UConn’s best season since 2010 still has about a month left in it, but all eyes were on 2025 Wednesday across the country during National Signing Day. The Huskies sit at 8-4 and are awaiting their bowl destination this weekend. In the meantime, the program announced the addition of 12 recruits for this class. Here’s the list with some details provided by the UConn PR department: Aubrey Melvin (DL) From…
UMass names Joe Harasymiak as next head coach
Image courtesy of AP Photos By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff The nearly two and a half week search for the next UMass football head coach finally came to an end on Wednesday morning as they named Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak to lead the program. On the heels of what felt like a never ending news cycle of blunders and misunderstandings throughout multiple levels of the program the past couple…
Newington 20, Wethersfield 13 – Newington avenges Thanksgiving loss with a big playoff win
Photo credit: Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEWINGTON — On Thanksgiving Eve, the Wethersfield Eagles defeated the previously undefeated Newington Nor’Easters football team 22-14 in overtime in the last game of the 2024 regular season. The loss for Newington put them at 9-1 while the win bumped up Wethersfield’s record to 9-1. With there being a three-way tie for the CCC (Central Connecticut Conference) Tier 3 title between……
MIAA State Title Games Preview
We are here. The MIAA state title games have arrived. All will be at Gillette Stadium from Wednesday to Friday. What seems to define this group of games is the amount of teams that will be going for repeats. From the looks of it, these should be fun and entertaining games. Let’s examine, one by one, these matchups, and what we expect to see this week. Division 1 No. 3……
CIAC Postseason Preview
The CIAC Playoffs kickoff tonight and as always, there are several programs that made the playoffs that are traditional powers and some new faces. With 48 team’s qualifying, the class brackets feature some intriguing quarterfinal matchups and some big time semi-final matchups if the favorites hold serve. Here is our CIAC playoff preview. Class LL Favorites: (1) Fairfield Prep, (2) Staples, (3) Greenwich, (5) West Haven Sleeper: Glastonbury or New……
Fleming, Rams know things need to get cleaned up in order for dream season to continue
On one hand, Jim Fleming was obviously thrilled to play and win URI’s first playoff game since 1985 last weekend. The Rams beat a very good CCSU team at home to advance to the second round of the FCS playoffs, earning a date down in Georgia with No. 7 seed Mercer this Saturday. On the other hand, Fleming knows his team will need to be a whole lot better than…
Final drive aside, Pats defense actually had improved communication on Sunday
FOXBOROUGH – So, I know. At first glance, you’re probably saying ‘what?!’ when reading the title. Don’t get me wrong. The final drive is inexcusable, especially when you consider Indianapolis went 4-4 on ‘gotta have it’ plays to extend the game. But, I actually didn’t think the defense was all that bad on Sunday. Is Anthony Richardson Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen? Of course not, but New England has struggled…
Seven Points on the Patriots 25-24 loss to the Colts
FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots lost a heartbreaker to the Colts this afternoon at Gillette. Leading 24-17 with just over eight minutes left in the game, the Patriots defense gave up a 19 play, 80 yard drive that culminated in an Anthony Richardson to Alec Pierce 3 yard touchdown pass. Richardson would barrel his way in on the two point conversion to give the Colts a 25-24 lead with eight seconds left. …
Colts 25, Patriots 24 – Indianapolis stuns New England with late score & 2-point conversion
Image courtesy of The Indy Star FOXBOROUGH – So, they’re bad, but at least it’s been entertaining? New England led by one with a little over five minutes left in a matchup of two mediocre-at-best teams on Sunday. The Colts proceeded to put together a 19-play march spanning 80 yards in just over five minutes. Anthony Richardson hit Alec Pierce for a two-yard touchdown on 4th-&-goal with the game on…
Post-Thanksgiving MIAA Top 25
We are getting to the end of the season now, and you’re seeing a lot of movement in the rankings. Some of these losses came with starters out, so we try to be aware of that in each particular case. Just the state title games to go, so some big showdowns left. On to the list . . . Post-Thanksgiving MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (11-1) — Catholic Conference champs, but……