Two of the most important figures in the last 50 years of Holy Cross football are teaming up again in what feels like a perfect situation for everyone involved. On Tuesday, numerous reports stated that Matt Sluka was heading to James Madison to join head coach Bob Chesney’s squad after spending a tumultuous few months at UNLV this past season. Sluka becomes just the latest player or staff member to…
Adam Schefter essentially confirms Vrabel has total control
During his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee show on Tuesday, Adam Schefter confirmed that Mike Vrabel is the final authority when it comes to the Patriots football operations. Schefter was asked about Eliot Wolf and his response seemed to indicate that Vrabel is indeed the final decision maker when it comes to player personnel. “Eliot Wolf––I don’t even think he’s got the GM title, but he’s staying in his…
Harasymiak re-tooling the UMass roster in the portal
New UMass coach Joe Harasymiak and his staff have been busy the past month bringing in transfers. As of Monday, Harasymiak and his staff have brought in 27 transfers in the portal. An astounding number. Not only have they brought in 27 new faces but many of the players brought in have either local high school or college ties. Like his predecessor Don Brown, Harasymiak has dipped into the Ivy……
Troy Brown believes Vrabel can ‘push all the right buttons’ for Patriots
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – In the far right corner of the Sports Illustrated Pavilion where Mike Vrabel was introduced as the Patriots’ 16th head coach on Monday, there was a backdrop set up for stand up interviews that ultimately turned into a bit of ‘legends corner.’ Andre Tippett and Troy Brown gathered with reporters both formally and informally to speak about Vrabel. While Tippett’s words…
CHSCA announces its 2024 All-State team and the All-Class teams
The CHSCA announced on Monday their 2024 All-State team and their All-Class teams. The All-State team features the 27 best players in Connecticut and some of the best talent in New England. Several players have Division One offers. The skill group in particular has several talented players, like quarterbacks Nick Conlan of West Haven and Dravyn Roberts of East Hartford. Columbia commit Michael Walters of Brookfield and Windsor’s John Manning……
Vrabel outlines his vision for the Patriots offense
The Patriots recent struggles on offense are well documented and new coach Mike Vrabel hopes to change that. While Vrabel did not get into specifics as to what type of offense they would utilize, he did reiterate that the Patriots will run a system that fits the talent on hand. It sounded like a possible return to the multiple offense they ran for years when Bill Belichick and Tom Brady…
Accountability returning to New England with hiring of Vrabel
FOXBOROUGH – In front of a jam-packed Sports Illustrated Pavilion on Monday afternoon, Mike Vrabel took the first step in bringing accountability back to Foxborough. Over the course of close to 40-minutes, Vrabel talked about building a coaching staff, working with Eliot Wolf (and apparently Ryan Cowden), his desire to come back here and most importantly, how he was going to get this franchise back to respectability. There’s of course…
Segel: Vrabel’s introductory press conference should be the last one for a while
By Alan Segel NEFJ Contributor Foxborough—Back in 1978, there was a movie released by Universal Pictures titled ‘Same Time Next Year.’ It starred Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn and it was about a couple that had an affair and kept meeting year after year on the same date. The film came to mind this past weekend when the Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as their new coach. He was hired on…
Ryan Cowden expected to join the Patriots front office
One of the first dominos in the hiring of Mike Vrabel is about to fall as the Patriots are expected to hire Giants advisor Ryan Cowden to a front office advisor role. Charles Robinson reported it first. Cowden spent last season with the New York Giants as an advisor to general manager Joe Schoen.He is a Vrabel ally from their time together in Tennessee where Cowden served as director of…
Vrabel will make the Patriots a credible franchise again
AP Photo/George Walker IV, File The Patriots and Mike Vrabel agreed to terms this morning on a deal that will make him the team’s next head coach. Vrabel is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference on Monday at noon. Vrabel’s hiring brings the former three time Super Bowl champion back home where he played for eight seasons and was a cornerstone of the first part of the Patriots…