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Holy Cross still confident heading into Patriot League play after 0-4 start

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September 24, 2025
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Holy Cross still has one more non-conference game left a week from this Saturday when New England rival Harvard visits Fitton Field. But, the goal for Dan Curran and his Crusaders has always been to be ready to go when the Patriot League schedule began. That comes this weekend when Holy Cross travels to Fordham. Sitting at 0-4 after the most recent loss to Yale last Saturday, the Crusaders are……

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With Governor’s Cup showdown looming, No. 7 URI faces unique opportunity this week

September 23, 2025
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Rhode Island dropped to No. 7 in the AFCA Coaches Poll this week despite a pretty nice 28-7 win over a mediocre LIU team. The Rams are 4-0 and look like legitimate national title contenders through the first month of the season. This week, Rhody heads out to Kalamazoo, Michigan to take on FBS opponent Western Michigan at 6:30 Saturday night. The Broncos are 1-3, beating Toledo 15-14 last week…

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College Dudes of the Week – Week 4

September 23, 2025
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Week Four is in the books but there plenty of stellar performances on the week. The dynamic duo of Cam Edwards and Skyler Bell powered UConn to a win over Ball State.
Meanwhile there were plenty of big performances in the Ivy League as the 2025 season kicked off with all for New England schools in the league winning.

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New England college round up – Week 4

September 21, 2025
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If you missed any of the games we covered this weekend, check out stories from UConn, Yale-Holy Cross, Dartmouth-UNH and Merrimack-CCSU on the home page. Here’s a recap of the rest of the action from around the region on Saturday: URI 28, LIU 7 The No. 6 Rams moved to 4-0 on the season with an impressive homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon. Devin Farrell was 19-32 for 193 yards, two…

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Merrimack 16, CCSU 14 – Last-second Thai field goal gives Warriors big home win

September 20, 2025
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Image courtesy of Merrimack Athletics By Zack Bellino NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ANDOVER – The Merrimack Warriors defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 16-14 on the strength of a Carlton Thai field goal with just one second remaining in the game on Saturday night. In a matchup of former NEC rivals, this game was a defensive slugfest before the final moments, when CCSU recovered a blocked field goal on the…

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UConn 31, Ball State 25 – Huskies survive scare & get back to .500

September 20, 2025
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Image courtesy of UConn Athletics By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD – When the UConn offense needs a big play, they don’t have to look very far. Cam Edwards and Skyler Bell showed how special they are once again in Saturday’s 31-25 win over Ball State. Edwards scored on touchdown runs of 32 and 67 yards in the fourth quarter, and Bell had 14 receptions for 103 yards and…

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Penn 24, Stonehill 21 – Late field goal pushes Quakers past Skyhawks

September 20, 2025
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By Chris Vogel NEFJ Correspondent EASTON –  Despite a back-breaking last second field goal to give Penn a 24-21 win over Stonehill on Saturday, the contest continued a string of promising non-conference matchups to prepare the Skyhawks for NEC play. “We knew going into the season we had a tough out of conference schedule, Penn is a really good football team, ” Stonehill head coach Eli Gardner stated postgame. “I…

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Dartmouth 27, UNH 20 – Big Green beat Wildcats for Granite Bowl win

September 20, 2025
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Image courtesy of Dom Gallo By Allen Lessels NEFJ Contributor HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth College head coach Sammy McCorkle thought senior running back D.J. Crowther had a game like Saturday’s in him. A 5-foot-11 bruiser, Crowther carried 20 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Big Green to a back-and-forth, season-opening 27-20 win over No. 23/25 New Hampshire in Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field in the…

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Yale 28, Holy Cross 10 – Bulldogs open season with impressive win over Crusaders

September 20, 2025
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By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN — Yale waited, but patience paid off on Saturday. The Bulldogs opened the 2025 season with a 28-10 win over the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders inside the Yale Bowl. After leading just 7-0 at halftime and allowing a Holy Cross field goal in the second half’s opening drive, The Bulldogs exploded for 21 second-half points to earn a dominant home victory. Yale running…

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