Jim Fleming knew a road game against Holy Cross would be a tough, physical affair. He just didn’t know the final score would resemble a game from the 1950s. No. 5 – now No. 6 this week in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll – URI survived a tight 9-7 game against the Crusaders on the road last Saturday to move to 3-0 on the young season. The offense struggled and……
Even after a loss, the Wildcats moved up a spot in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll this week. UNH is No. 23 in the country despite a tough 34-29 road loss to FBS opponent Ball State this last weekend. The Wildcats’ had a chance to steal the program’s seventh win over an FBS team all-time, but instead dropped to 2-1 on the year. In defeat, head coach Rick Santos learned…
Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents It was an exhilarating Week 1 of the high school football season in Connecticut. The top teams all took care of business, but there were a few upsets along the way and some scores that certainly put some teams on notice throughout the state. With that, here’s the CT Top 25 Poll heading into Week 2: 1. New Canaan – New Canaan started…
Image courtesy of MaxPreps By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff Week 2 proved to be uneventful for movement in the top 25. Marshfield fell in lopsided fashion to St. John’s Prep to drop to 0-2 on the season. The Rams are out of the top 25 this week. Milford debuts at number 16 after dominating Leominster on the road. Xaverian, Catholic Memorial and Springfield Central were all idle last weekend. Each…
Image courtesy of Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photos Was it pretty? Absolutely not. Do the Patriots have a lot to work on to beat the upper echelon teams in the NFL? Of course. Are they at least fun to watch again? Will the Pats get people emotionally invested, living and dying with every third down or two-minute drive throughout the fall and winter again? Yup. Given the way things have been around…
This was the last weekend before the Ivy League teams make it a full season for New England CFB in 2025, but the other 13 teams have been providing plenty of entertainment so far. That was the case again this Saturday with thrilling games, big performances and some important wins along with some ugly losses. Here’s what you may have missed around the region: Stonehill 13, Maine 10 With just…
Image courtesy of The Mercury News Well, this certainly wasn’t what fans envisioned when the schedule came out. After three weeks, BC is 1-2 and searching for answers. The Eagles were double digit favorites heading into a game against Stanford late on Saturday night, but turnovers, missed opportunities and an inability to stop the run all added up to a rather stunning 30-20 loss. The Eagles entered the game banged…
Image courtesy of URI Athletics By Brendan Flynn NEFJ Correspondent WORCESTER – Trailing by one with 2:23 left to play on the road, Rhode Island kicker Garth White cleared with uprights with plenty of room to spare on a go-ahead, 41-yard field goal to cap the Rams game-winning, 60-yard drive. The field goal was the third of the day for White, who accounted for every URI point in the 9-7…
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: Back in prime time. Boston College has the late game Saturday night at 10:30 on ACC Network. After last week’s wild one in East Lansing, this offense has a chance to put on another show for the rest of the country. More importantly, the Eagles can back on the right side of things heading into a now much-needed early bye week. First down: The defense -…
Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-2) hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (1-1) in the first of two straight games against Power Four opponents Reeling from an upset 27-26 loss to Bryant last week, the Minutemen face an uphill task in securing their first win of the season against the Big Ten foe. 1st…