By Mason Sousa, NEFJ Contributor Let’s not beat around the bush. The Bears stink. There’s no sugarcoating it. The Chicago passing game is equivalent to some high school football programs across New England (no offense to the fine schools in the area). Bears QB Justin Fields is wildly inaccurate having the worst completion percentage in the league and his offensive line doesn’t do him any favors as he is…

Harvard Four Down Preview: No. 23 Princeton Tigers (5-0) @ Harvard Crimson (4-1)
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Holy Cross Four Down Preview: No. 9 Holy Cross Crusaders (6-0) @ Lafayette Leopards (2-4)
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Boston College Four Down Preview: Boston College Eagles (2-4) @ No. 13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-1)
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UNH Four Down Preview: No. 21 Elon Phoenix (5-2) @ No. 25 New Hampshire Wildcats (5-2)
Image courtesy of ESPN Preview by Ryan Barry – NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: A battle for first place in the Colonial Athletic Association beckons in Durham, New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon as the No. 21 Elon Phoenix take on the No. 25 New Hampshire Wildcats. With an unblemished 4-0 conference record so far this season, the Wildcats control their own destiny in what’s been a massive bounceback season from last year’s…

College: New England College Football Week 7 schedule
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Patriots: Zappe making quarterback decision much tougher than anticipated
(AP Photo/Steven Senne) Are you Team Zappe or Team Mac? It’s pretty stunning that we’re even at the point where there is a real discussion as to who the Patriots’ starting quarterback should be on Monday night, but Zappe’s play over the last two weeks and perhaps more importantly, the way he’s carrying himself, is making this a not-so-crazy conversation. In August, if you had told anyone that watches this…

College: No rest for coaching staffs despite bye weeks
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Patriots: Patriots Defensive Line Is A Major Reason For Team’s Turnaround
The Patriots have looked significantly better in their past two games than they did to open the season. Both have resulted in blowout wins, first a 29-0 drubbing of the Detroit Lions and then a 38-15 win over Cleveland on Sunday. Many point to the regional pandemic of Zappe Fever as the reason why the Patriots have turned things around. However, there is another unit, the defensive line, that has…