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Fenway Bowl: UConn 27, North Carolina 14 — Huskies earn first bowl win since 2009

December 28, 2024

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff BOSTON — The drive wasn’t long for many fans of the UConn Huskies on Saturday morning and it showed. In front of 27,900 strong at America’s Most Beloved Ballpark, the Huskies took care of the North Carolina Tar Heels 27-14 to win the 2024 Wasabi Technologies Fenway Bowl. With a mostly UConn-dominated crowd backing them, it felt like from the first snap this team had…

Fenway Bowl Four Down Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) vs. UConn Huskies (8-4)

December 27, 2024

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Image courtesy of UConn Athletics By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The third annual Wasabi Technologies Fenway Bowl kicks off on Saturday morning between the UConn Huskies and North Carolina Tar Heels in a match-up more typically found on the basketball court. While the Huskies are on the prowl for their first nine win season since 2007, the Tar Heels are hoping to impress future head coach Bill Belichick from afar…

Highlights from UConn & UNC at Fenway Bowl Media Day

December 27, 2024

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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff The third annual Wasabi Technologies Fenway Bowl may be the most intriguing match-up in this bowl game’s young history. Even before the UConn Huskies (8-4) and North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) take the field on Saturday morning at historic Fenway Park, several story lines have already been generated due to the intriguing duo. Despite these two schools being more known for their dominant basketball programs,…

Pinstripe Bowl Four Down Preview: Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-6) vs. BC Eagles (7-5)

December 27, 2024

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Kickoff: It’s the final game of the year for BC on Saturday when they take on a legendary Nebraska program in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. The game kicks off at noon and is on ABC, providing a national television window for the Eagles to try and win the program’s eighth game in a season for the first time since 2009. 1st Down: Donovan Ezeiruaku and…

Saj Thakkar named 29th head coach at Davidson College

December 20, 2024

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Image courtesy of Davidson College Saj Thakkar was introduced today as the 29th Head Football Coach at Davidson College in North Carolina. The FBS school is most recently known for being the alma mater of Steph Curry but the program has had football success in recent years. The cupboard is far from bare. The 33 year old Thakkar arrives on campus after two years of being the head coach at…

Breaking down the 2025 CAA schedules

December 20, 2024

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The CAA released it’s 2025 football schedules on Wednesday. Here is a look at who Bryant, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island are playing and what we think of each schedule. Bryant Schedule highlights: Bulldogs have a solid schedule. They open the season on the road at New Mexico State. Two years ago they played at UNLV so venturing out west is nothing new for Chris Merritt’s squad. Week two…

Ivy League to participate in the FCS playoffs beginning in 2025

December 18, 2024

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After a year-long process initiated by the Ivy League’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the Ivy League Council of Presidents has approved a proposal to participate in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs beginning next season. The announcement is great news both for the Ivy League and college football in New England. Four Ivy League programs reside in New England. Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale. All four can…

BC staff making noise in the transfer portal

December 17, 2024

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Bill O’Brien’s first dip in the transfer portal as head coach at BC is off to a pretty damn good start. After locking up speedy wide receiver VJ Wilkins from Campbell over the weekend, FAU tight end Zeke Moore and Ball State running back Vaughn Pemberton joined the program on Monday night. Then, on Tuesday, the staff made its biggest splash yet. Alabama quarterback Dylan Lonergan – who had 22…

Dartmouth’s Ejike Adele named Ivy League’s Asa Bushnell Cup Defensive POTY

December 16, 2024

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Image courtesy of Dartmouth Football The prestigious Asa S. Bushnell Cup for the Ivy League’s Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year was announced and presented in New York on Monday and Dartmouth brought home some more hardware. Ejike Adele earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, beating out Columbia’s Hayden McDonald (DB) and Harvard’s Ty Bartrum (DB). Adele is now the Big Green’s first Bushnell Cup winner since the…

Harasymiak adds first few coaches to new UMass staff

December 13, 2024

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New UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak announced a trio of staff additions on Thursday in a statement released by the program. Joe Castellitto (Special Teams Coordinator), Tre Bell (Cornerbacks) and Kayon Whitaker (Defensive Analyst) are all joining this new era of Minuteman football. Castellitto spent the previous two seasons at Dartmouth under the late Buddy Teevens. Castelitto joined the Big Green as the special teams coordinator and nickels coach initially….

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