FOXBOROUGH – Mike Vrabel called the win against the Jets lucky during his postgame press conference on Sunday. Given how frequently the Patriots continue to turn the ball over, he’s not wrong. With two more fumbles on Sunday, New England has 13 turnovers behind only the lowly Chargers who have 15. Their turnover differential is -6, which ranks them 30th in the NFL. Vrabel was on The Greg Hill Show…
Image courtesy of MIAA By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Correspondent The top three remain unchanged heading into Week 7. St. John’s (Shrewsbury) fell one spot after losing to St. John’s Prep. Central Catholic fell to Londonderry (NH), dropping its record to 3-3, and dropping the Raiders 10 spots. Scituate is now up to number four, its highest ranking of the season. Xaverian has lost four straight games and is now out……
Our seventh D1 New England poll of the year is here. Not a ton of movement this week, but there’s some. Here’s how we see things following Week 7 of the 2026 season… 1. Harvard (5-0) – Rolled over Holy Cross, now ranked in the Top 15 in the country. 2. Boston College (3-3) – Massive upset win over Pitt after a crazy week for the program. 3. UMass (4-3)…
FOXBOROUGH – About two or three minutes into answering questions at his locker from the assembled media following the Patriots’ 26-19 over the Jets, Christian Barmore paused for a second. Wearing an all black jumpsuit and a giant ‘Barmore’ chain, he turned around, reached back and threw on some shades, then proceeded to continue answering questions. It was a moment full of swag, and Barmore had earned it. Both he…
Image courtesy of AP Photo/Charles Krupa FOXBOROUGH – When determining playoff seeding in January, the NFL won’t ask how the Patriots won their games, just how many. On Sunday at home, the Patriots earned a 26-19 win to get to 4-2, but as he was following the victory over Las Vegas, Mike Vrabel wasn’t thrilled with the overall performance. “We’re lucky to win, is probably where I’d start, but we’re…
Apparently, the BC recruiting staff is going to be just fine without Kenyatta Watson. Following a wild week that saw the GM and program part ways, BC fans got some rather stunning news on Sunday afternoon when Xaverian star QB and now former Penn State commit Will Wood announced he’s flipping to BC. Back in May when he initially decided between the Nittany Lions and Eagles, Wood’s final two teams…
Buffalo 25, UMass 18 (OT) Playing with its third string QB in Logan Inagawa, UMass (4-3, 1-3 MAC) battled Buffalo all the way to overtime before losing a heartbreaker, the program’s third straight loss after a 4-0 start. Inagawa finished 14-of-25 for 168 yards passing. He also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. Kezion Dia-Johnson had 79 yards receiving on five catches, including a career-long reception of 37 yards….
CHESTNUT HILL – Well, that was quite a week for the BC football program and its fan base. Coming off a bye week, shocking news came out on Wednesday that GM Kenyatta Watson and the program had parted ways after just 10 months. Fast forward to Saturday and BC was hosting a five-win Pitt team that almost certainly wanted to get the taste out of its mouth following its first…
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent ORONO — A strong first half effort by the Bryant Bulldogs’ defense led to its 17-14 road win against a gritty Maine Black Bears team on Saturday afternoon at Alfond Stadium. Bryant held Maine to just three first-half points and forced three turnovers (two in the first half). Linebacker Drake Lusk recorded back-to-back fumble recoveries in the first half while Maine was in Bryant territory…
Image courtesy of Harvard Athletics By Michael Najarian NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE — The margin was a little too close at halftime for Harvard’s liking, as they led Holy Cross 13-7 after a buzzer-beating field goal by Kieran Corr. Thanks to a few big plays in the second half, the No. 17 Crimson made that margin bigger, beating the Crusaders 30-7 in Harvard’s final non-conference game of the season. Harvard (5-0)…