For the 16th time in the last 20 seasons, UNH is heading to the FCS postseason. The Wildcats brought the Brice-Cowell Musket back to Durham with a convincing win over Maine on Saturday and were the first at-large team called on Sunday during the selection show. The 16th-seeded Wildcats even got a home game this Saturday against UT Martin. During Monday’s CAA call, head coach Rick Santos – who has…
Top 16 College Poll: Week 14
The regular season wrapped up for several programs this week. Rhode Island, New Hampshire and CCSU qualified for the FCS playoffs with the Rams winning the CAA and the Blue Devils winning the NEC. In the Ivy League, Yale beat Harvard and Dartmouth beat Brown which means Harvard, Dartmouth and Columbia all shared a piece of the Ivy League title. Finally, B.C became bowl eligible with an impressive win……
Great weekend for New England college football as three teams get FCS playoff bids
It is going to be a busy late fall, early winter in New England as three teams earned FCS playoff bids on Sunday. Rhode Island and Central Connecticut State won their respective conferences and earned automatic bids while New Hampshire earned an at-large bid. The Wildcats will host UT Martin on Saturday. Coming into the season, none of these programs were expected to contend for conference titles or playoff appearances,……
NFL reinstates Jabrill Peppers
In a bit of a surprise on Monday around 4:00 p.m., the NFL announced the reinstatement of Jabrill Peppers from the Commissioner Exempt List. This means that Peppers – who as of this past Friday had a jury trial date set for January 22nd – can participate in team activities, including practices and games. It remains to be seen whether the Patriots will welcome him back when the team practices…
With playoff drought officially over, URI turns its attention to CCSU
Image courtesy of URI Athletics The 39-year wait is finally over. Rhode Island alumni, fans, supporters and the entire state will see playoff football this Saturday at Meade Stadium for the first time in a long time when the Rams host Central Connecticut State in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Before looking ahead to the Blue Devils, Rhody head coach Jim Fleming spoke about just how special this…
Recapping Shane Montgomery’s UMass-UConn game week press conference
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff UMass interim head coach Shane Montgomery took to the podium on Monday for the final game week press conference of the season to discuss Saturday’s loss at Georgia, as well as the final game of the season against UConn. Montgomery opening thoughts “Looking back at the Georgia game, from what I said after the press conference to the team, I was really proud of the…
Seven Points on the Patriots 34-15 loss to the Dolphins
AP Photo The Patriots were throughly dominated in a 34-15 loss to the Dolphins. The offense, defense and special teams all struggled in a game where the Patriots were outclassed and out coached. Here are seven points on the Patriots loss. 1. Tua carves them up: Tua Tagovailoa improved to 7-0 in his career by carving up the Patriots secondary to the tune of 317 yards and 4 touchdown passes….
Rhode Island Div. III State Championship: (3) Ponaganset 28, (1) Classical 13 – Chieftains get it done for D3 title
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff CRANSTON – On Oct. 26, Classical defeated Ponaganset by 21 points. Four weeks later, the No. 3 Chieftains had a chance to learn from mistakes that night with a lot more on the line in the Division 3 championship against No. 1 Classical. Ponaganset did what many have tried and failed to do this season, contain Jordan Duke, en route to a 28-13 win. Ponaganset moves…
Rhode Island Div. II State Championship: (1) South Kingstown 29, (3) West Warwick 0 – Rebels dominate for D2 title
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff CRANSTON – West Warwick entered the weekend looking to add to its record 21 Division 2 championships, but South Kingstown had other plans. No. 1 SK met high expectations and then some, earning a 29-0 shutout victory over No. 3 West Warwick. The Rebels finished 10-1, with an undefeated record against D-II competition. “We knew that these guys were good, and we knew that we…
Dolphins 34, Patriots 15 – Another brutal effort leads to Pats blowout loss
Image courtesy of The South Florida Sun Sentinel This was about much more than Miami being a house of horrors for the New England franchise. This was another embarrassing display of poor coaching and little-to-no execution as the Dolphins hammered the Patriots 34-15 in Florida on Sunday. New England had six pre-snap penalties and 10 total for 75 yards while Drake Maye also committed two more turnovers. The Pats were…