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College: Merrimack gets a commitment from former UConn quarterback Jack Zergiotis

December 24, 2021

Former UConn quarterback Jack Zergiotis has committed to Merrimack after entering the transfer portal at the end of last season. Excited to announce the addition of a proven FBS gunslinger to our Quarterback room! #AirRaid #MackTough pic.twitter.com/F7STjAfRJh — Merrimack Football (@Merrimack_FB) December 22, 2021 The Montreal, Quebec native has two years of eligibility remaining. He played in ten games in 2019 completing 150 of 260 pass attempts for 1,782, 9…

UMass: Brown goes the familiar route in appointing Casula and Dudzinski coordinators

December 21, 2021

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Surrounding yourself with the right people is important when turning a program around. Especially a program like UMass, which has really struggled in recent years. It is why Don Brown had to hire coaches he knows and trusts. Especially at the coordinator positions. Brown hired two coordinators that he has a history with. That is not unusual by the way. That is how it works in football. He worked with…

Boston College: Coach Hafley & a few players discuss favorite Christmas gifts

December 21, 2021

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Photo: bkstr.com ‘Tis the season. Christmas has again quickly crept up on all of us and the Eagles will actually be spending theirs with family in Washington D.C this weekend for the Military Bowl. Before heading to D.C. later this week, BC had its final bit of in-person media availability at home on Monday. It can’t all be football and ECU prep discussion, so I asked Jeff Hafley, Pat Garwo,…

Boston College: BC fans should look back appreciatively on the Dennis Grosel days, his teammates and coaches certainly will

December 21, 2021

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Photo: Paul Rutherford/USA Today Sports When people talk about BC football between 2017-2021 over a few beers at a bar 20 or 30 years from now, the quarterback names that will probably come up the most are Anthony Brown and Phil Jurkovec. Jurkovec’s name may become legendary around campus depending on how the 2022 season goes. Boston College fans won’t really remember the other guy in the mix over the…

UMass: Signing day goes according to plan as the Minutemen add nine new players

December 16, 2021

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Early signing day was not a banner event for UMass and new coach Don Brown, as the Minutemen only welcomed nine signees into the fold. .@Burnham_Jay checks in with @FBCoachDBrown to talk about our early signing class, coaching hires and more!#MassAppeal22#NSD22 x #Flagship 🚩 pic.twitter.com/1RonNvGEAv — UMass Football (@UMassFootball) December 15, 2021 That said, this was still a time to be excited. These players marked the first recruits of Brown’s…

UConn: Huskies add talent and size with the 2022 class

December 16, 2021

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New UConn Head Football Coach Jim Mora was thrilled with the class that he and his staff brought in on Wednesday. Mora was pretty excited about his time in Storrs thus far and the 12 member recruiting class that was brought in. “It’s just been amazing,” Mora said. “It’s been awesome. Every single second of it. There’s a tremendous amount of pride in this state for football. That has been…

Recruiting: What I look for as a coach in recruits

December 16, 2021

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In college football the margin between winning and losing is often miniscule. Many games are won and lost based on a handful of plays. However, those games are not won just on Saturdays, but in the months and years prior as programs recruit to close the gap with teams above them and extend the gap of teams behind them. Those 4-5 plays in a game could be years in the…

Boston College: Local talent staying home to “Get In” with Hafley & the Eagles

December 15, 2021

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Since the day Jeff Hafley was introduced as the new head coach at BC, he has been committed to making sure some of the best talent in Massachusetts stays home. It’s one thing for a new coach to say he’s going to try and keep the best local players in the area, but it’s another thing to convince them to stay when other major universities are calling and basically begging…

Boston College: Eagles get 21 new commits on early Signing Day

December 15, 2021

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Photo: @BCFootball Just three days shy of the two-year anniversary of taking the job at BC, head coach Jeff Hafley got to stand in front of the media on Wednesday evening and talk about his first real recruiting class. That sounds crazy, but after the wild season a year ago where in-person recruiting simply wasn’t possible, Hafley proudly announced 21 early commits that he’s actually met and had face-to-face conversations…

Boston College: Eagles look to continue to add talent to an already talented roster

December 15, 2021

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Since he was hired in December of 2019, Jeff Hafley has taken Boston College to new heights (no pun intended) when it comes to recruiting. Boston College routinely finished in the bottom third in the ACC in recruiting rankings under Steve Addazio and were typically in the 50 to 70 range nationally. Courtesy of Rivals.com Hafley and his staff have changed that. Boston College is now in the conversation for…

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