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Boston College Four Down Preview: BC Eagles (1-1, 0-0) @ Stanford Cardinal (0-2, 0-0)

September 13, 2025
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Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: Back in prime time. Boston College has the late game Saturday night at 10:30 on ACC Network. After last week’s wild one in East Lansing, this offense has a chance to put on another show for the rest of the country. More importantly, the Eagles can back on the right side of things heading into a now much-needed early bye week. First down: The defense -……

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UMass Four Down Preview: UMass Minutemen (0-2) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-1)

September 13, 2025
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Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-2) hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (1-1) in the first of two straight games against Power Four opponents Reeling from an upset 27-26 loss to Bryant last week, the Minutemen face an uphill task in securing their first win of the season against the Big Ten foe. 1st…

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New England college preview – Week 3

September 11, 2025
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Week 3 is upon us. Once again, 13 of the 17 local D1 schools are in action this weekend with the Ivy League teams still one week away from kickoff. There’s some big matchups, must-win games and a late night cap that we’re all going to need som caffeine for. Let’s take a look at the intriguing slate on tap this weekend: 9/13 St. Francis (PA) @ CCSU (Noon) Big…

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No. 5 URI has huge early season test coming up this weekend as target gets bigger

September 10, 2025
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Five and rising. The defending CAA champs and now 2-0 URI Rams have moved up to No. 5 in the AFCA Coaches Poll this week after beating Stony Brook on the road. Jim Fleming’s team has another huge early season test this weekend when the Rams visit perennial FCS playoff contender Holy Cross in the Cruaders’ home opener. This will be Rhody’s first non-conference game after opening the year with…

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Bryant’s first win over FBS opponent serves as validation

September 9, 2025
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It’s not often you can say you did something for the first time in history. The 2025 Bryant Bulldogs and head coach Chris Merritt can now say that forever after earning the program’s first win against an FBS school, beating UMass last Saturday. Perhaps more importantly, it was validation for the belief that the tide was turning for Bryant with a big investment from the school behind the program and…

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Victor Cruz inducted into UMass Hall of Fame

September 7, 2025
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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – Located just 6.5 miles north of the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst sits Mount Sugarloaf. With its sweeping views of the Pioneer Valley and open rock faced slopes to its south, one could say there’s enough room for a “Mount Rushmore” should anyone ever be interested in such a project. If the UMass Athletics department were up to task, no doubt…

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New England college round up – Week 2

September 7, 2025
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Once again, we had 13 of the 17 local teams in action this weekend and what a weekend it was. Blowouts, crazy finishes and statement games. As always, check out game stories from some of the action over the weekend on the site. Here’s a recap of all the other stuff you might have missed: Rhode Island 31, Stony Brook 17 The No. 8 nationally-ranked Rams moved to 2-0 overall…

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Key takeaways from BC’s double OT loss to Michigan State

September 7, 2025
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Image courtesy of BC Athletics Boston College had a chance to make a statement in prime time on Saturday night when the Eagles took on Michigan State on the road. BC did make a statement, going toe-to-toe with a good Big 10 opponent, putting up 40 points on offense. Unfortunately, the Eagles gave up two more points, losing 42-40 in a wild double overtime shootout. There’s reasons to be encouraged…

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