 after a thrashing of Wachusett….
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots The ascension and maturity process continues. Mike Vrabel’s Patriots are still learning how to win consistently and took another big step forward on Sunday with a 25-19 victory in the Bayou. “It’s better than an old team getting out of here with a loss, I would say,” Vrabel said when asked specifically about the importance of finding a way to win on the…
With a bunch of double-local matchups and some big home games, we were able to cover nine of the 17 D teams in the region this weekend. Stonehill, UConn and Holy Cross each had a bye week. Those stories are up on the site for your enjoyment, but here’s a summary of the other action you may have missed: Harvard 34, Cornell 10 The 25th-ranked Crimson had to pull away…