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URI wraps up training camp with final tuneup

August 21, 2026
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By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent KINGSTON – Familiar faces land No. 7/8 Rhode Island as the clear favorite in the Coastal Athletic Association to take a third-straight conference title for the first time in program history. URI’s mock game will be the closest thing to game action that Meade Stadium sees this fall, with ongoing construction forcing the Rams to Pawtucket’s Centreville Bank Stadium. It also put an end to……

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Rhode Island & Yale ranked in AFCA preseason coaches poll

August 18, 2026
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Image courtesy of AFCA Two New England teams will begin the season in the Top 25 of the FCS AFCA coaches poll. Rhode Island is ranked No. 8 in the country, while Yale came in at No. 19 when the initial vote was unveiled on Monday morning. Coming off a an 11-3 overall record in the regular season and a perfect 8-0 mark in the CAA – clinching the league…

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UMass defense gelling quickly in camp

August 17, 2026
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Image courtesy of UMass Athletics AMHERST – If UMass is going to have any chance of turning things around in 2026, the defense is going to have to get off the field. Every football team at any level can say that, but if the Minutemen have to win shootouts – even with Pop Watson now slinging it to Joe Griffin and T.Y. Harding – it’ll be an uphill climb for…

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5 observations from our camp visit with New Haven

August 17, 2026
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By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN — Entering Year 2 as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC), the University of New Haven Chargers are ready to make noise and defy preseason expectations. Under head coach Mark Powell, who took over as head coach and defensive coordinator prior to New Haven’s transitional season last summer, the Chargers finished last season with a 5-5 record which included three losses to…

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Expectations high at Yale as Bulldogs embark on a new season with a new coach

August 12, 2026
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Expectations around New Haven are high as the Bulldogs are the preseason pick to win the Ivy League. Coming off a historic campaign that delivered the program’s 19th Ivy League championship, its first automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs, and the conference’s first-ever FCS postseason victory, the Bulldogs enter the 2026 season with a massive target on their back. In the 2026 Ivy League Football Preseason Media Poll, the Elis were designated as the overwhelming favorite to repeat, securing 15 of the 16 first-place votes and 127 total points. 

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Harvard well-positioned to compete for Ivy League title once again

August 11, 2026
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As the Harvard Crimson prepare for the upcoming football season, expectation around the program remains high. Coming off back-to-back Ivy League title contention and an FCS playoff appearance, head coach Andrew Aurich enters his campaign intent on maintaining the standard of excellence that has defined Harvard Football for decades while pushing his roster to reach an even higher ceiling. 

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Brown ready to take next step thanks to strong senior leadership

August 11, 2026
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As the Brown Bears prepare to kick off their upcoming season, optimism and urgency run high inside the Berylson Family Football Complex. Coming off Ivy League Football Media Day, the message from Providence is clear: Brown is eager to push its high-tempo, competitive program to the next level. Head Coach James Perry, accompanied by senior leaders quarterback James Murphy and linebacker Max Malo, represented the Bears on the virtual media stage, laying out a unified vision grounded in hard work, disciplined execution, and locker-room chemistry. 

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Pop Watson seamlessly transitioning into new leader of UMass

August 10, 2026
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Image courtesy of UMass Athletics AMHERST – If UMass is going to shake its perennial embarrassment label in 2026, it’ll be mainly because of Pop Watson. That’s not to say wins and losses solely rest on the quarterback’s shoulders, but in a time where the Minutemen need new leadership, having a local star like Watson take control of the program, allowing everyone to fall behind him, is going to be…

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Stonehill ready for breakout season in NEC

August 10, 2026
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EASTON- As Stonehill College prepares for the 2026 season, the program stands on the threshold of what could be a defining breakout season in the Northeast Conference (NEC).

After enduring the growing pains of transitioning to the NCAA Division I FCS level, the Skyhawks enter the season with a mature roster, established offensive playmakers, and a firm culture established under Head Coach Eli Gardner. 

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