It’s hard to believe, but we’ve only got a handful of weeks left in the college football season. While the ‘Big Three’ locally is more like the ‘Big One’ right now, three other FCS teams are positioned nicely for the playoffs with a few others on the hunt. Here’s how Week 9 is shaping up: Friday 10/24 Columbia @ Dartmouth (6:00) Sitting at 4-1 and 1-1 in the Ivy League……
Image courtesy of the CAA It was another strong weekend for the local CAA teams. No. 13-ranked URI (6-2, 4-0) and UNH (4-4, 2-2) both got big conference wins while Maine (3-4, 2-1 and winners of three straight) and Bryant (2-5, 0-3) each had a bye week. As the CAA race heats up, the Rams host in-state rival Bryant on Saturday, UNH hosts William & Mary and Maine hosts Elon….
It took a while, but Holy Cross earned its first victory of the year this past weekend. The Crusaders took down new Patriot League foe Richmond on the road with a true team effort, getting contributions in all three phases. Now, despite being 1-6, Dan Curran’s team is 1-1 in the league with an outside chance of keeping the dream alive for a share of a seventh straight league title….
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics A lot of great performances this past weekend as the playoff push for some teams begins. Joe Fagnano (23-31, 362 yards and 4 touchdowns) led the Huskies to a huge win over BC Saturday. Skyler Bell (10/125/1 TD) and Javonte Vereen (4/82/2 TDs) also had monster games as UConn finds itself one win away from another bowl bid. DUDES! Greg Gaines III was almost problem…
There’s a little bit of shifting going on this week after some surprising results over the weekend. We’ve currently got four teams that could realistically be playing more football after the final weekend in November. Here’s how the D1 New England college landscape looks to us heading into Week 8 of the season: 1. Harvard (5-0) – Ranked 17th in the AFCA Coaches Poll and the offense is nearly unstoppable…
UConn, Holy Cross, Harvard, CCSU, UNH and URI all had huge wins on Saturday – check out the Harvard, UConn and Brown stories on the homepage – while UMass melted down again (also on the homepage). Here’s everything you may have missed from Week 8 of New England D1 football: URI 58, Albany 17 The No. 15-ranked Rams hammered a bad Albany team on the road Saturday to remain unbeaten…
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics CHESTNUT HILL – UConn is no longer a program you can mock. The Huskies are for real and Jim Mora still isn’t getting enough credit. UConn strolled into Alumni Stadium on Saturday fully believing it could beat BC. After trailing by three at halftime, the Huskies dominated the second half en route to an impressive 38-23 victory over BC. Joe Fagnano was nearly unstoppable, going…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – There aren’t many scripts left in Hollywood that the UMass Minutemen haven’t followed to find a way to lose. In front of 15,239 fans at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon in Amherst, UMass (0-7, 0-3 MAC) spoiled Family Weekend with a late 28-21 collapse against the Buffalo Bulls (4-3, 3-0 MAC). Leading 21-20 late in the fourth quarter, the Minutemen were on…
Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – It was a mid-October day, 60 degrees without a cloud in the sky and the Head of the Charles weekend. So, of course the Harvard Crimson rolled to a 31-7 victory against in-state foe Merrimack. Although, it didn’t come easily early on. The nationally-ranked Crimson (15th) remained unbeaten at 5-0. Merrimack fell to 3-5. After an opening Merrimack drive stalled around mid-field the Crimson…
By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent PROVIDENCE — What began as another promising afternoon for Brown on Saturday quickly unraveled into a long, frustrating Family Weekend for the Bears. Three costly interceptions hurt. A muffed punt stalled momentum and missed opportunities doomed Brown in a 40–21 loss to Princeton at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium. It was Brown’s best four-game start since 2013. The Bears entered the matchup 3–1 and…