The Patriots released veteran linebacker Sione Takitaki on Wednesday and signed center Ben Brown to a one year deal worth $1.3 million dollars on Thursday. The team also re-signed right tackle Demontrey Jacobs to a one year, $960,000 dollar deal. MassLive’s Mark Daniels was the first to report the signings. Takitaki’s release is no surprise as the veteran linebacker struggled to stay healthy and even when he did play, he…
Talking ball with new Governors Academy coach Luke Boria
Image courtesy of Governors Academy Athletics I had a chance to catch up with new Governors Academy Coach Luke Boria on Sunday. Coach Boria was kind enough to answer some questions for us regarding his appointment as the new head football coach at Governors. Here is what Coach Boria had to say about his appointment and what he is looking forward to when it comes to leading the program moving……
Patriots could have more money with projected increase in salary cap
It appears the Patriots may have more salary cap space to work with than originally thought. According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the NFL informed teams on Wednesday that the “2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million.” That is a substantial increase from last year’s $255.4 million. The expected cap projection for this year was roughly $275 million. The Patriots could have as much…
Harasymiak makes a few more staff moves official with UMass
As Joe Harasymiak continues to get comfortable in Amherst, he’s making sure he surrounds himself with quality people and coaches. On Tuesday, Harasymiak and the Minutemen announced three more moves with his staff ahead of spring ball starting in a few weeks. Josh Heinrich was named Chief of Staff, Jared Osumah is now the General Manager and Kevin Juszynski is the Director of Football Operations. Heinrich spent the last six…
Santos makes a few tweaks to UNH staff ahead of 2025 season
The quest for a 17th playoff appearance in the last 21 seasons doesn’t begin for a few weeks with the start of spring practice, but UNH head coach Ricky Santos is continuing to tweak his staff in the offseason. On Tuesday, the Wildcats announced four different moves within the program as it pertains to the staff. Jaysen Thompson is now the Wildcats’ defensive line coach. Isaiah Gilmore is now the…
Jim Mora announces some reshuffling of UConn coaching staff
As we reported a few weeks back, Pryce Tracy is on board as UConn’s newest passing game coordinator, which the school made official with a release on Tuesday. Also in that release were a few other coaching moves made by Mora, further expanding the depth of the staff and allowing his kids to have all sorts of knowledge and experience at their disposal, while still keeping things together for the…
Defending NEC champs Central Connecticut State release 2025 schedule
The defending NEC champs are back at it soon for spring ball, but fans got their chance to look ahead to the regular season for the first time on Tuesday. Adam Lechtenberg’s Blue Devils now have their full schedule set and released it on social media right around noon. CCSU immediately open with in-state rival UConn – a team they nearly upset a year ago – to get things rolling…
High School Journal for 2/17/25
It was another busy week in high school football in New England. Here is this week’s journal. Senecal a unique hire for St. John’s: St. John’s Shrewsbury announced Gary Senecal as the program’s new head coach on Saturday evening. First off, the timing was interesting. Usually coaches are hired and announced before the February break. Usually on a Friday heading into the break. Saturday is a new one. Senecal has……
BC suffers big loss with departure of defensive backs coach Ray Brown
Image courtesy of BC Athletics Losing Ray Brown in meeting rooms and on the sidelines during practice and game days is one thing. Losing him on the recruiting trail is another. The Eagles are in fact losing one of their best coaches and recruiters as Brown is heading to the San Francisco 49ers to take over as Kyle Shanahan’s defensive backs coach. Brown was widely considered one of the best…