Image courtesy of Sophie Weller/Patriots Wire Wednesday 11/4 Ball State @ UMass (7:00) The Minutemen get it all started locally on Wednesday night in Amherst. MACtion returns and UMass (4-4, 1-3 MAC) is still two wins away from being bowl eligible for the first time ever, but time is running out. The Minutemen need to win at least two, but probably three of their last fire to assure a bowl…

There’s officially only a few weeks remaining in the regular season and as has been the case for a while now, there’s a few New England teams chasing bowl bids and playoff berths. Here are the Top 5 D1 storylines in the region as we hit November: Which BC team are we getting? Well, this is all very confusing. For the last two weeks, BC found ways to beat Pitt…

1. Harvard (6-1) – No. 16 Crimson were upset by Dartmouth on Friday night, making the Ivy League race utterly chaotic with three weeks left. Still the top team in the region right now though and ranked 22nd. 2. Boston College (4-4) – Ugly doesn’t even described what happened in the 47-2 loss to Duke. 3. UConn (4-4) – Huskies gave up 300+ yards on the ground to Air Force…

Air Force 35, UConn 26 After dominating UMass a week ago, UConn’s defense gave up 366 rushing yards in a loss to the Falcons. The Huskies dropped to 4-4, needing to win two of their last four games to earn bowl eligibility. Air Force converted seven of 16 third downs, while UConn was 4-10. Most importantly at altitude, the defense was on the field a ton, with the Huskies only…

Image courtesy of Yahoo Sports FOXBOROUGH – Saturday was a special day at Gillette Stadium for a few different reasons. Big picture, the Navy vs. No. 5 Notre Dame rivalry matchup – which the Fighting Irish won 35-13 – brought a lot of national eyes to Massachusetts for college football. That’s a rare occurrence. Smaller picture, it was a special opportunity to come back home for a number of players…