Photo: NBC Sports Boston Happy bye week everyone. While it’s always tough for Patriots fans to sit around and watch the rest of the league play instead of firing up those tailgates or hosting those Sunday get-togethers, it’s clear the break comes at a perfect time for the team. Damien Harris pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury last Monday night and it’s nice that Mac gets a…
College: 12 thoughts on the college football season in New England
We covered all 15 Division One programs in New England this fall and watched a lot of games. Here are 12 thoughts observations on the season we just had. Boston College had a disappointing season. There is no way around it. Many of us thought they would win 8 or 9 games. Instead, they finished 6-6. Losing Phil Jurkovec to injury was the primary reason for the disappointing finish but…
Boston College: Busy times over in Chestnut Hill as Eagles balance the present and the future
Despite a raw, cold, rainy New England morning on Saturday, there was a buzz around the BC football program you wouldn’t expect to find after a 6-6 season and with a well deserved break on the not-so-distant horizon. As the players and coaches slowly made their way out of Alumni Stadium and made the short walk into Fish Field House, guys were laughing and looking forward to going to work….
College: Massachusetts represented in 122nd edition of Army/Navy game
Photos: @NavyFB/@ArmyWP_Football On Saturday afternoon, whether you root for Army, Navy or just love everything the game represents, you can also take pride in knowing that there are some local guys on the sidelines. When Army and Navy meet for the 122nd time in the Meadowlands, Army will have junior Daryan McDonald (Leominster/Choate) while Navy will have freshmen Declan Moriarty (West Barnstable/Barnstable HS) and Jaden Young (Cambridge/BB&N). I caught up…
College: FCS Bowl an opportunity for local stars to showcase their talent
The FCS Bowl will be played Sunday in Daytona Beach, Florida. The game is an opportunity for FCS, Division II and Division III talent to showcase their talent. New England will be well represented in the game, specially the NEC Conference. There are six players from the NEC playing in the game. Division II school AIC will be well represented as well. Jaysen Thompson (LB), David Brown (OL), Samad Davila…
Boston College: Johnson, Lindstrom & Mahogany watch well-deserved accolades roll in ahead of Military Bowl
The Eagles regular season record may have some national media members down on BC after a lackluster 2021 year based on preseason expectations, but that doesn’t mean people didn’t take notice of the stellar offensive line. Over the past few days days, Zion Johnson, Alec Lindstrom and Christian Mahogany all received national recognition in many different forms. Johnson and Lindstrom were named to the 2021 CBS Sports/247 Sports All-America second-team,…
UConn: Jim Mora makes a home run hire in Nick Charlton
UConn coach Jim Mora Jr has been around the game of football his entire life so he knows a good coach when he sees one. It is why he hired former Maine coach and Salem, Massachusetts native Nick Charlton as his offensive coordinator on December 1st. Charlton was the head coach at Maine for three seasons compiling a record of 14-13 overall record, including 6-5 in 2021. The 32 year…
UMass: Don Brown hires Loomis-Chaffee Coach Jeff Moore as Tight Ends Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
Don Brown once again dipped into the high school ranks to hire an established coach with UMass ties and New England ties. Brown hired former Loomis-Chaffee Head Coach, Jeff Moore today as his tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. Moore played receiver at UMass from 2008 to 2012. He had been at Loomis for three years. In that time, Moore turned Loomis into one of the top programs in New…
Patriots: Are the Pats legitimate Super Bowl contenders? Here’s three reasons why the answer is yes and three reasons why the answer is no
Okay, so none of us thought the Patriots would be in this position back in August, right? Sure, once Mac beat out Cam for the starting job and it was clear he was going to be the guy moving forward, a lot of people believed he’d have what it takes to help lead this team to something better than the 7-9 finish a year ago. But, no one could have…
High School: Dudes of Super Bowl Week
The Super Bowl games at Gillette Stadium produced some of the best games of the season. There were plenty of great performances. Here are the top performances of the week. Randolph’s Malik White rushed for 110 yards on 24 carries and returned a blocked punt 20 yards for the game winning touchdown. Randolph won its first ever Super Bowl championship beating Hull 20-14. DUDE! Quarterback Will Baker rushed for 124…