Image courtesy of UMass Football In another massively important offseason for UMASS, the Minutemen got things started with an interesting NSD on Wednesday. Joe Harasmyiak had 21 commits for the early signing period, with one more NSD set for February. University of Massachusetts football signed 21 student-athletes as part of Wednesday’s early signing period to comprise one of the highest ranked classes in program history. Since arriving on campus last December,…
National Signing Day – Boston College adding 20+ recruits
Image courtesy of Boston College Football It’s been a busy few days for BC and that continued on Wednesday. NSD 2026 was a good one for the Eagles, adding 23 players from this year’s graduating class to the roster. BC did have a couple de-commits lately, but it’s all part of the business these days. Here’s the full list of new additions that the team has announced on social media…(All…
Boston College commits to football program following disappointing season
Boston College Athletic Director Blake James has issued a strong public statement on Tuesday addressing the 2025 football season’s disappointing performance and outlining a major commitment to elevating the program.
Patriots rookies revel in first Monday Night Football experience
Image courtesy of David Butler II-Imagn Images When the ESPN Monday Night Football trucks rolled into Foxborough this week, that’s when the rookies knew it was real. The product they grew up watching was suddenly going to be starring them. Following a dominant 33-15 win over the Giants that moved the Pats to 11-2 heading into the bye week, I caught up with a few of the rookies in the…
Boston College makes massive commitment to football financially & with hiring of Kenyatta Watson
It’s a new day for Boston College football. One that doesn’t leave the program stuck in 2008. On Monday, alum Kenyatta Watson – an elite recruiter at Georgia Tech, Florida State and Auburn – took over as the program’s new general manager. On Tuesday morning, athletic director Blake James announced huge financial commitments to the program and more resources as needed. It’s something the fan base has been clamoring for…
7 Points on the Patriots 33-15 win over the Giants
FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots dominated the New York Giants from start to finish in an impressive 33-15 win on Monday Night Football. It was a three phase win by the Patriots as the special teams, offense and defense all contributed to the win. Marcus Jones 94 yard punt return touchdown sparked the team and gave them an early 10-0. The Patriots did not look back from there in building a 30-7…
Patriots 33, Giants 15 – Pats win 10th straight as remarkable turnaround keeps rolling along
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – At this point, why can’t they make a Super Bowl run? New England throttled the Giants on Monday Night Football in an electric atmosphere, 33-15, winning a 10th straight game, reclaiming the best record in the NFL at 11-2 and showing they’re as good as – if not better – than anyone else in the league. As the No. 1 seed…
Connecticut Top 25 – Playoff edition
By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents With Thanksgiving past us, the 2025 CIAC high school football regular season has concluded. With the first round of the playoffs slated to kick off on Wednesday, December 3rd after being pushed back due to weather, all first round matchups have been finalized. As we look at the Top 25 teams in the state before postseason play officially begins, one new team…
Vedarian Lowe embraces new found opportunity this season
FOXBOROUGH- Patriots offensive tackle Vedarian Lowe is embracing his moment in the spotlight as he prepares for his first start of the season on Monday night against the New York Giants. Getting his new found opportunity has come at the expense of rookie left tackle Will Campbell getting injured but despite that, Lowe expressed gratitude for the opportunity. “I am very grateful for the opportunity and super excited, I feel…