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New England college preview – Week 13

All good things must come to an end. It’s hard to believe, but the college football season ends for a bunch of local teams this weekend. All 16 teams will be in action with some fighting for their playoff lives, some looking to clinch league titles and others just looking to build some momentum heading into the offseason. Here’s our final full college preview for the 2024 season… UNC @…

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One last chance for Holy Cross to continue dominant Patriot League run

It’s not ‘win-and-get-in,’ but Holy Cross is still in must-win territory when the Crusaders travel to Georgetown for the season finale on Saturday afternoon. After a tough three-point loss to Lehigh two weeks ago and a wild win against Bucknell to close out the regular season at Fitton Field last Saturday, the Crusaders sit at 5-6 and 4-1 in the Patriot League. Lehigh is tied with Holy Cross at 7-3…

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Cole Strange reveals lengthy rehab process & confidence moving forward

Whether Cole Strange can be a consistent, productive member of the Patriots’ offensive line long term is still to be determined, but there’s no denying his commitment to his teammates and the organization. That could and should go a long way. Meeting with the media on Thursday for the first time after practicing for the first time Wednesday, Strange discussed what it has taken to just get to this point…

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Week 12 High School Preview

All right, we are getting down to it now. We have state semifinals in Massachusetts, and state championships elsewhere.  There will be some terrific matchups all across the region, so get out and catch some of them. On to the games . . . Week 12 High School Preview St. John’s Prep vs. Needham — Two of the most physical teams in the state meeting up here Friday night. Needham……

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UConn looking forward to first major road challenge since September

With all due respect to UAB, that wasn’t really the world’s most difficult environment for UConn a couple weeks ago. The Huskies mounted a major comeback to take down Trent Dilfer’s team and move to 7-3 with two games left in the regular season. Now, after a bye week, Jim Mora’s crew will make a relatively short trip to Syracuse for a very big test against the Orange this Saturday….

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More than just the Brice Cowell Musket on the line when Maine & UNH meet Saturday

When UNH travels to Orono this weekend, the Wildcats and Black Bears will be playing for the same trophy, but two very different things as well. Rick Santos’ team enters with a chance to finish the season with eight wins and maybe an at-large FCS playoff berth if enough teams in the Top 25 slip up on the final weekend of the season. Meanwhile, Maine’s resurgence under Jordan Stevens could…

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Alumni perspective on the firing of Don Brown & state of UMass football

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff When UMass lost their season opener to Eastern Michigan this year I came home fairly despondent after a long day in Amherst. I put all my things away, grabbed some leftovers, and sat with my wife while she watched television. “Long day?,” she said. “Yeah, they lost 28-14 and never really had a chance, everyone was pretty surprised, I thought it’d be different this year,”…

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In awkward spot, Shane Montgomery just looking to get Minutemen over the finish line

Image courtesy of UMass Athletics It’s been a crazy 24 hours in Amherst, but nothing Shane Montgomery hasn’t seen before. If you’re a coach long enough, you deal with hirings and firings all the time. So, when he joined Don Brown’s staff earlier this year as the new offensive coordinator, somewhere in the back of his mind, Montgomery always had to know this could be a possibility given the state…

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Despite vast difference in records, Bryant-URI could provide fireworks

The Governor’s Cup is one thing, but Bryant-URI is meaningful too. The Rams will make the short trip to Smithfield to take on the Bulldogs in the regular season finale for both teams this Saturday. With a win, 15th-ranked Rhody will finish 10-2 and lock up an at-large bid into the FCS postseason, giving the program its first playoff berth since 1985. Meanwhile, Bryant limps in at 2-9, but a…

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