UConn open practice and five observations

August 10, 2024

By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — With their season set to kick off in three weeks and the home opener the following week, the 2024 UConn Huskies took the field at their home stadium for the first time this season on Saturday afternoon. The fans in attendance at “The Rent” got their first real chance to look at this year’s team as they try to gain back the……

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UMass Minutemen open 2024 practice

August 2, 2024

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST — The UMass Minutemen officially began their 2024 campaign on Friday morning at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. With a heat index of 90 degrees at the first horn of camp, players were still excited as ever to hit the field despite the steamy conditions. For UMass coach Don Brown, who enters his third season leading the Minutemen in the FBS era since his return in……

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Turnaround at Maine starts with playing Black Bears football

August 2, 2024

Image courtesy of Maine Athletics The Maine Black Bears opened training camp on Wednesday and the hope is that Jordan Stevens team can turn things around and get the program back on track. According to Stevens in last week’s CAA Media Day, the best way for the Black Bears to do that is to play traditional Maine football. They need to run the football and play fast and physical on……

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URI opens fall camp with new faces and a new desire to break through

August 1, 2024

Image courtesy of URI Athletics The Rhode Island Rams kicked off fall camp on Wednesday with a several new faces but the same desire to win the CAA and get an FBS Playoff bid. If the Rams are going to achieve a program record fourth straight winning season, they will need a lot of the newcomers to step in and fill some big shoes.  Perhaps the biggest shoes that need……

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