As Bill O’Brien stood in one of the large rooms inside the Patriots’ media work area on Tuesday morning, he was asked to give a ‘state of the offense’ from his perspective. After all, upon coming back, O’Brien was supposed to be the one that saved everything after last year’s debacle with Matt Patricia and Joe Judge. Well, six weeks in, the offense is somehow worse than it was a…
After getting a game under his belt last Sunday in Vegas, is Tyquan Thornton ready to help the Patriots’ struggling offense? He may not have a choice. With the team desperate for any time of speed element, Thornton is pretty much the only guy who can provide it right now. Demario Douglas did return to practice on Tuesday so he could too, while Kayshon Boutte continues to be a mystery….
Week seven featured five programs locally on bye weeks. We also saw a thrilling finish at Brown and a couple of blowouts including Harvard blowing out Howard and UMass getting blown out at Penn State. Here is Top 16 Poll after Week 7. 1. Harvard (5-0)- Crimson cruise past Howard. Next up is a trip to New Jersey to take on Princeton, 2. Holy Cross (4-2)- Crusaders had a bye…
Image courtesy of AP Photo/John Locher When you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. While the Patriots’ defense battled again, the offense failed to hold its end of the bargain in a familiar theme, leading to an ugly 21-17 loss. In an unimaginable scenario during any of the last 20+ years, the Patriots are now 1-5 and have more questions than answers at every level of the organization….
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones could be on a “short leash” in today’s game against the Raiders. Jones has been benched each of the last two games against the Cowboys and Saints and could be sat down much earlier today if he struggles early according to Rapoport. Rapoport also reported that both Bailey Zappe and Will Grier got more reps with the first team offense…
CAMBRIDGE – If there was any Harvard fans worried about whether or not No. 18 Harvard may overlook Howard on Saturday afternoon, those fears were squashed early. The Crimson jumped out to a 28-point halftime lead and rolled 48-7 over the Bison in front of 7,678 inside Harvard Stadium. With the program’s first Ivy League title since 2015 in sight after such a hot start, Harvard is now 5-0 with…
PROVIDENCE – Senior wide receiver Graham Walker went from possibly costing Brown a chance to tie today’s game against Princeton to winning it for them in overtime. Walker caught a pass along the Brown sideline and fumbled. Princeton recovered and all seemed lost. Luckily for Walker, the Bears defense got a key stop and gave the offense the ball which allowed them to tie the game. The Bears went on…
Image courtesy of Bryant Athletics By Mike Scandura NEFJ Correspondent SMITHFIELD – As quarterback Zevi Eckhaus goes, so goes Bryant’s offense. Just ask Robert Morris. Eckhaus, a junior, torched the Colonials by completing 22-of-36 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns and also ran six times for 86 yards plus another touchdown as the Bulldogs prevailed, 43-24 in a Big South-OVC game on Homecoming Saturday. “He’s the best offensive player…
By Jake Hamilton NEFJ Correspondent WATERTOWN – What was shaping up to be a routine game in the NEPSAC was anything but on Saturday. In a wild, high-scoring affair, Williston took down BB&N 64-49. The game began with some trickery, as Williston’s first play from scrimmage was a hook-and-lateral down the sideline for a massive chunk play. Only two plays later, a 13-yard Davian McDonald touchdown pass would put the…
By Matt Spalding NEFJ Correspondent Homecoming for the 4-0 Greenwich Cardinals saw a battle of undefeated rivals as the 4-0 Darien Blue Wave came to town. Hampered by cold temperatures and moderate rain on the day, Greenwich pulled out a convincing, 30-14 victory to remain undefeated. Prior to 2022, it had been 15 years since Greenwich had defeated Darien. That all changed last October, when the Cardinals won 28-20 on…