Don’t look now, but after an 0-4 start, Maine has ripped off five straight wins and has a real shot to threaten for the CAA title this season. With three games to go, the Black Bears (4-1 in the CAA) have stunningly shot up the standings with the winning streak. More importantly, they’ve taken a program that had become a laughing stock in recent years and restored the pride that……
Image courtesy of UMass Athletics One night after another embarrassing showing for the UMass football program, the Minutemen made a significant addition. On Wednesday afternoon, the school officially announced that former Minuteman player and longtime URI Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn would become the new Senior Deputy Athletic Director. In a statement, the school says Bjorn will serve as the Chief Administrative Officer and oversee the football program. “I am honored…
Image courtesy of UMass Athletics Another night, another disappointing performance for the Minutemen. UMass had its first true ‘MACtion’ game in the middle of the week on Tuesday night when the Minutemen visited Akron. Unfortunately, the new era in the MAC has led to many of the same results fans have grown far too accustomed to. UMass lost in pretty embarrassing fashion, 44-10, dropping to 0-9 on the year and…
Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-8) head back to Ohio to take on the Akron Zips (3-6) in their first dosage of midweek MACtion since 2014. With four games left in the season, head coach Joe Harasymiak only has four games left to try and get his first win of the season. 1st Down: The Minutemen got a much needed weekend off after their…
Image courtesy of Maine Athletics We’ve established who the superstars around New England are. You’ll see more familiar names this week, while a few others make one of their first appearances in our Dudes of the Week… Joe Fagnano has made a case for NFL teams to consider drafting him late in April. The Huskies clinched a third bowl bid in four years with a blowout win over UAB and…
One month to go. Once again, the postseason picture became clearer for a few teams after Week 10 while others are now simply playing out the string. Here’s how the D1 landscape currently shakes out around New England: 1. Harvard (7-0) – Another week, another fairly dominant performance for the Crimson. Harvard is 13th in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll and three wins away from the Ivy League title, as…
Another busy weekend in New England D1 football as the playoff picture becomes a bit clearer for some teams. Here’s everything you may have missed: Maine 28, Stony Brook 21 The red-hot Black Bears (5-4, 4-1 CAA) won their fifth straight game on Saturday, staying right in the thick of the CAA race with three weeks left. Carter Peevy (14-25, 188 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) and Sincere Baines (12…
CHESTNUT HILL – In a season full of disappointment, BC fans didn’t have to hang their head in shame on Saturday. The latest installment of the Holy War ended in a 25-10 win for No. 12 Notre Dame, but the Eagles put quite a scare into the Fighting Irish despite being 31-point underdogs at home. In front of a true sellout of 44,500 – probably 60% Notre Dame fans but…
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – In what was supposed to be the game of the year in the Ivy League, it was all Harvard in a rout over Dartmouth, 31-10 at home on Saturday to remain unbeaten. Now at 7-0, the 15th-ranked Crimson are 4-0 in the Ivy League with three games left against last-place Columbia, Penn and of course, The Game against Yale that could determine who…
Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — The stars shone bright for UConn on Saturday and as a result, the Huskies are going bowling for the second consecutive season. Joe Fagnano threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns, three of which went to Skyler Bell, and Cam Chadwick tied a single-game program record with three interceptions in a 38-19 rout of UAB. The win…