Boston College rolled, UNH and Holy Cross played a classic and CCSU impressed in a blowout win over Fordham. Here is our college poll for this week. 1. Boston College (2-0) – The 24th ranked Eagles roll led Duquesne, 56-0. They visit Missouri on Saturday in a huge early season showdown. 2. New Hampshire (1-1)- The Wildcats came from behind to beat Holy Cross, 21-20. Stonehill comes to town on…
This certainly wasn’t the start Dan Curran envisioned when he took over the Holy Cross program. After giving up a game-winning TD to URI with 19 seconds left in the opener, the Crusaders lost a heartbreaker 21-20 in the home opener at Fitton Field to a very good New Hampshire program. Sitting at 0-2, Holy Cross is still in good shape considering Patriot League play hasn’t even started yet. Curran…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent UMass head coach Don Brown took to the podium at his opening week press conference to discuss Saturday’s 38-23 loss to Toledo, as well as their upcoming road game at Buffalo. Brown on what he saw from the Toledo tape “I’ve been doing this a long time, it’s kind of a crazy game. When you look at it, I think the figure was 170-yards passing,…
It certainly wasn’t what most Bryant fans thought it would look like, but the first win of 2024 is all that matters. The Bulldogs got that first win against D2 Franklin Pierce 21-17 in the home opener down in Smithfield on Saturday. Now, things get much, much tougher with an angry 0-2 Holy Cross team coming to town this weekend. During Monday’s weekly CAA coaches call, head coach Chris Merritt…
Following the season-opening loss to FBS opponent UCF, UNH head coach Rick Santos said that the game would start to slow down a bit for his team once jumping into FCS play. Well, that wasn’t necessarily the case as the Wildcats found themselves in a back-and-forth, high-intensity game against Holy Cross in Worcester. Still, UNH found a way to get a big statement win on the road against a very…
It’s going to be another uphill battle for UMass to make a bowl game and we’re only two weeks into the season. The Minutemen dropped to 0-2 after a 38-23 road loss to Toledo on Saturday in front of just under 22,000 fans at ‘The Glass Bowl.’ The good thing is that UMass had a more inspired showing than it did in the home opener a week ago. The bad…
Courtesy of Bryant Athletics Jarrett Guest threw three touchdown passes in the Bulldogs win over Franklin Pierce Central Connecticut State impressed in a big home win over Fordham. Bryant and Sacred Heart both got scares from D2 teams and Maine hung tough in Montana. Here is our week two round up of the remaining D1 games in New England. Central Connecticut State 33 Fordham 3: Former Milford and UMass quarterback…
Courtesy of URI Athletics Rams Coach Jim Fleming knew that his team would be at a size and depth disadvantage against the Minnesota Golden Gophers heading into today’s game and he was right. It proved to be the difference in Minnesota’s 48-0 win. Former UNH quarterback Max Brosmer completed 24-of-30 passes for 271 yards and two touchdown passes in the win. The Gophers took awhile to get going offensively. Minnesota…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent WORCESTER — An overcast day at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts was the setting for a thrilling 21-20 win for the New Hampshire Wildcats (1-1) over the Holy Cross Crusaders (0-2). With 1:39 left in the game, the Crusaders had the ball on their own 20-yard line with a chance to win the game, trailing 21-20. A huge 32-yard pass from senior quarterback Joe Pesansky…
CHESTNUT HILL – If you didn’t believe after the FSU win, how about now? The Eagles scored 42 points in the first half of the home opener on Saturday en route to an absolutely dominant 56-0 win over Duquesne. Now, before people come at me since it’s an FCS opponent, let me remind you of NIU, Holy Cross and Texas State in recent years. Saturday’s game at Alumni Stadium was…