WORCESTER – The final stop on the four-day tour for NFL scouts in New England was Worcester and specifically, Holy Cross on Thursday afternoon. About 25 potential draft prospects had one final chance to put some good stuff on tape or, show off for the handful of scouts that were in attendance. The Ravens, Patriots, Packers and 49ers were on physically on hand, while the rest of the league will……
Coming off a share of a sixth straight Patriot League title – the first league title of his career – Dan Curran has made a few adjustments to his coaching staff for 2025. The Crusaders announced a handful of promotions and one addition on Saturday. Bo Alexander is the new defensive line coach. Westin Elliott is now the running backs coach. Matt Schell is the new passing game coordinator on…
Two of the most important figures in the last 50 years of Holy Cross football are teaming up again in what feels like a perfect situation for everyone involved. On Tuesday, numerous reports stated that Matt Sluka was heading to James Madison to join head coach Bob Chesney’s squad after spending a tumultuous few months at UNLV this past season. Sluka becomes just the latest player or staff member to…
Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics It’ll be a family affair in Worcester starting in 2025. Holy Cross head coach Dan Curran will have a familiar face in his meeting rooms and on the sideline next year as his son Ty – who played at Ball State this past season as a freshman – announced he was joining the Crusaders recently. “I want to thank Coach New and the entire…
Coming off a share of the program’s sixth straight Patriot League title, Dan Curran and his staff had a productive first National Signing Day on Wednesday, getting 12 kids to sign on board. Here’s the full list of guys heading to Worcester… Troy Bailey (DB) Parsippany, N.J. | Delbarton Dominic Campanile (QB) Fair Lawn, N.J. | Bergen Catholic Lucas Catoggio (OL) Massapequa, N.Y. | Chaminade Patrick Enright (OL) Orchard Park,…
It’s not ‘win-and-get-in,’ but Holy Cross is still in must-win territory when the Crusaders travel to Georgetown for the season finale on Saturday afternoon. After a tough three-point loss to Lehigh two weeks ago and a wild win against Bucknell to close out the regular season at Fitton Field last Saturday, the Crusaders sit at 5-6 and 4-1 in the Patriot League. Lehigh is tied with Holy Cross at 7-3…
Don’t count out these Holy Cross Crusaders just yet. They rallied for a 40-38 win over Bucknell Saturday. With a victory next week against Georgetown and a Lehigh loss, Holy Cross would win the Patriot League. Holy Cross finds itself with a 5-6 overall record, and shares a 4-1 league mark with Lehigh. The Crusaders faced a 21-3 deficit in the first half, and still found a way to win…….
The dream’s not dead, but it’s hanging by a thread. After a tough 10-7 loss to Lehigh last weekend, there’s a three-way tie atop the Patriot League with two weeks left, but the Crusaders are going to need some breaks to go their way if they want to claim a share of a sixth straight league title. But, before there’s any more playoff talk, at 4-6 overall and 3-1 in…
Three games. Maybe even two. That’s all that stands between Holy Cross and a remarkable sixth straight Patriot League title and more importantly, a berth in the FCS postseason. Starting with this weekend’s home game against Lehigh – a team that’s a game behind the Crusaders in the standings – Holy Cross has full control of its own destiny. HC is 4-5 overall, but atop the league standings at 3-0….
Losses like the one Holy Cross suffered last weekend against Harvard have become par for the course in Dan Curran’s first season. Three points to URI, one to UNH, seven against Yale, and of course, the gut-wrenching one-point loss to the Crimson. But, after each one, Curran has told both his team and the media that as long as those losses against very, very good competition turn into learning lessons,…