Holy Cross: Sights and sounds from an energetic practice as Crusaders prepare for spring game next week

April 1, 2022

WORCESTER – For an hour and a half on Friday afternoon and into the early evening, the St. Ignatius Indoor Practice Facility on the campus of Holy Cross sounded like a packed Fitton Field in September. The Crusaders brought their own noise before and during drills, hooting and hollering seemingly the entire time. There was also cranked up crowed noise at times to make life difficult on the offense, all…

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NFL Draft: Pro days were front and center this past week as local prospects workout for a shot to play in the NFL

March 28, 2022

The NFL Draft is a little less than a month away and teams across the league are hitting the road, attending pro days throughout the country. Over the course of the past week, there were seven pro days in New England and all seven featured legitimate NFL talent. Scouts, coaches and front executives all walked away impressed with the amount of talent that plays in the region. It is not…

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Holy Cross: Chesney gets contract extension as the Crusaders’ surge towards national championship contention ramps up

February 8, 2022

The Holy Cross football program is going to be problem for its opponents for years to come. On Tuesday morning, Holy Cross announced head coach Bob Chesney would be sticking around through the 2026 season with a new five-year contract extension after three-peating as Patriot League champions and winning the program’s first playoff game in history in 2021. “I could not be happier with this process and the opportunity to…

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Holy Cross: Strength & conditioning coach Chris Grautski’s leaping pregame ritual is just a small glimpse of what he and other coaches mean to the program

November 29, 2021

If you’ve ever seen the Holy Cross football team take the field, there’s one pregame ritual you can’t really believe until you see. As the Crusaders form a pack, lock arms and slowly begin rocking back and forth, coach Chesney will have a few final words for his team. That’s not anything new for a head coach, but what comes next is truly a sight to behold. As a player…

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