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A few local college teams announce kick off times for select games

May 31, 2024

Thursday turned into a surprisingly active day when it comes to the local college football scene. A few of the 16 D1 teams in New England announced official start times for select games this upcoming season. BC, UMass, UConn – the ‘Big Three’ around here – all released a few games while Harvard announced it would have two ESPN/ESPNU games under first year head coach Andrew Aurich. Here’s what we…

Harvard announces its 2028 recruiting class

May 18, 2024

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On Friday, Harvard announced its 2028 incoming recruiting class. It is the first class in 30 years that will not play for former Crimson coach Tim Murphy. First year coach Andrew Aurich and his staff did a great job of keeping the class together, adding 30 new players to the roster. The class features gives 16 offensive players, 12 defensive players and 2 special teamers. The offensive group includes three…

7 Observations from the Harvard spring game

April 20, 2024

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CAMBRIDGE – The Harvard football team is through the first stage of life after Tim Murphy, and life is pretty good for the Crimson. Harvard held its spring game inside a wet Harvard Stadium on Saturday morning and there was a lot to be encouraged by on both sides of the ball. Here are seven key observations from the day that lasted just under two hours with full 15-=minute quarters,…

5 Observations from Harvard spring ball

April 7, 2024

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CAMBRIDGE – The Andrew Aurich era has been officially underway for about a week now in Cambridge. Harvard opened spring ball last week and we swung by historic Harvard Stadium on Saturday morning for our latest spring visit. The Crimson are calling it ‘Scrimmage Saturday’ and there was a lot to like as the program gets adjusted to life without Tim Murphy for the first time in 30 years. Here’s…

New era at Harvard officially begins with introduction of Aurich

February 15, 2024

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The Murr Center just steps away from Harvard Stadium was buzzing on Thursday afternoon. A new era in the football program’s history has officially begun as Andrew Aurich was formally introduced as Tim Murphy’s successor in a press conference with dozens of alumni and a few media members in attendance, as well as Aurich’s wife Michelle, who is a former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader. Filling the shoes of a legend like…

Harvard names Andrew Aurich as new head coach

February 12, 2024

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In a surprising move, Harvard has gone with an outsider to replace legend Tim Murphy. On Monday morning, the Crimson officially announced Andrew Aurich – who has been coaching multiple offensive positions the last few years at Rutgers – as just the fifth coach in program history since the Ivy League began playing football in 1956. “I am excited to welcome Andy Aurich as The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach…

One month into 2024, the New England football scene looks much different

February 1, 2024

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We often tell people there is no offseason with New England Football Journal, but even we can’t believe how much has already happened in the last four weeks or so. We’re 31 days into 2024 and things have completely turned upside down. First, Holy Cross head coach Bob Chesney leaves after an incredible run with the program, winning five straight Patriot League titles and restoring the pride back in the…

Despite loss, Dream Japan Bowl trip a life-changing experience for Ivy Leaguers

January 21, 2024

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Image Courtesy of John Gunning, The Japan Times All week long, a team of Ivy League All Stars got the experience of a lifetime in Japan. The Dream Japan Bowl was the reason why, an all star game of American players against players from the Japan National Football Association. Cultural activities and history lessons were plentiful, and it was a unique oppruntity shared amongst guys that competed against each other…

After 30 years at Harvard, Murphy announces retirement

January 17, 2024

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Image courtesy of The Harvard Gazette While the introduction of Jerod Mayo as the next Patriots head coach was a taking up most of the attention from New England football fans on Wednesday, Harvard dropped a bombshell in the morning. Around 10 a.m., the school announced that longtime head coach Tim Murphy is retiring. Just about two months after becoming the Ivy League’s all-time winningest coach and clinching an Ivy…

Top 10 New England football storylines in 2024

January 1, 2024

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As we start 2024, the football season will officially end when the Pats close things out against the Jets next Sunday at Gillette. We thought we’d start to look ahead to the top storylines locally for the upcoming season with Pro Days and combines right around the corner. Heck, it’ll be time for high school and college training camps before you know it! 1. The future of the Patriots This…

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