Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-8) head back to Ohio to take on the Akron Zips (3-6) in their first dosage of midweek MACtion since 2014. With four games left in the season, head coach Joe Harasymiak only has four games left to try and get his first win of the season. 1st Down: The Minutemen got a much needed weekend off after their……

Image courtesy of Maine Athletics We’ve established who the superstars around New England are. You’ll see more familiar names this week, while a few others make one of their first appearances in our Dudes of the Week… Joe Fagnano has made a case for NFL teams to consider drafting him late in April. The Huskies clinched a third bowl bid in four years with a blowout win over UAB and…

One month to go. Once again, the postseason picture became clearer for a few teams after Week 10 while others are now simply playing out the string. Here’s how the D1 landscape currently shakes out around New England: 1. Harvard (7-0) – Another week, another fairly dominant performance for the Crimson. Harvard is 13th in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll and three wins away from the Ivy League title, as…

Another busy weekend in New England D1 football as the playoff picture becomes a bit clearer for some teams. Here’s everything you may have missed: Maine 28, Stony Brook 21 The red-hot Black Bears (5-4, 4-1 CAA) won their fifth straight game on Saturday, staying right in the thick of the CAA race with three weeks left. Carter Peevy (14-25, 188 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) and Sincere Baines (12…

We’ve got just four weeks left in the regular season and postseason pushes are in full go mode. UConn, URI, UNH, Maine, CCSU, Stonehill, Harvard, Dartmouth and Yale all have a real chance to extend their seasons heading into the Week 10 slate of games. We’ve got three of the 17 local D1 teams on a bye week, but plenty of great matchups. Here’s how this slate is shaping up:…