And just like that, the 2025 college season is over. BC and UMass still have regular season games this week, but for the majority of the New England programs, this past Saturday was the end of the line until winter workouts begin. We had UNH-Maine, CCSU, Harvard-Yale and URI covered (check out those stories on the site), but here’s what else you may have missed around the region: UConn 48,…
New England has 5 schools in 24-team FCS postseason
@NCAA_FCS Almost a quarter of the spots in the 24-team FCS playoff bracket are from New England. URI, Yale and CCSU clinched their automatic qualifiers on Saturday, but UNH and Harvard had to wait to find out if they had more practice time together. In a rematch of last year’s playoff game, the NEC champ Blue Devils travel to face the CAA champ Rhody this Saturday. Yale heads out on…
Patriots Four Down Preview: Cincinnati Bengals (3-7) at New England Patriots (9-2)
Courtesy of the New England Patriots Odds: Patriots -7.5, O/U: 50.5 Kickoff: The Patriots visit the struggling Cincinnati Bengals today. The Bengals have lost 7 of 8 games and have been one of the worst defensive teams in the NFL. They have been historically bad. The Patriots on the other hand have won eight straight and look like a legitimate contender in the AFC. Luckily for them, they will not…
Patriots Game Plan vs. the Cincinnati Bengals
The Patriots visit the Cincinnati Bengals this week. Cincinnati is on a historic path of ineptitude defensively. They are statistically one of the worst defenses of all-time so offensively, the Patriots should be able to do whatever they want. Defensively, not having to face Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase is huge. They are arguably the best tandem in the NFL. Despite both being out, this offense can still pose some…
Top 5 matchups to watch in the Patriots, Bengals game
The Patriots visit the Cincinnati Bengals this week. The Bengals will be missing several key players, most notably Joe Burrow, JaMarr Chase and Trey Hendricksen. Despite those two being out, this is still a talented team that could pose some problems for the Patriots despite being historically bad on defense. Here are five of the key match ups to watch. Christian Gonzalez vs. Tee Higgins: With Ja’Marr Chase out due…
Yale 45, Harvard 28 – Bulldogs make history in 141st edition of The Game
NEW HAVEN – The Game is one of the most historic and well-known college football matchups in the nation, but whoever won the 141st edition on Saturday between Harvard and Yale was going to live on forever. For the first time, the winner of The Game was also going to clinch the Ivy League’s first automatic FCS playoff berth, along with the outright title. In front of over 52,000 fans…
Rhode Island Division I State Championship: Central 27, Cumberland 0 – Knights dominate Clippers for title
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – Two teams had a chance to compete for a championship on Saturday in what would have otherwise been a lost season. Central faced an uphill climb this year for a variety of reasons, finishing the regular season with just two wins. The Knights showed what they were capable of in one of their best performances, shutting out Cumberland 27-0 for the Division I…
Rhode Island Division IV State Championship: Narragansett 21, Davies 8 – Mariners get revenge in title game rematch
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON – Not many teams can hold the top seed and still be considered underdogs; Narragansett proved that perception was far from the truth on Saturday. The Mariners found themselves in a familiar spot to last season, in a championship rematch that Davies took a year ago. Coming up short again wasn’t an option. Narragansett took the Division IV title this time around with a…
MIAA D1 state semifinals: Xaverian 36, Springfield Central 22 – Hawks fly back into D1 title game looking for three-peat
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent MILFORD – It wasn’t pretty, but Xaverian erased a 14-point deficit to roll Springfield Central 36-22 and return to Gillette Stadium for the D1 Super Bowl for the third straight year on Saturday. “We just wanted to go in and execute,” said Xaverian head coach Al Fornaro. “We had a firm idea of what we wanted to do defensively and they had big plays and…
MIAA D3 state semifinals: North Attleborough 43, Milton 29 – Strachan & Brousseau send North back to Super Bowl
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff MILFORD – North Attleborough punched a ticket back to Gillette Stadium Saturday afternoon with a 43-29 victory over Milton in the Division 3 state semifinals. Coming into the 2025 season, the defending champs put forth a roster that compared to recent years, was very young at key spots. That included the offensive line with three sophomores starting. Seniors Frankie Strachan and Dylan Brousseau took the…