The term “bye week” sounds like a nice little vacation for football players and coaches whenever this time of year rolls around, but it’s the furthest thing from the case. Sure, some players can leave campus and go visit family for a few days if it’s doable with their class schedule or based on location, but the life of an NCAA football coach means your bye week is actually spent…
Week seven has come and gone. Boston College, Holy Cross and CCSU all had byes but there were still plenty of games and movement in this week’s poll. 1. Holy Cross (6-0): Crusaders had a bye. They are back in action this week when they travel to Lafayette. 2. Harvard (4-1): Crimson outlast Howard ahead of Friday night’s showdown with Princeton in Cambridge. 3. URI (4-2): Rams upset #14 Elon…
Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics The only thing that could stop the Holy Cross run to open the 2022 season was by telling them they literally couldn’t play. The bye week is the only reason Holy Cross isn’t 7-0 right now. Instead, the 6-0, top 10-ranked Crusaders enjoyed some down time last week, but remained fully locked in on a road trip to face Lafayette this weekend. With only…
URI impressed in their 17-10 win over Elon on Saturday. Week seven saw Boston College, Holy Cross and CCSU have byes. All of the other programs in the area played. Here are some thoughts on the weekend that was in D1 college football in New England. UConn had a legitimate shot at earning a possible bowl bud but those chances took a big hit with their 25-21 loss to Ball…
Image courtesy of Dartmouth Athletics By Jack Norberg, NEFJ Corespondent HANOVER, N.H- The Wildcats got off to a fast start in the 40th annual Granite Bowl match up between UNH and Dartmouth. Quarterback Max Brosmer connected with freshmen wide receiver Joey Corcoran (6 catches, 89 yards) for 55 yards to set up the Wildcats at the Dartmouth 10. After a timeout and injury, UNH scored on a two yard touchdown…
AP Photo By Mike Scandura, NEFJ Correspondent S0UTH KINGSTOWN – Before sophomore defensive back Jarrett Martin graduates he’ll probably make big plays. Arguably no play will be bigger than the one he made in the fourth quarter of No. 22 Rhode Island’s CAA game against No. 14 Elon before a sell-out crowd of 5,415 at Meade Stadium on Saturday. The game was tied at 10 and the Phoenix had a…
Image courtesy of Harvard Athletics Harvard is 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Ivy League, right there with Yale where everyone expected the Crimson to be, but one final non-conference game against Howard this weekend still looms. Before the Crimson can completely switch their focus to the remaining five Ivy League opponents on the schedule, there’s a great opportunity to build some more momentum against a bad team on Saturday…
Folks, the playoff push is upon us. Halfway through the year (except for the Ivy’s, but they don’t get playoff games anyways, which is a whole other discussion for another day), local teams are starting to feel the heat as conference races heat up. A few byes this week, but still a solid slate. Teams with a bye: Holy Cross, Boston College, Central Connecticut State FIRDAY Brown @ Princeton (7…
It’s hard to believe we’ve pretty much hit the halfway point of the college season, but it’s here. Locally, UNH and URI are huge factors in the CAA and both have a legitimate shot to make the FCS playoffs. The Wildcats are currently atop the standings at 4-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference after beating Stony Brook last weekend. The Rams are sixth at 3-2 overall and 1-1 in…
Hard to believe we are at the halfway point of the college season. It truly is flying by. As you will see, there is no change in the top eight. There was however a shake up in the second half of the poll. 1. Holy Cross (6-0): Crusaders make a resounding statement in their 57-0 win over Bucknell. 2. Harvard (3-1): Crimson survive a scare at Cornell on Friday night….