Courtesy of UMass Athletics UMass Athletic Director Ryan Bamford announced in a statement on Monday that Don Brown was relieved of his duties. The announcement comes with two games left in the regular season. The Minutemen are at Georgia this week and close out the season at home against Connecticut. Bamford praised Brown for his contributions to the program. “I am extremely grateful to Coach Brown for returning to UMass……
Local college coaches keep a close eye on high school playoffs
Rhode Island and New Hampshire have quite a bit on their plates right now. Rhody is about to end a 39-year playoff drought and could get a home playoff game. UNH has a chance to win eight games and possibly get an at-large bid into the FCS postseason. While 99.9% of the attention is on their respective rivals (Bryant and Maine) this week, there’s one thing that requires constant attention,…
UMass relieves Don Brown of his duties
With two games left in the season against Georgia and UConn, the Don Brown Era has come to an end. UMass AD Ryan Bamford announced that Brown will no longer lead the program in a statement on Monday morning. Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery will be serving as the interim head coach for the road trip to Athens and finale at home against the Huskies. Bamford also said an immediate national…
Seven Points on the Patriots 28-22 loss to the Rams
(AP Photo/Steven Senne) FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots lost a back and forth game to the Los Angeles Rams, 28-22 earlier this afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots got off to a good start taking a 7-0 lead early but the Rams scored two touchdowns in the second quarter and led 14-10 at the half. Los Angeles blew the game open to start the second half when Matthew Stafford hit Cooper Kupp…
Rams 28, Patriots 22 – Pats making progress but still come up short in another loss
AP Photo/Steven Senne FOXBOROUGH – So, at the very least, there’s clear growth with this 2024 Patriots team. The only problem is, the NFL is a results based business and Sunday was another disappointing finish. Drake Maye was picked off at the Rams’ 48 with 1:55 left, ending a potential game-winning drive and securing a 28-22 victory for Los Angeles. The Pats dropped to 3-8 with another loss, but this…
Q&A with Wellesley coach Jesse Davis
One of the big stories coming out of the Division 2 playoffs is the play of the Wellesley Raiders. Led by coach Jesse Davis, Wellesley has beaten Plymouth North and Bishop Feehan to advance to next weekend’s game with Catholic Memorial. We spoke with Davis about his team and the playoffs. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: A lot of people that you guys play end……
Week 9 New England Top 25
Not a ton of movement this week, and Catholic Memorial still sits at No. 1 in New England. Week 9 New England Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (9-1) 2. Windsor (9-0) 3. King Philip (10-0) 4. Hand (9-0) 5. Needham (10-0) 6. New Canaan (8-1) 7. St. John’s Prep (9-1) 8. Greenwich (8-1) 9. Staples (8-1) 10. Darien (8-1) 11. Scituate (10-0) 12. Bedford (10-0) 13. Fairfield Prep (8-1) 14…….
Week 9 Chaos Poll
The NEPSAC came to a close with some great bowl games. There is a cluster at the top of those programs, who all had similar seasons. On to the poll . . . Week 9 Chaos Poll 1. Catholic Memorial (9-1) 2. King Philip (10-0) 3. Needham (10-0) 4. St. John’s Prep (9-1) 5. Williston Northampton (8-1) — A banner year for this program. 6. BB&N (8-1) — Tough loss……
Week 11 MIAA Top 25
A wild weekend is over, and the dust is just settling. We are looking forward to an action-packed semifinal — or, Final Four — round of games. On to the rankings . . . Week 11 MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (9-1) — Nice win over an improved Bridgewater-Raynham team. 2. King Philip (10-0) — Pulled away from Barnstable. 3. Needham (10-0) — Won it in the trenches. 4…….
Patriots Game Plan vs. the Los Angeles Rams
The Rams present some challenge schematically but the Patriots are playing with some momentum and have the personal to match up. Here is this week’s game plan on offense and defense. Offense 1.Attack vertically in the passing game: The Rams secondary has been generous this season. They are 30th in the NFL in average yards per pass. If there was ever a game to push the ball down the field,…