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Breaking down the 2024 Division 1 College Schedule: Week 3

AP Photo/Mary Schwalm As we continue our look at the Division One college football schedule, today we look at the Week 3 of the 2024 schedule.  Some great games on the slate, highlighted by Boston College visiting Missouri.  Boston College at Missouri: Tough road game for Bill O’Brien’s Eagles who will have their hands full against a good Missouri team that could once again surprise people in the SEC and……

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Belichick joining the Inside the NFL panel

Bill Belichick added another duty to his burgeoning media career when it was announced on Thursday that he would be joining the panel for CW’s Inside the NFL. Belichick will be joining former NFL players Ryan Clark, Chad Johnson and Chris Long on weekly basis to breakdown all of the latest happenings in the NFL and to recap games.  Belichick said in a statement that he is thrilled to be…

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Holliston hires Mike Yurof to be next head coach

On Thursday, the Holliston athletic department announced the hiring of Mike Yurof to replace Todd Kiley as the program’s head football coach. Kiley took the Franklin job this offseason after Eian Bain left for Bridgewater-Raynham. As stated in the announcement, Yurof has nearly 30 years of coaching experience at both the high school and college levels. He has coached at Bishop Feehan, where he is an alum. He was an……

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17th Grip and Rip it Tournament kicks off on Friday

The 17th annual Tri-State Grip it and Rip It tournament kicks off on Friday afternoon at New Canaan High School.  The tournament features 36 schools from Connecticut and New York. There are 27 Connecticut schools participating. Among them are defending state champions Staples (Class LL) and New Canaan (Class L), and two state runners-up in Darien (Class L) and Wilton (Class MM). Avon Old Farms will be in attendance as well. ……

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With spot in WFA title game on the line, Boston preparing for unbeaten Pittsburgh

For the last handful of years, the Renegades hosting the WFA National conference championship has been a formality, much like the Patriots participating in the AFC title game was from 2011-2018. This year is different though. Thanks to a regular season loss to the 7-0 Pittsburgh passion a few weeks ago – just the franchise’s second loss since 2018 – Boston (5-2) is on the road Saturday night when the…

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Breaking down the 2024 Division 1 College Schedule: Week 2

Jim Mora leads UConn into their home opener against Merrimack in Week 2.  We recently gave our thoughts on Week 1 of the college slate. Here is our breakdown of the Week 2 games. Merrimack at UConn: Both teams have tough openers but the Warriors have the type of talent to go into Hartford and give the Huskies a scare.  Duquesne at Boston College: Eagles should cruise in their home……

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Five most intriguing games for BC, UConn & UMass in 2024

The ‘Big 3’ here locally when it comes to college football all have different outlooks and expectations on their respective seasons when camp starts in about three weeks. BC is going through an entirely new regime change under Bill O’Brien while also looking to quickly put itself back in the Top 25 hunt. After a disastrous second year for Jim Mora following the stunning bowl bid in 2022, can the……

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Patriots defense will look the same this season. Do not expect many changes

Getty Images When Jerod Mayo took over for Bill Belichick in January, his primary focus when building his staff was on the offensive side of the ball. He could afford to focus on the offense because he knew the strength of his team would be on the defensive side of the ball. It is not to say that Mayo did not care about the defense, he obviously does. He is…

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