Kickoff: Rhode Island is hosting Central Connecticut State in the FCS playoffs for the second straight year. The Rams survived to advance against the Blue Devils last season. Both teams learned from that experience and are battle tested this time around. Expect another tight game that will come down who gets the key stops in the fourth quarter.
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Another disastrous season has come and gone for the UMass Minutemen. Since the decision to elevate from the FCS to the FBS in 2010, it’s been nothing but pain, anguish, and frustration for all those associated with the program. From their first season of actual FBS play in 2012 through present day, the Minutemen’s record stands at a putrid 26-132. The fact that on any……
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – As the rain came down at McGuirk Alumni Stadium while the clock ticked away to zero, a most unwelcome reality drenched the UMass football program. With their 45-14 loss to the Bowling Green Falcons, the Minutemen (0-12, 0-8) finished the season winless for the first time in history. The loss added UMass to a list of 19 other schools in the FBS era…
PRINCETON, N.J. — The Ivy League announced on Tuesday afternoon, the 2025 Football All-Ivy teams. Two Bulldogs were honored with the prestigious Asa S. Bushnell Cup, signifying the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.
Image courtesy of URI Athletics Somewhat stunningly, Rhode Island didn’t get a bye in the FCS postseason despite a 10-win season and repeating as CAA champs, winning the title outright for the first time in 40 years. Now that it’s been decided, the Rams face a familiar foe in Central Connecticut State, the NEC champs that Rhody hosted and beat in the first round of the FCS playoffs a year…
Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen host the Bowling Green Falcons at McGuirk Alumni Stadium with one final opportunity to salvage a win in their 2025 campaign. The Minutemen have never gone winless in a season since joining the FBS in 2012, and have never not won a game in a season that had three or more total games, making the importance of securing…
Jim Shannon – Hearst Connecticut Media We got some big time performances when it mattered most this weekend. Some guys helped clinch league titles and others helped their teams qualify for the FCS postseason with an at-large bid. Oh, and one particular QB continued his remarkable season. Here’s the Week 13 Dudes of the Week: If we did a Dude of the Week for all the Dudes, it would have…
The regular season has come to an end for everyone but UMass and BC, who close out their brutal campaigns this week. URI, Yale, CCSU, UNH and Harvard all made the FCS postseason and will play next Saturday just a few days after Thanksgiving. Here’s how things shook out after the final weekend of 2025: 1. UConn (9-3) – Huskies win nine games for the 2nd straight year. Chance for…
And just like that, the 2025 college season is over. BC and UMass still have regular season games this week, but for the majority of the New England programs, this past Saturday was the end of the line until winter workouts begin. We had UNH-Maine, CCSU, Harvard-Yale and URI covered (check out those stories on the site), but here’s what else you may have missed around the region: UConn 48,…
@NCAA_FCS Almost a quarter of the spots in the 24-team FCS playoff bracket are from New England. URI, Yale and CCSU clinched their automatic qualifiers on Saturday, but UNH and Harvard had to wait to find out if they had more practice time together. In a rematch of last year’s playoff game, the NEC champ Blue Devils travel to face the CAA champ Rhody this Saturday. Yale heads out on…