Recruiting
New England Showcase highlights abundance of talent in the region
The New England Showcase is back. The brainchild of Avon Old Farms Head Coach Jon Wholley, the showcase will be held today in Connecticut and tomorrow in Massachusetts. The Coaches Chat: Presented By The League: Jon Wholley, Avon Old Farms https://t.co/139pURqvTF — New England Football Journal ® 🏈 (@newftbj) May 12, 2023 Some of the top prospects in New England will showcase their talents in front of over 60 schools…
Blake Hebert, Miles O’Neill see recruitments blow up
Sometimes, in the world of college football recruiting, scholarship offers can come in as a trickle, one every few months. Then, a lot of times, those offers build up like an avalanche, and that trickle is more like a fire hose blast. You can hardly keep up with the every day onslaught. For quarterbacks Miles O’Neill and Blake Hebert, the experience has been way more like the latter most recently….
Recruiting Roundup: Catholic Memorial
Following last year’s Division 2 state title — the second in a row — Catholic Memorial coach John DiBiaso knew he would have to replace a lot of talent. Star players at nearly every position moved on to the college ranks, many at the Division 1 level. But don’t cry for DiBiaso just yet. The legendary coach has replacements ready to step up and defend those Catholic Conference and D2…
Recruiting Roundup: Notebook
If you read our Recruiting Roundup a week ago on Xaverian, you saw that quarterback Henry Hasselbeck was prominently featured. One of the top quarterback recruits in New England, Hasselbeck has a great mix of FCS and FBS programs that have offered him to this point. Hasselbeck has many great qualities as a prospect, but one that jumps out is his ability to run and make plays with his feet….
Recruiting Roundup: Xaverian
One of the premier programs not just in New England but the Northeast, Xaverian Brothers is seemingly never low on good players. But even by this program’s lofty recent standards, the Hawks have a truly special group of prospects this year. The Hawks won Division 1 state titles in 2014 and 2015, and last year finished 7-4, bowing out of the D1 state quarterfinals to Springfield Central. There is some…
Recruiting Roundup: St. John’s Prep
At this point, St. John’s Prep coach Brian St. Pierre has a bit of a different situation when it comes to recruitable players than he did a year ago. Last year, the Prep featured safety Joenel Aguero, a mega-recruit with offers from anyone and everyone. He eventually signed with the University of Georgia. The Eagles also had wide receiver/defensive back Jesse Ofurie, who signed with Rutgers. St. Pierre does not…
New England prospects take in UMass practice
We were over in Amherst Saturday at UMass’ first padded practice of the spring, and we were far from the only visitors on hand to watch the Minutemen. UMass had a pretty significant presence of prospects, from class of 2027 to class of 2024. Most of the ones we saw on hand were from New England programs, but there were some from other states mixed in. We are going to…
Recruiting Roundup: Springfield Central
Over the last five years, few programs have made bigger gains that Springfield Central. Since 2018, the Golden Eagles have won two Division 3 state titles, and a Div. 1 crown in 2021. Last year, Central made the D1 title game again but lost to St. John’s Prep at Gillette. Many of the contributors to that success have moved on to their college careers. The members of the class…