One of the top players in the Independent School League made his college choice on Thursday when the Brooks School’s Jackson Conners-McCarthy made his verbal commitment to the University of Buffalo. https://twitter.com/jacks0nmccarthy/status/1540128853523402754?s=21&t=vZtNUF5xnUjse7R3KGJjrg Conners-McCarthy, who began his career at Andover High before transferring to Brooks, is an interesting prospect, because he is not so easy to pigeonhole. At 6-foot-2, 215 pounds, he can play any number of positions well. On offense, he…
UConn: Huskies pick up two big New England commitments in McDonald and Harper
The UConn Football program had a good day in local recruiting on Thursday after landing commitments from two of the top 2023 recruits in New England in Wachusett quarterback Tucker McDonald and Avon Old Farms wide receiver Jackson Harper. https://twitter.com/tuckermcdonal12/status/1540056518141349894?s=21&t=N-RsFADwIjgOtbVpEMIzcw Both had national offers and both decided on the same day that they wanted to stay closer to home and play at UConn. The opportunity to play closer to home…
Recruiting: Wachusett quarterback Tucker McDonald commits to UConn
Wachusett quarterback Tucker McDonald announced this afternoon that he is committing to the University of Connecticut. https://twitter.com/tuckermcdonal12/status/1540056518141349894?s=21&t=yX4zgkKbVrc7tHSshuCtWA McDonald has had a busy spring. A spring in which his recruitment ramped up big time. McDonald picked up offers from UConn, Rutgers, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Harvard URI and Bryant. He already held offers from Old Dominion, Yale and Western Kentucky. Ultimately, McDonald committed to UConn and the reason is simple. It felt…
Recruiting: Elite New England Football Camp draws athletes from 37 different states and several countries to Tufts
The Tufts campus was buzzing as you pulled into the parking lot at the football field early on Thursday morning. For the 17th straight year, the Elite New England Football camp was a sellout as players from 37 states, Mexico, Canada and Denmark all flocked to Cambridge for day one of two. The camp – ran by John Pappas, BB&N head coach Mike Willey, Tufts head coach Jay Civetti and…
Patriots: Patriots make everyone’s day by announcing the return of the Pat The Patriot Red Uniforms
Pat the Patriot and the old school red uniforms are back. Using a Back To The Future theme, the Patriots announced yesterday that the old school red uniform will be back this fall. Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me the red uniforms are back? pic.twitter.com/X1pd6kpdpG — New England Patriots (@Patriots) June 22, 2022 The NFL changed its policy on throwbacks last year and with the announcement that teams…
High School: Franklin head coach Eian Bain releases new book
Husband, dad, coach…author? Eian Bain and the Franklin football team have reached some pretty remarkable levels of success under his leadership the last few years, and while eyes have already been on 2023 for a while now, Bain recently decided to dip his toe into the writing pool. The Panthers’ head coach recently released “Creating Your Passing Game…How To Lay The Foundation For An Elite Passing Attack,” on Amazon, a…
Patriots: Top 5 Moments of Gronk’s Career
Rob Gronkowski, the greatest Tight End in NFL history, announced his retirement (again) on Tuesday. Gronkowski ends his career with 621 receptions for 9,286 yards and 92 receiving touchdowns in addition to one rushing touchdown. He won four Super Bowls, three with the Patriots and one with the Buccaneers. In honor of his retirement, here are the top five moments of his career: 5. Super Bowl LII The Patriots lost…
Boston College: Eagles land a commitment from John Tyler (Texas) wide receiver Montrell Wade
Another day, another commitment for the Eagles. This time it is three star wide receiver Montrell Wade out of John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas. COMMITED!!! #LetsGo #Eagles @CoachJeffHafley @BCFootball #STEADYBALLIN #DREAMS2REALITY pic.twitter.com/lkzBqkAAH1 — 7 (@MontrellWade) June 21, 2022 Wade held 19 total offers but committed to the Eagles because the staff invested time in his recruitment specifically wide receiver coach Darrell Wyatt. At 6-0 180, Wade is a…
Patriots: Rob Gronkowski announces his retirement from the NFL. Again
Rob Gronkowski is retiring again. The former Patriots and Buccaneers tight end made the announcement yesterday on his Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob Gronkowski (@gronk) The announcement comes as a little bit of a surprise. Many industry insiders believed Gronkowski would ultimately come back after Tom Brady announced he was unretiring. Ultimately, Gronkowski decided to hang them up again and by all accounts…
UConn: Huskies pick up commitments from offensive tackle Toriyan Johnson and defensive end Cleto Chol
UConn picked up a commitment from two Proctor Academy products yesterday. First, offensive tackle Toriyan Johnson committed and then defensive end Cleto Chol committed. https://twitter.com/toriyanjohnson2/status/1538635053273690113?s=21&t=yvM1ww6ncJ1o0eP8WBC6Tw The 6-8 320 pound Johnson is raw. He has great size, length and moves well for a big man but he will need some time to develop. Johnson held an offer from Maine and Robert Morris as well. In the end, he decided to take…