It is bowl week in the NEPSAC, one of the best times of the year. With the regular season over, we now focus on the upcoming bowl games this weekend. Eight bowl games will be played to determine the best teams in the NEPSAC.
Vrabel making sure Pats stay locked in as national spotlight gets brighter
FOXBOROUGH – All weekend long and into this week, the Patriots are the darlings of the national media. Just a few years after being the hated villain, New England’s resurgence back to relevance is now everyone’s favorite story when it comes to national attention. That attention only gets increased this week with the Pats hosting the hated Jets in prime time on Thursday night, looking to win an eighth straight…
New England Chaos Poll – Week 10
A lot of movement once again this week in the Chaos Poll. With the NEPSAC bowls here and the Public and Catholic school playoffs in high gear, there will be plenty of movement to come. Here’s this week’s Chaos Poll. Tabor Academy (MA) 8-0 Avon Old Farms (CT) 9-0 New Canaan (CT) 8-0 St. John’s Prep (MA) 9-0 King Philip (MA) 9-0 Springfield Central (MA) 8-1 Killingly (CT) 8-0 Tewksbury…
MIAA Top 25 – Playoff edition
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff Home teams mostly held serve during the opening round of the playoffs. Three exceptions were Marshfield, Methuen, and Bedford who all dropped out of this week’s top 25 after losses to Malden Catholic, Lowell, and Walpole, respectively. Those three teams are replaced by Lowell – who is making its season debut – and Bridgewater-Raynham and Andover – two teams who have volleyed in and out…
Boston College needs to keep up in fast-paced world of college football before program becomes irrelevant
Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy said it years ago: Boston College wants to be Harvard Monday to Friday and Texas on Saturdays. It has been the case for years and a big reason why the program has been a perennially fringe bowl program the past decade plus. The climate in college football has changed dramatically with the advent of NIL and the transfer portal. You need to spend money in…
Lowell’s Boyle named Patriots Coach of the Week
Lowell Head Football Coach Scott Boyle was named Patriots Coach of the Week after the Red Raiders 29-21 win over Methuen in the first round of the MIAA Playoffs.
Connecticut Top 25 – Week 9
By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents While there wasn’t much movement in last week’s Connecticut high school football Top 25 Poll, there was some shuffling this week, with a few big upsets and surprise scores across the state. A new team made its debut and there was some reordering of the Top 1o. Here’s this week’s rankings: 1. New Canaan (8-0): No Lou Marinelli, no problem. The Rams…
College Dudes of the Week – Week 11
Image courtesy of UNH Athletics Most of the 17 D1 schools in New England had big wins as the playoff races really heat up with two weeks remaining. Here are some of the top performances from Week 11: UConn (7-3) had one of its biggest wins of the Jim Mora Era on Saturday over Duke and as usual, Joe Fagnano was a big reason why. Fagnano threw for 311 yards…
Division 1 New England College Poll – Week 11
Down the stretch we go. Two weeks left, plenty of playoff possibilities for a bunch of local teams are still out there on the table. Here’s how things look for the 17 D1 programs in New England: 1. Harvard (8-0) – Still undefeated, Top 10 in the country and the inside track to the outright league title with 2 games left. 2. UConn (7-3) – Took down a good ACC…
It’s time to stop talking about the Patriots ‘passing tests’
Courtesy of Patriots Wire After Sunday’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the conversion around the Patriots needs to change. They have passed enough tests. It is time to acknowledge that they are a legitimate playoff contender and one of the best teams in the NFL. What else does this football team need to prove? They beat the Buffalo Bills on the road on Sunday Night Football and they went…