Image courtesy of USC Athletics The Patriots value versatility more than any other team in the NFL. All teams value it, but Bill Belichick places a premium on it. When it comes to versatile offensive lineman in this draft class, no one is more versatile than USC’s Alijah Vera-Tucker. During his time at USC, Tucker played both guard and tackle. At 6-4 315, he has the size and the requisite…
CAA: UNH falls to Albany in spring season opener
DURHAM – After over 400 days of waiting, this wasn’t how the New Hampshire football team envisioned things going. With head coach Sean McDonnell back on the sidelines, the Wildcats hosted Albany in the first ever March football game for the CAA and the “season opener” for this strange six-game schedule on Friday night. UNH had the ball deep inside Great Danes territory with just seconds remaining on the clock…
College: New England 2021 CAA Previews
The CAA has already kicked off its season but the New England schools in the conference, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island kick off their season this weekend. New Hampshire will host Albany in Durham while Maine travels to Delaware. Rhode Island was suppose to open their season last weekend against in-state rival Bryant but the game was canceled. The Rams first opportunity to play comes next weekend when they…
High School: Falcons’ Lindstrom puts coaching hat on for Shepherd Hill
It started out as a joke. Now, Atlanta Falcons offensive linemen, Boston College Eagle and Shepherd Hill alum Chris Lindstrom is being called “coach” these days. Lindstrom – who was part of the Shepherd Hill program from 2011-2015 – is the brother of head coach Ryan Dugan, so the two had joked numerous times the past several months about Chris coaching, but neither of them had taken it very seriously….
Patriots Draft: Player Profile: Jaycee Horn, CB South Carolina
Jaycee Horn knows his way around an NFL locker room. The son of former NFL receiver Joe Horn has been wanting to follow in his dad’s footsteps since he was a little boy. Now, he will get the opportunity to make a name for himself. As a true freshman at South Carolina in 2018, Horn started 10 of 11 games and had 45 tackles with 2 sacks and was named…
High School: Divisions 7 & 8 Fall II Preview
The Fall II football season kicks off on Monday February 22nd. After a year and half of no football, student athletes in Massachusetts will be hitting the gridiron once again. Today we preview Divisions 7 and 8. Both divisions have programs that have had dominant seasons in recent years. From Abington to St. Bernard’s, these two divisions have produced some of the most dominant teams in any division. Here are…
CAA: New Hampshire ready for opener against Albany on Friday
When New Hampshire head coach Sean McDonnell met with the media for his first “regular season” Zoom press conference on Wednesday, the energy radiating from Durham was palpable. McDonnell has been waiting a long time to get back on the sidelines since having to sit out the 2019 season. It may not look normal and the calendar may scream March Madness and golf more than it does college football, but…
Patriots Draft: Player Profile: Zaven Collins, OLB Tulsa
Zaven Collins burst onto the scene nationally for the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes in 2020 but if you ask people around the program, they would tell you he has been a force for two plus years. At 6-4 260, Collins was a do it all, three down linebacker in the Golden Hurricanes 3-3 Stack defense. He could rush the passer, cover in man or zone and play in space. He finished…
Patriots Draft: Player Profile: Mac Jones, QB Alabama
In our first of sixty player profiles over the next sixty days, we will take a look at at Alabama quarterback Mac Jones. The junior quarterback reminds me of Tom Brady in several ways. No. I am not comparing him to Brady or implying he is going to be the next Tom Brady. I am simply saying that there are similarities in their road to the NFL. By his own…
High School: Division 6 Fall II Preview
Photo courtesy of Rose Raymond. The Fall II football season kicks off on Monday February 22nd. After a year and half of no football, student athletes in Massachusetts will be hitting the gridiron once again. Our next preview focuses on Division 6. Ashland won the super bowl last season and was dominant in the process. The Clockers graduated a great senior class but still expect to be in the mix…