CHESTNUT HILL – Before BC can win games consistently, it has to learn how not to lose. Sounds a little like the local pro team. The Eagles fell at home 28-24 Saturday in front of 44,500 fans on Parent’s Weekend. But, it wasn’t just the loss that dropped BC to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the ACC, it was how they lost. First, clinging to a 24-21 lead, BC gave……
By Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – Harvard had a lot to play for on Saturday night at its home opener at Harvard Stadium. Long-time coach (30 years) Tim Murphy was in attendance for the dedication of the new playing surface, “Tim Murphy Field,” and Harvard was looking to avenge the upset loss they suffered last year to Ivy League rival Brown. They got that revenge and then some, demolishing…
Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Tied with the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils football team 28-28 with under a minute left in Saturday’s game, the Dartmouth Big Green used a 50-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Grayson Saunier to wide receiver Ky’Dric Fisher to lift them to a 35-28 win. Saunier’s touchdown pass came with 16 seconds left in the game, and…
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: BC is in a must-win situation when they host Cal on Saturday afternoon. A week after the bye, BC sits at 1-2 and 0-1 in the ACC. The Eagles are on the road against Pitt next week before the gauntlet of their schedule begins with Clemson, SMU and Notre Dame all visiting Chestnut Hill. 1st Down: This team is awfully banged up right now. Not…
It’s hard to believe we’re already heading into Week 5 of the New England college football season, but here we are. The Ivy League teams got underway last week and all had resounding wins. BC and UMass are coming off their bye weeks and every single team (all 17 of them) are in action this week with a very intriguing slate. Let’s take a look at the matchups: UConn @…
Holy Cross still has one more non-conference game left a week from this Saturday when New England rival Harvard visits Fitton Field. But, the goal for Dan Curran and his Crusaders has always been to be ready to go when the Patriot League schedule began. That comes this weekend when Holy Cross travels to Fordham. Sitting at 0-4 after the most recent loss to Yale last Saturday, the Crusaders are…
Rhode Island dropped to No. 7 in the AFCA Coaches Poll this week despite a pretty nice 28-7 win over a mediocre LIU team. The Rams are 4-0 and look like legitimate national title contenders through the first month of the season. This week, Rhody heads out to Kalamazoo, Michigan to take on FBS opponent Western Michigan at 6:30 Saturday night. The Broncos are 1-3, beating Toledo 15-14 last week…
Week Four is in the books but there plenty of stellar performances on the week. The dynamic duo of Cam Edwards and Skyler Bell powered UConn to a win over Ball State.
Meanwhile there were plenty of big performances in the Ivy League as the 2025 season kicked off with all for New England schools in the league winning.
Week Four is in the books. URI held serve at the top with a win over Long Island and the Ivy League debuted with three of the four New England entering the top five.
If you missed any of the games we covered this weekend, check out stories from UConn, Yale-Holy Cross, Dartmouth-UNH and Merrimack-CCSU on the home page. Here’s a recap of the rest of the action from around the region on Saturday: URI 28, LIU 7 The No. 6 Rams moved to 4-0 on the season with an impressive homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon. Devin Farrell was 19-32 for 193 yards, two…