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Rhode Island 24, Maine 14 — Rams take homecoming victory

October 26, 2024
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Andrew Guindon NEFJ Staff KINGSTON — Rhode Island defeated Maine, 24-14, on its homecoming, continuing the Rams’ recent win streak against the Black Bears. Rhode Island advances to 7-1 on the season, Maine falls to 4-4. Tied 14-14 to start the fourth quarter, Rhode Island was searching to regain the lead it held for a majority of the game. Quarterback Devin Farrell answered the assignment, and connected with wide receiver……

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UConn 4 down preview: Rice Owls (2-5) @ UConn Huskies (4-3)

October 26, 2024
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Kickoff: The Huskies are looking to bounce back from last week’s 23-20 loss to Wake Forest, their first loss at home this season. The loss snapped a five game home winning streak that dated back to last season. UConn is still in the midst of a six-game homestand, the longest home consecutive home stretch in the program’s history of playing at The Rent. The Huskies will close out their seven-game home slate next Friday night when they host Georgia State.

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UMass 4 down preview: Wagner Seahawks (4-4) @ UMass Minutemen (1-6)

October 26, 2024
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Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen welcome the Wagner Seahawks of the FCS on Saturday afternoon after their first bye week of the season. With five games left in their 2024 campaign, this is a must win considering the difficult path that remains the rest of the way. 1st Down: The Seahawks have had success this season against opposing quarterbacks. Allowing just 159.4 passing yards…

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Louisville 31, Boston College 27 – Eagles blow 20-point lead in third straight loss

October 26, 2024
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CHESTNUT HILL – When Bill O’Brien was hired in February, this was supposed to be a new era of BC football. Instead, eight games in, it feels eerily similar to the last 15 years of mediocrity. On Friday night, the program had one of its most embarrassing losses in recent memory. The Eagles built leads of 20-0 in the first half and then 27-10 in the third quarter, only to…

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New England college preview – Week 9

October 25, 2024
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It’s a full 16-team slate this weekend with no byes as we head down the stretch in October. It’s hard to believe that there’s a just a little over a month left in the CFB season. It’s a fork-in-the-road type of spot for a lot of teams locally and there’s another massive CAA game on deck. BC and Yale kick it off with games Friday night. Here’s a look at…

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Special day ahead for Harvard on Saturday

October 25, 2024
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Anytime Harvard and Princeton meet it’s always a big deal, but it’s going to be quite a festive atmosphere inside historic Harvard Stadium on Saturday afternoon. That’s because the legend himself, former head coach Tim Murphy is being recognized prior to the game in a celebration of his 30 years leading the Crimson. His classic camouflage hat with the Harvard ‘H’ on it will be given out to the first…

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Boston College 4 down preview: Louisville Cardinals (4-3) @ BC Eagles (4-3)

October 25, 2024
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Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It’s another do-or-die type game for BC on Friday night when Louisville visits. Both teams are teetering on the brink of good season or disastrous season and this result could tip it one way or the other for both teams. The Eagles are anywhere from a 6.5-7.5 point underdogs at home and given how the last two games have played out, it’s hard to argue…

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College Dudes of the Week: Week 8

October 23, 2024
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Maine’s Carter Peevy completed 16-of-18 passes for 173 yards and 3 touchdown passes to three different receivers in 35-7 upset win over Villanova. DUDE!

Malik Grant had 25 carries for 127 yards in URI’s 26-9 win over UNH. It was the Rams first win in Durham since 1995. DUDE!

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