Mac Jones met with the media after Wednesday’s OTA practice and talked about a variety of things most notably his relationship with new Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. O’Brien was hired in January to fix the Patriots offense after abysmal tenure of former Patriots offensive assistant and play caller Matt Patricia. Jones has reportedly had a strong off-season thus far and despite continued speculation that he will have to compete…
UMass picks up a big quarterback commitment from A.J Hairston out of Florida
UMass picked a big quarterback commitment last night, literally and figuratively. Monarch High School (Pompano Beach, Fla) quarterback A.J Hairston has committed to the Minutemen. The 6’3 233 pound signal caller is a three star recruit and holds offers from Miami (Fla), Wagner, Western Carolina and Western Michigan. The fact UMass beat out Miami for him is big. Offensive coordinator Steve Casula recruited Hairston and was able to secure his…
Everett is still one of the best jobs in Massachusetts. Here are five reasons why
Everett High School publicly posted their head football job last Thursday. The posting came as a surprise given the stature of the Everett Football program and the number of coaches that have had ties to the success of the program in recent years. The job opened in March after former coach Rob DiLoreto stepped down. His resignation came as a surprise. DiLoreto is an Everett alum and was passionate about…
Ivy League announces six games will be on ESPN this season
The Ivy League announced this week that six games will be carried by ESPN this season. The following games will be aired live on ESPNU or ESPN2. Friday, Sept. 29 – Columbia at Princeton – 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) Friday, Oct. 6 – Cornell at Harvard – 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) Friday, Oct. 27 – Brown at Penn – 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) Friday, Nov. 3 – Princeton at Dartmouth…
Yale announces incoming recruiting class
Yale announced their incoming recruiting class on Thursday. They had their current players announce a player at their position on Twitter. If you get a chance, check it out. It was well done. Tony Reno and his staff once again did a great job recruiting nationally. They landed some talented players from some of the top high school programs in the country. Here is the complete list of the 27 players who…
Belichick moving on from OTA-gate
Bill Belichick met with the media yesterday ahead of the team’s first OTA practice since they were stripped of two practices last week by the NFL for violating league rules on the amount of time they can spend with players. As expected, Belichick did not shed any light on what happened that led to him being fined $50,000 dollars and the team losing two OTA practices. When asked if he…
Local college schedule starting to take shape with game times announced
We’re almost there, college football fans. On Wednesday, the NCAA and networks begin unveiling start times for select games around the country in 2023. BC, UMass and UConn all found out when they’ll be playing some early season matchups as well as some big ones later in the year. BC will be kicking off at noon four times as of now, with three of them coming the first three weeks…
Patriots Journal – OTA’s
FOXBOROUGH – We’re back, baby. The media got its first glimpse of the 2023 Patriots during one of two voluntary OTA practices that will be open on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s everything you need to know about what we saw… -There were some notable absences from some of the impact guys. No Trent Brown, Matt Judon, rookie first round draft pick Christian Gonzalez, new free agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mike…
Former Holy Cross defensive back and long time College and NFL assistant coach Bill McGovern dies at 60
Long time NFL and college assistant coach Bill McGovern passed away this morning at the after a long battle with cancer. He was 60. McGovern, a native of New Jersey played defensive back at Holy Cross in the mid-eighties. During his time in Worcester, McGovern set a career NCAA Division I-AA record with 24 interceptions. In 1984, he was named a consensus first team Division I-AA All-American after intercepting 11…
Recruiting Roundup: Deerfield Academy
It was a bit of an off year for Deerfield Academy in 2022. The Big Green went 3-6 and found themselves in a lot of shootouts. But there are plenty of reasons for optimism, as Barbato has established a winning culture. The Big Green won NEPSAC bowls in both 2019 and 2021 (there was no 2020 NEPSAC season due to Covid). “The kids have bought in,” Barbato said over a…