Harvard selected as preseason Ivy League favorite; Dartmouth 2nd, Yale 3rd

August 4, 2025

It’s poll season. The Ivy League unveiled its preseason poll on Monday morning (a poll that we are lucky enough to vote in) and the two-time defending co-champs Harvard were selected as the top team with nine first place votes (118 ‘points’). Dartmouth – who has also clinched a share of the Ivy League title in both of Sammy McCorkle’s seasons – was selected second (four first place votes, 105……

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5 things to watch for when the Commanders visit this week

August 3, 2025

It’s the biggest week of the summer so far for the Patriots. New England will finally line up and hit another team – twice actually – over the course of a three day span when the Commanders are in Foxborough Wednesday-Friday. The first time will be a joint practice before the first preseason game Friday night. We’ll start to learn a lot more in a hurry when the team who…

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BC’s 3rd training camp practice encouraging for many reasons

August 2, 2025

Physical, intense, high-energy. Boston College’s third training camp practice had a little bit of everything on Saturday morning as the team put on the shoulder pads for the first time. Here’s everything that went down following initial stretching and indy periods starting around 9:00 a.m. First team period Grayson James: Swing pass to Turbo (more on him coming up…), PBU for Isaiah Farris against Jaedn Skeete (tight coverage), run for…

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Fans get first real taste of 2025 Patriots with Friday night scrimmage at Gillette

August 1, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – On a night that felt a little bit like fall (finally), the Patriots returned to the field inside Gillette Stadium. After a one year hiatus, the Pats held their annual season ticket holder and Foxborough resident practice/scrimmage for a little over an hour on Friday. There was some good and some ugly, but it was competitive, which is always a good sign. There were glimpses of what could…

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Drake Maye confident in offensive line despite early questions still lingering

July 31, 2025

Through eight days of Patriots training camp, there’s still plenty of questions up front. Now, it’s safe to say that it can’t get any worse than last year, but other than Mike Onwenu, it’s hard to really know what you’re getting from Garrett Bradbury, Morgan Moses, Cole Strange or Will Campbell. In fact, the guy who has been far and away the best, most reliable guy up front so far…

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Harasymiak encouraged with progress on & off the field following first day of UMass camp

July 30, 2025

The Joe Harasymiak Era is officially underway. The Minutemen kicked off training camp on a sultry Wednesday morning out in Amherst. Here’s everything Harasymiak had to say following the first session: Opening thoughts “We were blessed to get some heat, which was awesome. You know, guys were prepared and they’ve been working all summer for this, but there’s a little bit of a difference between I think being in weight…

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Everything that stood out during Day 1 of BC training camp

July 30, 2025

Jumping right into it… -8:45 means 8:45. I walked in from the Beacon St. Garage at 8:44 assuming guys would still be getting out there, but position group drills were already well underway, in fact I missed the majority of the first two periods, usually dedicated towards positional work or a light walkthrough for offense and defense. -Not a great day for either QB with a lot of over throws…

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Bill O’Brien happy to have Mike Vrabel’s son Tyler working with the Eagles in 2025

July 30, 2025

While Mike Vrabel is busy trying to turn the Patriots around, his son Tyler is getting the chance to work with one of his dad’s close friends about a half hour down the road. The younger Vrabel – who played in 37 games for BC from 2018-2021 – is now an offensive line consultant for Bill O’Brien’s Eagles this season. On Wednesday following BC’s first training camp practice, O’Brien was…

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Harold Landry wants more respect on BC

July 29, 2025

The last time Harold Landry battled through the dreaded dog days of training camp in New England, he was wearing a gold helmet and living in Chestnut Hill. Now, as a primary free agent signing for the Patriots, Landry has made his mark already in camp with his play, specifically his speed off the edge. On the eve of training camp for his former Eagles, Landry reminisced about those days…

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UConn enters 2025 with momentum

July 29, 2025

By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent STORRS, Conn. — One might forgive UConn head coach Jim Mora if there was a little extra pep in his step on Tuesday, the eve of training camp. After all, the Huskies won nine games last season, the first time since 2007 the program has done so, capping it off with a 27-14 win over North Carolina in the Fenway Bowl. Under Mora’s leadership, That’s…

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