College Football Dudes of the Week for Week 2
Plenty of dude action in Week Two of the college football season in New England. Here are the week’s best performances.
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Division 1 New England College Football Poll: Week 2
Week Two is the books and the main theme is close games. Boston College and UConn lost close games they probably should have won and New Hampshire and Bryant won close with the Bulldogs upsetting UMass.
Here is this week’s Division Poll.
Bryant’s first win over FBS opponent serves as validation
It’s not often you can say you did something for the first time in history. The 2025 Bryant Bulldogs and head coach Chris Merritt can now say that forever after earning the program’s first win against an FBS school, beating UMass last Saturday. Perhaps more importantly, it was validation for the belief that the tide was turning for Bryant with a big investment from the school behind the program and……
Victor Cruz inducted into UMass Hall of Fame
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – Located just 6.5 miles north of the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst sits Mount Sugarloaf. With its sweeping views of the Pioneer Valley and open rock faced slopes to its south, one could say there’s enough room for a “Mount Rushmore” should anyone ever be interested in such a project. If the UMass Athletics department were up to task, no doubt…
New England college round up – Week 2
Once again, we had 13 of the 17 local teams in action this weekend and what a weekend it was. Blowouts, crazy finishes and statement games. As always, check out game stories from some of the action over the weekend on the site. Here’s a recap of all the other stuff you might have missed: Rhode Island 31, Stony Brook 17 The No. 8 nationally-ranked Rams moved to 2-0 overall…
Key takeaways from BC’s double OT loss to Michigan State
Image courtesy of BC Athletics Boston College had a chance to make a statement in prime time on Saturday night when the Eagles took on Michigan State on the road. BC did make a statement, going toe-to-toe with a good Big 10 opponent, putting up 40 points on offense. Unfortunately, the Eagles gave up two more points, losing 42-40 in a wild double overtime shootout. There’s reasons to be encouraged…
New Hampshire 19, Holy Cross 16 – Wildcats get last-second field goal for thrilling win
By Allen Lessels NEFJ Correspondent Durham, N.H. – University of New Hampshire coach Rick Santos called on Nick Reed, a sophomore transfer out of the University of Buffalo, multiple times Saturday night in Wildcat Stadium and he delivered. Again and again. And again and again. Reed boomed four field goals, including a 40-yarder as time ran out in the game, to lift the Wildcats to a 19-16 win over Holy…
Bryant 27, UMass 26 – Bulldogs make history with program’s first win over FBS opponent
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – A tornado warning, torrential rain, and a two hour delay couldn’t stop the Bryant Bulldogs from upsetting UMass 27-26 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday evening. Trailing 26-24 with 1:45 left in the game, sophomore quarterback Brennan Myer (22-for-44, 318 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs) led the Bulldogs deep into UMass territory. Executing perfect clock management, Bryant worked the game down to just…
Lafayette 42, Stonehill 26 – Leopards pounce on Skyhawks early
By Mike Sidhly NEFJ Correspondent EASTON – Saturday afternoon, Lafayette visited W.B Mason stadium in Stonehill’s first home game of the 2025 season. Coming off a tough loss to Sacred Heart in the opener, the Sky Hawks were looking for a spark at home. Unfortunately, the opponent from the Patriot League had other options, handing the hosts a 42-26 loss. The Skyhawks punted on the first drive of the game…
Boston College Four Down Preview: BC Eagles (1-0) @ Michigan State Spartans (1-0)
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It doesn’t get much bigger than prime time on NBC on a Saturday night. BC has a golden opportunity to show the country what type of team it is when the Eagles roll into Spartan Stadium to take on Michigan State. This is a rematch of the red bandanna game last season that BC won in some pretty brutal conditions. The Spartans are coming off a…