• A Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels pairing would be a coup for the Patriots
  • Dan Curran’s son Ty joining Holy Cross
  • Bill O’Brien talks BC, Belichick, Pats head coaching vacancy & more
  • Jim Mora and his staff doing some serious work in the portal
  • O’Brien tapping into Alabama roots to fortify Eagles roster

5 observations from our visit with the Brown Bears

Image courtesy of Brown Athletics PROVIDENCE- Brown made major strides last season finishing 5-5 but the expectations are much higher this season for a team that returns seven fifth year players and 23 seniors overall.  Despite the higher expectations, Coach James Perry doesn’t look too far ahead. He wants his team to focus on the day to day and to have short and long term goals.  It was the first……

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Scrimmage observations – Springfield Central vs. Milford

MILFORD — In what is becoming a big, annual scrimmage between two of the top teams in the state, Milford hosted Springfield Central Friday night in Milford. Since the two coaching staffs put this game together in 2022, the action has been intense, and the teams generally have a better idea of what they have. On Friday, Central “won” the portion of the game played by the first string, 14-6…….

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NEFJ Preseason All-Division 1 College Teams

Our fourth annual preseason All-Division One teams are here. As always, a lot of work goes into this list and we hope we recognized all the players that deserve the recognition. We do our best to promote the players and the programs.  Here are our three teams and our Honorable Mention team.  First Team Offense  QB: Thomas Castellanos, Jr. Boston College RB: Jordan Fuller, Sr. Holy Cross RB: Kye Robichaux,……

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Merrimack season preview & game predictions

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent The Merrimack Warriors kick-off their 2024 campaign on Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colorado when they take on the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference. With Dan Curran leaving to take the Holy Cross job, new head coach Mike Gennetti leads the program after 19 seasons as an assistant in North Andover. Gennetti takes over a program that begins play as an FCS…

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