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5 areas to watch as Central Connecticut kicks off spring ball

March 24, 2023
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Central Connecticut State kicked off spring football on Tuesday. It is the first spring under new head coach Adam Lechtenberg replaces Ryan McCarthy at the end of last season. The former Nebraska quarterback and CCSU offensive coordinator was most recently the running backs coach at Virginia Tech. Lechtenberg inherits a program that struggled last season, finishing 2-9. It is a program that has talent but was also losing talent. Lechtenberg…

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Breaking down the schedules for Stonehill, CCSU, Merrimack and Sacred Heart

March 21, 2023
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The NEC released their 2023 football schedule on Monday. The four New England programs in the conference have some great out of conference match-ups on their respective schedules. So without further ado, let’s jump into it. CCSU: First year coach Adam Lectenberg and his Blue Devils have a competitive schedule in 2023. They open with home games against Division Two AIC on September 2nd and then host Stonehill week two….

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5 Observations from Stonehill Spring Practice

March 19, 2023
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It was a cold and brisk morning in Easton, Massachusetts as the Stonehill Skyhawks kicked off spring practice at WB Mason Stadiun. The Skyhawks are coming off of a 4-5 season, their first in Division One as a member of the NEC. Stonehill was very competitive despite the fact that they joined the conference only months earlier. With several key starters back, on offense and some young blood on defense,…

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5 areas to watch as Rhode Island opens spring practice

March 16, 2023
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Image courtesy of URI Athletics The URI Rams kicked spring ball last week. They have three practices already under their belts and are in spring break this week. The Rams lost several key contributors from last season’s team most notably wide receiver Ed Lee, tight end Caleb Warren, offensive tackle A.J Cornelius, defensive back Jordan Jones, linebacker Jake Fire, running back Marques DeShields, hybrid Henry Yianakopolos and defensive back Pop…

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Now healthy, Drew Kendall & BC O-line looking for a big turnaround

March 16, 2023
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The Eagles up front heard all the noise last year. It was impossible not to hear it given how loud it was at times. BC’s offensive line was in shambles and simply never recovered. Well, 2022 is over with and through three spring practices in 2023, the confidence all of the big guys have in each other up front is glaring. There’s depth, size, agility and some downright nastiness in…

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On spring ball Eve, Holy Cross unveils 2023 schedule

March 15, 2023
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Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics On Thursday evening, Holy Cross will be back on a field as a team for the first time since the soul-crushing defeat in the FCS playoffs. With guys like Matt Sluka and Jalen Coker back offense and some familiar faces on defense, there’s little reason to believe that HC can’t have another magical season and make another deep playoff run. Now, in fairness, going…

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Bryant and Merrimack put on a show at Harvard Pro Day

March 9, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE – Harvard may have hosted an NFL Pro Day for 11 guys on Thursday, but it soon turned into a show featuring three guys from Merrimack and one from Bryant. The Bulldogs are coming off their inaugural season as a Big South School and were competitive in just about every single game last season. Meanwhile, Merrimack was a win away from the NEC conference title and can now pursue…

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Local players make strong impressions on NFL scouts at Harvard Pro Day

March 9, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE – Around 10:00 on Thursday morning, the parking lot just outside of Harvard Stadium and the hockey rink began buzzing with action. Guys with hats, hoodies and polos from nearly every NFL team were on hand for a Pro Day that was hosted by head coach Tim Murphy, the Harvard staff and mostly ran by members of the Patriots organization. For three hours, players from Harvard, Merrimack, Bryant, Bentley,…

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5 observations from the Bryant Spring Game

March 6, 2023
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  1.Quarterbacks impress: Sophomore Zevi Eckhaus and Freshmen Tre’Von Taylor both looked good at various points in the controlled situational scrimmage. Eckhaus looked in charge and under control. After not practicing at all last spring, he has taken the majority of the reps this season and is looking to build off of a record setting season in which he threw for 3.228 yards and 26 touchdown passes. Taylor on the…

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Entering his fourth season at BC, what has Hafley learned?

March 6, 2023
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Image courtesy of USA Today Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley’s career at BC has been strange to say the least. Through two years, Hafley got the Eagles to two bowl games, yet BC couldn’t play in either of them due to Covid issues. A year later, Hafley watched as his roster was decimated by injuries and went 3-9. Now, entering his fourth season, the pressure is on and everyone…

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