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Connecticut O-linemen represent New England in Rivals Top 250 list for 2025

January 26, 2025

Late last week, the largest, most well-known recruiting database site in the country Rivals dropped its list of the Top 250 prospects for the class of 2025. It’s an elite group to be a part of as the recruiting scene and NIL landscape has gotten wilder and wilder. While Massachusetts and the other New England states are producing some damn good talent with plenty of top tier D1 commits of……

Bill Belichick back in Massachusetts, but this time he was recruiting high school players

January 23, 2025

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Image courtesy of St. Sebastian’s Football Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick was back in Massachusetts on Thursday but this time he was recruiting for the University of North Carolina. As far as we know, Belichick made stops at Xaverian, Catholic Memorial, St. Sebastian’s, Arlington High School and Dexter-Southfield. He offered St. Sebs 2026 offensive tackle Marky Walbridge a scholarship. We will find out tomorrow if Belichick is still in the…

Catholic Memorial’s Ramar Thomas is officially on the radar after committing to Boston College

January 22, 2025

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Courtesy of Ramar Thomas instagram We have been telling you about Ramar Thomas for months. Now you know why. The Catholic Memorial freshmen quarterback/athlete received his first college offer on Friday and by Sunday evening, he was committed to Boston College, continuing the CM to BC pipeline. Thomas was originally offered by the Eagles in early December and was on campus this past weekend for an unofficial visit. Quarterback coach…

Funke chooses O’Brien & BC staff with early commitment despite current NIL landscape

January 18, 2025

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Image courtesy of @FunkeDominic In a day and age where trying to get every last dime and opportunity out of a school is the main goal for many recruits during the courting process, Dominic Funke went the opposite route. Still in his junior year of high school, Funke officially committed to Boston College on Wednesday evening. Funke is coming off a Division 1 Super Bowl title – Xaverian’s second in…

Catching up with Vincent Busa after his commitment to URI

December 24, 2024

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I recently had a chance to catch up with Xaverian running back Vincent Busa on his commitment to Rhode Island. Busa announced his decision on Sunday. I had a chance to talk to Busa about why he committed to URI. NEFJ: Why did you decide that URI was the right school for you? VB: “I chose URI because of how important the football program is at there university. Also being…

Catching up with Canterbury RB Soren Reif after his commitment to UConn

December 20, 2024

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Image courtesy of Soren Reif We recently caught up with former Killingly and Canterbury running back Soren Reif after his commitment to UConn. Here is what Soren had to do after an emotional commitment. NEFJ: How does it feel to finally commit to a school. Your home state school nonetheless. SR: It feels great to finally commit. It has been a long road with recruiting especially within the past couple…

New England Transfer Portal Report for 12-13-24

December 13, 2024

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With the transfer portal officially open now, several of the top division one players in New England have entered and are already receiving offers. Here is the latest update on where local players in the portal stand. 1.Rhode Island’s A.J Peña entered the portal on Tuesday and already has over 12 offers. 24/7 currently ranks Peña as a three-star portal recruit. Here are the schools that have already offered the…

UNH announces six new recruits in 2025 class

December 10, 2024

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Last Wednesday was the first National Signing Day for the 2025 season and while UNH didn’t make anything official on the actual day, the program did finally do so on Monday. The No. 19-ranked Wildcats – yes, UNH is still in the Top 20 despite the playoffs still going on – announced the addition of six recruits in a statement Monday afternoon. The players are listed below: Seven Bullock, (WR),…

Quick glance at Massachusetts FBS signees

December 4, 2024

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It’s (the first) Signing Day, so we wanted to tale a look at the top FBS signees for Massachusetts. Unless we are missing something, there are 16 players who fit that bill. It is another strong group of prospects, and a lot of programs are getting top-shelf players. Let’s take a look. What is the power position? Not a single position per se, but looking at this list, it is…

BC brings in 27 on first National Signing Day under Bill O’Brien

December 4, 2024

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Bill O’Brien and his staff had a late start recruiting at BC after he was hired in February, but they certainly made up for lost time. The Eagles officially announced 27 signings on National Signing Day Wednesday, with five of them coming from Massachusetts, more than any other state in this first class for O’Brien and his staff. Here’s the full list: Sevie Amar Jr. (WR) – Oxnard, CA Micah…

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