UNH Athletics/Gil Talbot By Allen Lessels NEFJ Staff DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire football team went on a four-game win streak to end the regular season and earn itself a spot in the FCS tournament for the second time in three seasons. The trouble was, the Wildcats ran into another team playing even better football at the right time of the year on Saturday afternoon and as……
UConn 47, UMass 42 — Huskies surge in second half to beat Minutemen
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST — The 78th edition of the “U Game” will forever go down as one of the best installments of this longtime New England rivalry. The UConn Huskies (8-4) outlasted the UMass Minutemen (2-10), 47-42, in a game that lasted just over three and a half hours. A back-and-forth first half saw the Minutemen lead 28-27 going into the locker room, only for the Huskies……
FCS Playoffs: (10) Rhode Island 21, Central Connecticut State 17 — Rams move on
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff KINGSTON — Rhode Island’s historic season is not over yet. After a 39-year wait, the Rams returned to the FCS playoffs on Saturday and proved they belonged. No. 10 URI defeated the NEC champion Central Connecticut State in the first round of the FCS playoffs, 21-17. “It’s a historic deal,” Rhode Island head coach Jim Fleming said. “Out of 129 years of playing football……
UNH FCS playoff preview vs. UT Martin
Image courtesy of UNH Athletics For the second time in three years and the 16th time in the last 20, UNH will play a postseason game. The 16th-seeded Wildcats host UT Martin at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday afternoon (1:00 p.m.) with a date against No. 7 Mercer in the second round on the line next week. UNH (8-4) has won four straight games and has seemingly played its best ball…
Boston College 4 down preview: Pitt Panthers (7-4) @ BC Eagles (6-5)
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It’s hard to believe, but Year 1 of the Bill O’Brien Era ends on Saturday. Well, the regular season at least. The Eagles have a chance to win 7 games for the first time since 2018 if Pitt goes down. No matter what happens on Saturday, I do think there’s been more positive developments than negative ones this season and fans should be encouraged knowing…
CCSU Blue Devils at Rhode Island Rams FCS playoff preview
The Rhode Island Rams are hosting a playoff game for the first time in 39 years this afternoon at Meade Stadium. The Rams will square off against NEC Champion. Central Connecticut State University who last made the playoffs in 2019. CCSU has won the NEC seven times in program history. The Blue Devils have a strong football tradition. Both programs are good defensively. The Blue Devils are 20th in the……
GoFundMe set up for injured Sharon football player
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Sharon High School sophomore Rohan Shukla who suffered a brain injury in the Thanksgiving Day game against Oliver Ames. Rohan was rushed to the hospital where he had to have emergency surgery for a brain bleed. I got to know Rohan personally this off-season when I worked with him and one of his teammates. He is terrific young man who works hard…
UConn (7-4) at UMass (2-9) Preview – Battle for the 1st Southwick Jug in 78th meeting
(Trophy image from @MidnightRideNIL) By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The regular season in New England comes to an end with longtime rivals UMass and UConn squaring off at for the 78th time at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon, although the rivalry is technically 127 years old. This will be the first time the Southwick Jug will be up for grabs too, in a trophy created by The Midnight…
Thanksgiving football: King Philip 27, Franklin 21 – Warriors come from behind to earn gutsy win
WRENTHAM – Thanksgiving just means more. People have echoed that sentiment for years when it comes to the traditional final regular season game. Franklin proved that sentiment to be true, after giving King Philip all they can handle in a hard fought 27-21 loss at a soggy and wet Mactaz Field. The Panthers set the tone on the opening possession of the game with a ball control drive that was……
Thanksgiving football: Mansfield 21, Foxborough 7 – Redding gets 300th win as Hornets turn sights towards Super Bowl
By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Staff FOXBOROUGH – It was a rainy, old-fashioned slugfest in Foxborough as Mansfield defeated Foxborough 21-7. It was Mike Redding’s 300th win as a coach and clinched the Hockomock Davenport title for Mansfield. “Both teams came to play. Both teams brought their best teams. We just got the best of a really good Foxborough team today,” said Mansfield head coach Mike Redding. On its first drive,…