Louisville 38, Boston College 24 – Eagles lose 7th straight thanks to poor run defense & turnovers

October 26, 2025

Image courtesy of Timothy D. Easley/AP Well, at least the Eagles covered. BC entered another prime time matchup with Louisville on Saturday night as 25.5-point underdogs. Vegas and the rest of the football-watching world expected the Cardinals to roll over the depleted Eagles. But, BC did its best to hang around with No. 19 Louisville. Unfortunately, turnovers and 319 yards given up on the ground – including multiple 60+ yard……

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URI 38, Bryant 17 – Rams remain undefeated in CAA with rivalry win

October 25, 2025

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent KINGSTON – No. 13 Rhode Island set multiple program records on Saturday, using a shutout second half to build to a comfortable 38-17 win over Bryant. With the win, URI recorded its record 13th-straight home victory in front of a packed Meade Stadium. The Rams also added a 54-yard field goal from Garth White to set a new record distance, beating Colin Gallagher’s 51-yarder from…

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Boston College Four Down Preview: BC Eagles (1-6, 0-4) at No. 19 Louisville Cardinals (5-1, 2-1)

October 25, 2025

Kickoff: With six straight losses and a 1-6 record, things can’t really get much worse for BC. Although, they might this weekend. Louisville is currently a 25.5-point favorite for their prime time showdown on Saturday night. The Cardinals are 5-1, ranked 19th in the country and have the ACC Huddle crew on hand for the first time in program history, making the red and black the stars of the weekend…

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UMass Four Down Preview: UMass Minutemen (0-7, 0-3) at Central Michigan Chippewas (4-3, 2-1)

October 25, 2025

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-7, 0-3) play their final game on a Saturday this season when they travel to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (4-3, 2-1) at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. With weekday MACtion looming around the corner for the month of November, this will be the final game the Minutemen prepare for like a traditional gameweek. 1st Down: After dropping a heartbreaking 28-21…

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New England college preview – Week 9

October 23, 2025

It’s hard to believe, but we’ve only got a handful of weeks left in the college football season. While the ‘Big Three’ locally is more like the ‘Big One’ right now, three other FCS teams are positioned nicely for the playoffs with a few others on the hunt. Here’s how Week 9 is shaping up: Friday 10/24 Columbia @ Dartmouth (6:00) Sitting at 4-1 and 1-1 in the Ivy League…

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Catching up with the CAA coaches

October 22, 2025

Image courtesy of the CAA It was another strong weekend for the local CAA teams. No. 13-ranked URI (6-2, 4-0) and UNH (4-4, 2-2) both got big conference wins while Maine (3-4, 2-1 and winners of three straight) and Bryant (2-5, 0-3) each had a bye week. As the CAA race heats up, the Rams host in-state rival Bryant on Saturday, UNH hosts William & Mary and Maine hosts Elon….

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Holy Cross hopes to keep momentum rolling after first win

Photo: Holy Cross Twitter
October 21, 2025

It took a while, but Holy Cross earned its first victory of the year this past weekend. The Crusaders took down new Patriot League foe Richmond on the road with a true team effort, getting contributions in all three phases. Now, despite being 1-6, Dan Curran’s team is 1-1 in the league with an outside chance of keeping the dream alive for a share of a seventh straight league title….

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College Dudes of the Week – Week 8

October 21, 2025

Image courtesy of UConn Athletics A lot of great performances this past weekend as the playoff push for some teams begins. Joe Fagnano (23-31, 362 yards and 4 touchdowns) led the Huskies to a huge win over BC Saturday. Skyler Bell (10/125/1 TD) and Javonte Vereen (4/82/2 TDs) also had monster games as UConn finds itself one win away from another bowl bid. DUDES! Greg Gaines III was almost problem…

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Division 1 New England College Football Poll – Week 8

October 21, 2025

There’s a little bit of shifting going on this week after some surprising results over the weekend. We’ve currently got four teams that could realistically be playing more football after the final weekend in November. Here’s how the D1 New England college landscape looks to us heading into Week 8 of the season: 1. Harvard (5-0) – Ranked 17th in the AFCA Coaches Poll and the offense is nearly unstoppable…

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New England college roundup – Week 8

October 19, 2025

UConn, Holy Cross, Harvard, CCSU, UNH and URI all had huge wins on Saturday – check out the Harvard, UConn and Brown stories on the homepage – while UMass melted down again (also on the homepage). Here’s everything you may have missed from Week 8 of New England D1 football: URI 58, Albany 17 The No. 15-ranked Rams hammered a bad Albany team on the road Saturday to remain unbeaten…

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