By Liam Griffin NEFJ Correspondent Providence, RI – Brown is three practices into training camp, and one word perfectly describes the team early on: Energy. Even in a practice that wasn’t fully padded, seemingly every player- offensive or defensive, under or upperclassmen- was loud, proud, and excited to be there. Whether it be the defense mobbing defensive back Landon Heard after recording an interception or constant chants of “let’s go”……

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent FAIRFIELD — Before the start of the weekend, the Sacred Heart Pioneers football team took the practice field early Friday morning for a pad-less practice with near-perfect weather. This season, the Pioneers will play its last season as an independent team as they’ll make the transition to the Coastal Athletic Association Conference next season. Sacred Heart will be led by head coach Mark Nofri, who…

It’s still really, really weird not saying ‘Reese’s Senior Bowl.’ Anyway, New England is well-represented with nine guys named to the Panini Senior Bowl 300 watch list with the season set to kickoff this weekend for a bunch of programs. Locally, URI gets 2025 started for New England next Friday night before a full slate (minus the Ivy League schools) on Saturday. The talent in New England at the FBS…

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — With football season right around the corner, the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils football team will look to defend its 2024 Northeast Conference title. In head coach Adam Lechtenberg’s second season as the Blue Devils’ head coach, he helped flip the program around from worst to first, as the Blue Devils finished the 2023 season with a 3-8 record (1-6 NEC)…