Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics A familiar face is returning to the sidelines this fall for Springfield Central. Valdamar Brower is back with the program as associate head coach and defensive coordinator. According a source, Brower will also be returning to the school full time as a special education teacher. Brower last roamed the Springfield Central sideline in 2021, leading the Golden Eagles to a Division One state title. ……
UMass announces Jared Keyte as the program’s new defensive coordinator
Courtesy of Rutgers Athletics On Friday, UMass announced Jared Keyte as the program’s new defensive coordinator. Keyte comes to Amherst after spending the past two seasons working with new coach Joe Harasymiak as the nickels coach in 2024. Keyte served as the defensive quality control/interim defensive line coach in 2023. He helped the Scarlet Knights to back-to-back bowl games. Prior to coaching at Rutgers, Keyte coached at the University of……
Patriots Coaching Staff Tracker
We tracking all of the Patriots coaching staff hires. So far, these are the coaches Mike Vrabel has officially and unofficially hired. A star next to a coach’s name indicates that the team has not officially announced their hiring. Head coach: Mike Vrabel Offensive staff Offensive coordinator: Josh McDaniels- McDaniels tenure in New England is well known as he has won six Super Bowls as an assistant and three Super…
What stood out from UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak’s press conference on Friday?
| Image courtesy of Amherst Bulletin New head Minuteman head coach Joe Harasymiak met with the media for the second time since taking over the reigns on Friday afternoon, touching on a number of different things. Here’s what stood out: On if he’s been able reflect on his journey to becoming an FBS coach “Not really. It’s been wild. We got here and just getting to meet the players and…
Patriots hiring Ashton Grant as quarterbacks coach
Courtesy of the Cleveland Browns The Patriots are hiring Ashton Grant as the team’s new quarterbacks coach. For the second time in two years, New England is raiding the Cleveland Browns coaching staff for an offensive assistant. Last off season the Patriots hired Alex Van Pelt, T.C McCartney, Scott Peters and Robert Kugler off the Browns staff. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel worked with Grant in Cleveland last season so he…
Bill Belichick back in Massachusetts, but this time he was recruiting high school players
Image courtesy of St. Sebastian’s Football Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick was back in Massachusetts on Thursday but this time he was recruiting for the University of North Carolina. As far as we know, Belichick made stops at Xaverian, Catholic Memorial, St. Sebastian’s, Arlington High School and Dexter-Southfield. He offered St. Sebs 2026 offensive tackle Marky Walbridge a scholarship. We will find out tomorrow if Belichick is still in the…
Bill O’Brien provides glowing endorsement & hope for Pats fans when it comes to McDaniels & Maye
For at least a few minutes on Thursday, Bill O’Brien should have shut down any fears some Patriots may have about Josh McDaniels’ ability to adapt to Drake Maye’s skillset. While on The Greg Hill Show on WEEI for his weekly hit, O’Brien was asked early in the 15-minute interview about McDaniels and why (or if) it was the right hire for Mike Vrabel and the new face of the…
Alex Van Pelt not returning to the Patriots
Photo credit Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe/Getty Images According to sources, former Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt will not be returning to the team. Van Pelt was not terminated after Jerod Mayo was let go earlier this month. There was speculation Van Pelt could return but with the team hiring Josh McDaniels on Tuesday, the Patriots decided to go in another direction. Van Pelt did a good job developing rookie…
Catholic Memorial’s Ramar Thomas is officially on the radar after committing to Boston College
Courtesy of Ramar Thomas instagram We have been telling you about Ramar Thomas for months. Now you know why. The Catholic Memorial freshmen quarterback/athlete received his first college offer on Friday and by Sunday evening, he was committed to Boston College, continuing the CM to BC pipeline. Thomas was originally offered by the Eagles in early December and was on campus this past weekend for an unofficial visit. Quarterback coach…
Vrabel picks Lions D-line coach Terrell Williams as new defensive coordinator
Image courtesy of NFL.com Nine days after he was officially introduced at Gillette Stadium as the 16th Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel has his coordinators locked up. After announcing Jeremy Springer would be retained as the special teams coordinator last week, Josh McDaniels was chosen as offensive coordinator on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning, several reports had Detroit Lions defensive line coach Terrell Williams as Vrabel’s choice for defensive coordinator….