Image courtesy of David J. Phillip (A/P) After serving as a sounding board and mentor to some guys in Chestnut Hill for a season, Doug Marrone is going to be like, 40 minutes away. He won’t even have to move. The former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach is reportedly joining Mike Vrabel’s staff with the Patriots according to multiple outlets. It’s unclear if he’s the offensive line coach – his expertise…
2024 NEFJ Division One All College Teams
It was another great season of Division One college football action this past fall in New England. Several players put together memorable seasons. It is time recognize those players. Here are our annual Division One All College teams for 2024. First Team Offense QB: Jaden Craig, Harvard RB: Jermaine Corbett, Merrimack, Sr. RB: Malik Grant, URI, Sr. WR: Logan Tomlinson, UNH WR: Marques Buchanan, URI TE: Chris Corbo, Dartmouth, Jr….
Connecticut O-linemen represent New England in Rivals Top 250 list for 2025
Late last week, the largest, most well-known recruiting database site in the country Rivals dropped its list of the Top 250 prospects for the class of 2025. It’s an elite group to be a part of as the recruiting scene and NIL landscape has gotten wilder and wilder. While Massachusetts and the other New England states are producing some damn good talent with plenty of top tier D1 commits of…
UMass legend Liam Coen gets his shot with the Jags
Liam Coen was named the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday. It was the end of a bizarre two day saga for Coen. Coen originally turned the job down and decided to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as offensive coordinator but after the Jaguars fired former general manager Trent Baalke, Coen decided to revisit the opening and he got hired as the new Jaguars head coach. ……
Valdamar Brower returning to Springfield Central as associate head coach and defensive coordinator
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…