Who had this on the New England football bingo card for 2024? On3’s Pete Nakos reported (and I was able to confirm) that BC quarterback – well, former BC quarterback – Thomas Castellanos will be heading to the transfer portal when the window opens on December 9th. Just three days ago, Castellanos was the starting QB of an Eagles team looking to come out of the bye strong at home……
Image courtesy of Boston College Athletics Plenty of big performances this week as the college football season winds up. Here are some of the top performers from New England College Football. Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined to rush for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns in Boston College’s 37-31 win over Syracuse. DUDES! Donovan Ezeiruaku and Quintayvious Hutchins combined for four sacks, two apiece in the Eagles win. DUDES! Cam……
Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images CHESTNUT HILL – The Tommy Touchdowns Era may officially be over at Boston College. Castellanos was benched this past Saturday when he had just 14 yards through two-plus quarters with a turnover. On Sunday, Bill O’Brien officially told Castellanos and backup Grayson James – who started against Western Kentucky and won when Castellanos was injured – that he’ll be the starting QB when the Eagles face No….
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff After a bye week, UMass head coach Don Brown took to the podium at his opening week press conference on Monday following practice to discuss an upcoming home matchup against the Liberty Flames. The Minutemen have Liberty, Georgia and UConn remaining on the schedule. Brown’s opening thoughts “We’re coming off the bye with a good week of practice. In the bye week I like…
Photo by Seth Poplaski Back in June during Tom Brady’s Hall of Fame induction at Gillette Stadium, Randy Moss got an impromptu standing ovation that was one for the highlights of the night. It’s probably safe to assume that somewhere in the 40-ish thousand people that were in attendance that night, a few were from Maine and probably followers of Maine football. I mean, it’s Maine, I feel like if…
Rhode Island is so close, yet still so far from adding ‘2024’ to a playoff banner that hasn’t had a number added to it since 1985. Following a 24-21 loss to Delaware this past Saturday, the Rams dropped to second place in the CAA with two games remaining. On Monday, URI remained firmly in the playoff picture, ranked 18th in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll at 8-2 and 5-1 in…
There were 14 local D1 teams in action this weekend (Merrimack and UMass had byes) as we head down the stretch of the 2024 college season. Our 13 FCS teams have just two weeks remaining while UConn, UMass and BC have three weeks left in their regular seasons. Here’s a recap of the action you may have missed (and that we couldn’t get to in-person) on Saturday. Be sure to…
Courtesy of Rhode Island Athletics NEWARK, DE- The Rhode Island Rams seven game winning streak was snapped on Saturday after a hard fought 24-21 loss at Delaware. The Rams trailed 7-0 in the first quarter but would even things up with 50 seconds left in the frame when quarterback Hunter Helms would hit Marques Buchanan on a 22 yard touchdown strike. Seconds later, the defense would give the Rams the……
CHESTNUT HILL – If you felt like BC’s football season needed a bit of a jolt following a three-game losing streak and rapidly declining expectations, Saturday was your day. Grayson James replaced Thomas Castellanos at quarterback in the third quarter after Castellanos had just 14 yards in the first half. Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined for 335 rushing yards and three touchdowns and the defense got pressure on Kyle…
