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UConn (7-4) at UMass (2-9) Preview – Battle for the 1st Southwick Jug in 78th meeting

November 29, 2024

(Trophy image from @MidnightRideNIL) By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The regular season in New England comes to an end with longtime rivals UMass and UConn squaring off at for the 78th time at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon, although the rivalry is technically 127 years old. This will be the first time the Southwick Jug will be up for grabs too, in a trophy created by The Midnight……

Recapping Jim Mora’s UConn-UMass game week press conference

November 26, 2024

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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff UConn head coach Jim Mora took to the podium for his usual Tuesday press conference to discuss the Huskies’ 31-24 loss to Syracuse as well as the upcoming road match-up against the UMass Minutemen on Saturday afternoon to close out the regular season. A win will give UConn eight wins ahead of a second bowl appearance in three years.Here’s everything Mora had to say… Mora…

CCSU’s quick turnaround not surprising to Lechtenberg

November 26, 2024

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Image courtesy of NCAA FCS In 2019, you could make an argument that CCSU was the best college football team in New England. Actually, there probably wasn’t even much debate. The Blue Devils were 11-2 and the Northeast Conference champions. The next two seasons (excluding the pandemic), CCSU went 4-7 in 2021 and 2-9 in 2022. Enter Adam Lechtenberg. After going 3-8 a year ago in his first season, Lechtenberg…

UNH’s remarkable run of consistency continues

November 26, 2024

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For the 16th time in the last 20 seasons, UNH is heading to the FCS postseason. The Wildcats brought the Brice-Cowell Musket back to Durham with a convincing win over Maine on Saturday and were the first at-large team called on Sunday during the selection show. The 16th-seeded Wildcats even got a home game this Saturday against UT Martin. During Monday’s CAA call, head coach Rick Santos – who has…

Top 16 College Poll: Week 14

November 26, 2024

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The regular season wrapped up for several programs this week. Rhode Island, New Hampshire and CCSU qualified for the FCS playoffs with the Rams winning the CAA and the Blue Devils winning the NEC. In the Ivy League, Yale beat Harvard and Dartmouth beat Brown which means Harvard, Dartmouth and Columbia all shared a piece of the Ivy League title. Finally, B.C became bowl eligible with an impressive win……

Great weekend for New England college football as three teams get FCS playoff bids

November 25, 2024

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It is going to be a busy late fall, early winter in New England as three teams earned FCS playoff bids on Sunday. Rhode Island and Central Connecticut State won their respective conferences and earned automatic bids while New Hampshire earned an at-large bid. The Wildcats will host UT Martin on Saturday. Coming into the season, none of these programs were expected to contend for conference titles or playoff appearances,……

With playoff drought officially over, URI turns its attention to CCSU

November 25, 2024

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Image courtesy of URI Athletics The 39-year wait is finally over. Rhode Island alumni, fans, supporters and the entire state will see playoff football this Saturday at Meade Stadium for the first time in a long time when the Rams host Central Connecticut State in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Before looking ahead to the Blue Devils, Rhody head coach Jim Fleming spoke about just how special this…

Recapping Shane Montgomery’s UMass-UConn game week press conference

November 25, 2024

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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff UMass interim head coach Shane Montgomery took to the podium on Monday for the final game week press conference of the season to discuss Saturday’s loss at Georgia, as well as the final game of the season against UConn. Montgomery opening thoughts “Looking back at the Georgia game, from what I said after the press conference to the team, I was really proud of the…

New England college roundup – Week 13

November 24, 2024

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What a finish to the 2024 FCS regular season. As always, check out our college stories on the site from this past weekend. But, for the ones we couldn’t get to, here’s a run down of everything else that happened… Holy Cross wins share of 6th straight Patriot League title Thanks to a dominant 34-0 win over Georgetown, Dan Curran got his first piece of a league championship and Holy…

CCSU 21, Duquesne 14 – Blue Devils upset Duquesne, win first title since 2019

November 24, 2024

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Courtesy of CCSU Athletics By Rob Gullo NEFJ Contributor NEW BRITAIN — On Saturday, Nov. 23, the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils football team defeated the Duquesne Dukes, in a winner take all game for the Northeast conference title. With a 21-14 upset home victory, the Blue Devils improved to 5-1 in conference games, defeating the previously No. 1 Dukes to win the 2024 NEC title, which is the……

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