Image courtesy of UMass Athletics By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – For five years, Dallas Elliott has embodied the heartbeat of UMass football. A local kid from Leeds, Massachusetts, who honed his craft at The Williston-Northampton School, Elliott’s journey in Amherst is the quintessential underdog story. He arrived in the program as a walk-on and relentlessly grinded to earn a well-deserved scholarship and a critical role on the team…

Image courtesy of Sophie Weller/Patriots Wire Playoff spots and bowl bid eligibility is coming into focus for a handful of New England programs as we hit Week 8 of the college season. A huge Ivy League tilt gets this weekend started with 15 of the 17 D1 teams in action. Here’s a run down of the slate:  Friday 10/30 Harvard @ Dartmouth (7:00) For the second straight week, Harvard has…

The home stretch is now in sight. Entering the final weekend of October, playoff paths, potential bowl bids and some teams needing a miracle are all well aware of where they stand. The final month of the 2026 college football season is just about upon us and New England has plenty of interesting storylines to keep track of. Here are the five most intriguing ones heading into Halloween… Boston College…

A bunch of big wins around New England means a bunch of big time performances from players throughout the region. Check out the NEFJ Week 8 Dudes of the Week: The entire BC offensive line, Bo MacCormack III and Mason McKenzie start us off this week. The Eagles rushed for a ridiculous 399 yards in a 49-27 win over Georgia Tech. McKenzie finished as the team leader with 170 and…

Our eighth D1 New England poll of the year is here. The stretch run is in full swing and playoff pushes are ramping up. Here’s how we see things shaking out heading into the final weekend of October… 1. Harvard (6-0) – The now Top-15 ranked Crimson continued rolling with a dominant win over Princeton. 2. Boston College (4-3) – The Eagles have won two straight after running for 399…

There were some wild finishes across New England as playoff pushes ramp up. You can check out game stories on the site from BC, UMass-UConn, Harvard, Bryant, Merrimack-UNH, CCSU-New Haven and URI, but here’s what else you may have missed this weekend: Brown 38, Cornell 31 (OT) The Bears won a wild one at home on Saturday. With no time left on the clock, Matt Childs caught a nine-yard TD…