We visited UMass on Saturday for our annual spring visit. The Minutemen were banged up in certain spots missing several receivers and quarterback Taisun Phommachanh who got the day off. Despite missing some players who will be key contributors this fall, the Minutemen put together a quality practice that was competitive and intense, especially during the team periods. Here are five observations from Saturday’s practice. 1. Skelton crew on O:……
Managing expectations for UMass
Expectations can be a funny thing if you’re a UMass football fan. Maybe funny is not the right word. Frustrating is another. Expectations can be impossible. They can be a source of unrest, or misery. You just don’t know what to do with them. Maybe that’s just life as a UMass fan in the FBS era of the program. You learn that optimism can come around and bite you. All……
Patriots continue taking care of their own with re-signing of Dugger
The Patriots spent more money on Sunday morning and they spent it on one of their own guys again too. The new approach of taking care of your own is a good one if you’re a rebuilding organization and seemingly a fairly easy decision if you have talented guys, but it wasn’t always the case under Bill Belichick. Kyle Dugger – who was not happy with the ‘transition’ tag at…
Sights & sounds from the 12th BC spring practice
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Rosters announced for the Shriners Game
The rosters were revealed for the 46th Shriners Classic. Every year, this is a fun event for a great cause. You see some excellent football players going all out in a game that helps burn victims. The game is played at Bentley, and the crowds remain spirited for this event. Now, in recent years, not as many players suit up as those that used to. But the ones who do……
Recruiting Roundup: Dexter
To see how far the Dexter program has come in the last 20 years is remarkable. It is a relatively new program, but coach Casey Day has made it one of the tops in New England in recent years. Top seasons in the Evergreen, and NEPSAC bowl games are practically an annual occurrence. And while the program has produced college performers at virtually every position, there is one type of……
Drake Maye visiting Foxborough on Friday, Jayden Daniels on Monday
Getty Images According to a report from Albert Breer, the Patriots are hosting North Carolina QB Drake Maye for a 30-visit on Friday. About a half hour later, Ian Rapoport reported that LSU QB and Heisman Trophy winnerJayden Daniels will be in town on Monday. The debate has raged on since December about whether or not Maye or Daniels should go third overall in the NFL Draft, with Michigan’s JJ…
