Courtesy of URI Athletics SOUTH KINGSTON – The Rhode Island Rams are used to playing close games. After all, prior to today they had come from behind in four of their seven wins. Make it five come from behind wins after Saturday’s come from behind 37-28 win over Monmouth. Early miscues had the Rams trailing for most of the afternoon but that all changed when quarterback Devin Farrell hit wide……
By Aman Kidwai NEFJ Staff EAST HARTFORD — The UConn Huskies rushed for 271 yards and clinched bowl eligibility for the second time in three years with a 34-27 win over Georgia State at Rentschler Field on Friday night. The Huskies were up 20 in the fourth quarter and held on even though they allowed the Panthers back in the contest late. “Tonight showed that there’s all different kinds of…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen head to Starkville, Mississippi on Saturday afternoon to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in what will be their second of three SEC match-ups this season. On the heels of their 35-7 win over Wagner this past weekend, the Minutemen hope to take that momentum in Davis Wade Stadium where a reeling Bulldogs team hopes to get their season back on track….
We’re officially hitting the home stretch of the college season starting this weekend. After games Saturday, there are just three weeks left in the season for FCS teams and four weeks left for Boston College, UConn and UMass. BC, Holy Cross and Sacred Heart are on bye weeks as we roll into November, but there’s some massive playoff implications on the line in games across New England. Two teams from…
Entering 2024, Harvard didn’t feel like the Ivy League champs despite clinching a share of the title in 2023. Losses to Yale and Princeton created a three-way tie with the Bulldogs and Dartmouth for the prestigious championship. This season, the reality of another split championship is becoming more real by the week, but in order for the Crimson to have a piece of the pie this time around, Harvard will…
If you haven’t been paying attention to the Dartmouth football story over the last two years, you’re missing out. Last season, Sammy McCorkle took over the program in a nearly impossible situation following the tragic passing of longtime head coach Buddy Teevens. Replacing a legend is always hard, but under these circumstances, it would have been perfectly understandable if the Big Green sort of just ‘got by’ in 2023. Instead,…
Here are our college dudes of the week for Week 9. UConn running back Durrell Robinson rushed for 132 yards on 15 carries and scored a rushing touchdown in the Huskies 17-10 win over Rice. DUDE! The UMass defense finished with 2 sacks, 9 tackles for loss and an interception in a 35-7 win over Wagner. DUDES! Devin Farrell and Malik Grant combined for three rushing touchdowns in URI’s 24-14……
So, now what? UMass is 2-6 with road games against Mississippi State and Georgia two of the next three weeks. Liberty and UConn also remain on the schedule, which means 2-10 is a very real, and the most-likely outcome for the 2024 Minutemen. With mere months until the program heads into the MAC, we’re still left with more questions than answers when it comes to the lack of progress with…
Some movement in this week’s poll as conference games start taking on more importance and games get tighter down the stretch. Here is our Top 16 for Week 9. 1. Rhode Island (7-1): Rams pulled out a hard fought 24-14 win over a game Maine. Monmouth visits on Saturday in a pivotal CAA game. 2. Harvard (5-1): Crimson take care of business against Princeton. A huge tilt awaits on Saturday……
Eight down, four to go. The 14th-ranked URI Rams are now 7-1 (4-0 in the CAA) after a 10-point win over a growing and gritty Maine team this past weekend. With four games remaining – two at Meade Stadium and two on the road – the end of that 39-year playoff drought is coming closer and closer into focus. URI has a chance to remain alone atop the CAA with…