College

Harvard 45, Penn 43 – Last-second field goal gives Crimson share of 3rd straight Ivy League title

November 16, 2025
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Image courtesy of Harvard Athletics Kieran Corr drilled a 52-yard field goal as the clock ticked down to zero on Saturday, stunning Penn 45-43. The win kept the No 11 Crimson unbeaten (9-0, 6-0) and locked up a third straight piece of the Ivy League crown. With Yale winning against Princeton, ‘The Game’ at the Yale Bowl next Saturday will be a winner-take-all showdown for the outright championship and more……

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Georgia Tech 36, Boston College 34 – Eagles can’t close out upset of Yellow Jackets

November 16, 2025
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CHESTNUT HILL – This one felt different. All season long, BC has come up on the wrong side of games, but for the majority of Saturday afternoon’s home finale against No. 14 Georgia Tech, it felt like the Eagles were finally going to have their feel-good moment. Then, it was over. BC took a 34-33 lead with 4:09 remaining on a 43-yard touchdown run by Turbo Richard. The ensuing two-point…

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UConn 26, Air Force 16 – Huskies finish unbeaten home slate with 8th win of the year

November 15, 2025
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 Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — A sluggish first half gave way to a dominant second half, as UConn took care of Air Force, 26-16 on Saturday. The win gave the Huskies a perfect 6-0 mark at home, the first time they have gone unbeaten in a season at Rentschler Field since 2010. “I thought it was a big win,” said UConn coach…

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Boston College Four Down Preview: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1, 5-1) at BC Eagles (1-9, 0-6)

November 15, 2025
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Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: The good news for suffering BC fans is that there’s only one more home game to sit through. The bad news is that it’s against an 8-1 Georgia Tech team that comes to Chestnut Hill ranked 14th in the country, looking to advance to the CFP. BC is 1-9, losers of nine straight games with their only win this season coming against FCS Fordham back in…

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New England college preview – Week 12

November 14, 2025
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Now it gets really, really fun. With two weeks left in the FCS season and three left for the FBS squads, some are continuing to play out the string while others are fighting for their playoff lives. UMass got it all started again with MACtion on Wednesday night. New Haven finished its first D1 season last weekend, so here’s how the rest of the weekend shapes up for the other…

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Northern Illinois 45, UMass 3 – Another ugly night in Amherst

November 12, 2025
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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – A frigid November evening in Amherst welcomed a national audience on ESPNU for yet another program defining loss for the UMass Minutemen. At least this highly anticipated midweek MACtion affair had few in-person spectators to witness this 45-3 drubbing from the Northern Illinois Huskies. Before entering tonight’s game, NIU (3-7, 2-4) hadn’t scored more than 21 points in a single game, whereas tonight,…

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UMass Four Down Preview: Northern Illinois Huskies (2-7, 1-4) at UMass Minutemen (0-9, 0-5)

November 12, 2025
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Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen host the Northern Illinois Huskies in their first MACtion home game since 2014. UMass enters this game reeling from a 44-10 loss at Akron hoping to salvage their season and give head coach Joe Harasymiak his first program win. 1st Down: Last week’s loss in Akron wasn’t just viewed by the normal lot of UMass fans, as a national…

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College Dudes of the Week – Week 11

November 10, 2025
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Image courtesy of UNH Athletics Most of the 17 D1 schools in New England had big wins as the playoff races really heat up with two weeks remaining. Here are some of the top performances from Week 11: UConn (7-3) had one of its biggest wins of the Jim Mora Era on Saturday over Duke and as usual, Joe Fagnano was a big reason why. Fagnano threw for 311 yards…

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Division 1 New England College Poll – Week 11

November 10, 2025
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Down the stretch we go. Two weeks left, plenty of playoff possibilities for a bunch of local teams are still out there on the table. Here’s how things look for the 17 D1 programs in New England: 1. Harvard (8-0) – Still undefeated, Top 10 in the country and the inside track to the outright league title with 2 games left. 2. UConn (7-3) – Took down a good ACC…

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