Plenty of dude action in Week Two of the college football season in New England. Here are the week’s best performances.
Division 1 New England College Football Poll: Week 2
Week Two is the books and the main theme is close games. Boston College and UConn lost close games they probably should have won and New Hampshire and Bryant won close with the Bulldogs upsetting UMass.
Here is this week’s Division Poll.
10 high school games in New England that got our attention in Week 1
Each week we will talk about ten games that got our attention from the week that was.
Week one featured some terrific match-ups that ended up being great games. Here are ten games that got our attention.
Bryant’s first win over FBS opponent serves as validation
It’s not often you can say you did something for the first time in history. The 2025 Bryant Bulldogs and head coach Chris Merritt can now say that forever after earning the program’s first win against an FBS school, beating UMass last Saturday. Perhaps more importantly, it was validation for the belief that the tide was turning for Bryant with a big investment from the school behind the program and…
Fenway Park to Host Four Thanksgiving High School Football Games
Fenway Park, the iconic home of the Boston Red Sox, will once again host high school football games this November. The legendary ballpark announced on Monday that it will be the site of four classic Thanksgiving rivalry matchups.
Is the Myth of Miami in September overhyped or real?
FOXBOROUGH – Back in my day (late 90s early 2000s) the Patriots were always in Miami in September and the Dolphins were here in December. Brady’s bomb to Troy Brown for the OT win and Tedy Bruschi throwing snow in the air are moments that never get etched in fans’ minds forever if the schedule was the way it’s been the last decade or so, with locations usually flipped. This…
CIAC Class LL preview
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent Outlook: The Greenwich Cardinals have won two of the last three Class LL state titles, defeating West Haven 14-0 last year. Linebackers Jack Kelly, Santi Parra, and Justin Carroll return, who combined for 347 tackles last year on a team that allowed just 9.3 points per game last season. On offense, they return leading running back Hector Lopez, who rushed for 1,218 yards and 13…
CIAC Class L preview
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent Outlook: Class L runs through New Canaan. They’ve won the last three state titles. The Rams also enter GameTime CT’s Top 10 Poll as the No. 1 ranked team in the state heading into the season. They’ve won seven state titles in the last 11 years. They return six starters on each side of the ball including Villanova commit Andrew Esposito. Darien is the other Class…
CIAC Class MM preview
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent Outlook: Last year, Masuk upset Windsor, who was the No. 1 ranked team in the state for a majority of the season, for the Class MM state title. Jackson Zylick hit a game-winning 27-yard field goal with four seconds left, giving the Panthers a 24-21 win over the Warriors. Both teams are expected to be two of the top teams in the class, with each…
CIAC Class M preview
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent Outlook: Last year’s Class M state title was decided by one point, as St. Joe’s edged Brookfield, 21-20 to win its 16th state title in program history. The Hogs almost blew a 21-point lead, but stopped Brookfield’s two-point attempt, securing a one-point, last second win. These are the two teams to beat again this year, with Brookfield returning more of its team from last season…