What a wild year it was for New England college football. Starting this week back in 2024, things got a bit crazy with the hiring of Bill O’Brien, the departure of Bob Chesney to James Madison, the switching from Merrimack to Holy Cross by Dan Curran and the retirement of a legend Tim Murphy over at Harvard. The New England coaching carousel won’t be as busy this spring, but before……
By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff MOBILE, AL – A thriller took place in Hancock Whitney Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the American team stole the game from the National team on the last play from scrimmage in the 76th Reese’s Senior Bowl, coming away with a 22-19 victory. Texas Christian University wide receiver Jack Bech – who was one of the biggest stories of the week – was on the…
Image courtesy of Georgia Athletics It seems like no matter what he does, Jim Mora can’t go wrong lately. Following a historic year and a Fenway Bowl win, the Huskies added 18 transfers on Thursday, highlighted by Notre Dame transfer offensive lineman Ty Chan. Now, Mora has named his new offensive pass game coordinator quarterbacks coach in what feels like a home run hire. John Brice of Football Scoop is…
By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff MOBILE, AL – Thursday marked the final day practice ahead of the 76th Reese’s Senior Bowl this Saturday. Several players that impressed over the course of the first two days decided to opt out, leaving more opportunities for other players to shine on a gloomy Alabama day. One player in particular caught the eye of the Patriots. Just like the rest of the week, most…
After one of the best seasons in program history, UConn head coach Jim Mora and the Huskies’ staff has been extremely active in the portal trying to add to the championship culture Mora has brought back. On Thursday, Mora announced the Huskies have added 18 student-athletes through the transfer portal who will join the Huskies for the spring semester. The 18 new players join the previously announced 12 incoming freshmen…
Another interesting weekly hit on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show this morning for Bill O’Brien. Here’s everything he had to say: On if Kansas City is a dynasty “I don’t really know the definition, the exact definition of a dynasty. The Patriots did it over a 20-year span. In two different times. They won three times in early 2000’s, then they won three times later in the ’14, ’16, ’18…if…
By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff MOBILE, AL – Another day is in the books at the Senior Bowl. More standouts emerged while others are struggling to rise to the occasion. Following practice, Media Day was held at Mobile Convention Center where NEFJ had the chance to speak with several standouts so far. The National roster’s practice continued to be a lot more tantalizing than the American in terms of the…
MOBILE, AL – It’s not every day that you get a chance to have your biggest job interview with someone you’ve known and gone to battle with for a long time. But, that’s exactly the situation Donovan Ezeiruaku and Ozzy Trapilo find themselves in this week. The two former Eagles have been putting on a show and impressing scouts down in Mobile, Alabama this week during Reese’s Senior Bowl practice….
By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Staff MOBILE, AL – After a day of talking on Monday, players got to show off their on-field abilities for the first time as they took to Whitney Hancock Stadium for the first practice at the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Tuesday. It was a big day for New England players and multiple Patriots personnel members were in attendance to witness it. Newly appointed Patriots head coach…
Image courtesy of Bentley Athletics A familiar face is taking over at Bentley. Interim head coach and offensive coordinator C. j Scarpa was named the program’s new head coach on Tuesday taking over for Saj Thakkar who left for Davidson College last month. The Andover native began his collegiate career as a red-shirt at Elon University before playing three seasons at Bentley (2014-16). His best season statistically came as a……