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Holy Cross OC Chris Smith headed to the NFL

March 6, 2023
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Whenever Holy Cross head coach Bob Chesney is asked about leaving the program for another job or having his staff members poached, he’s remained consistent with his response. If people weren’t interested in him or his staff, then he’s probably not doing a good job and the team probably isn’t winning. Well, when an NFL team comes calling for your offensive coordinator, something’s got to be going right. On Saturday,…

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Crusaders set to return soon as Holy Cross announces spring practice schedule

March 1, 2023
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The Crusaders are back on the field. Well, soon. On Wednesday morning, Holy Cross announced its spring practice schedule and spring game date via social media. The first day of practice is March 16 and the Crusaders’ finale to the spring season will be on April 15. The four-time defending Patriot League champs have been lifting and doing some team bonding type stuff, but the official 14-practice slate is a…

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Chesney talks about Holy Cross’ recruiting message & building for the future

February 6, 2023
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Image courtesy of @HCrossFB Maintaining a program is one thing, but maintaining a championship caliber program in an era where kids can literally go wherever they want pretty much wherever they want is a whole different ballgame. With the news that head coach Bob Chesney restructured his deal to keep him in Worcester through 2028, all eyes in the fan base should have immediately turned to the recruiting class that……

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Holy Cross uses early signing period & National Signing Day to reload

February 1, 2023
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Image courtesy of @HCrossFB At this point, would anyone be surprised if the other Patriot League teams filed a petition or something to keep Holy Cross off the recruiting trail? Winners of four straight league titles and about one quarter away from playing in the FCS semifinals a year ago, Holy Cross added a bunch of new faces on NSD Wednesday. The Crusaders have Matt Sluka back at quarterback, which…

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Carlo Crocetti commits to Holy Cross

January 24, 2023
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Holy Cross struck with a big local commitment from Carlo Crocetti, who announced the pledge on Twitter Tuesday. Crocetti, out of the 2023 class, did a post-grad year at Loomis Chaffee after a strong career at Xaverian. This season, Crocetti saw his recruitment pick up among Ivy League schools, and Holy Cross was on him throughout. Crocetti is an intriguing prospect, and one of the reasons for that is versatility…….

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Holy Cross: Fifth-year Crusaders drawing from experience ahead of playoff showdown with South Dakota State

December 8, 2022
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Image courtesy of David Eggen/Inertia April 24, 2021 may have been a turning point in the trajectory of the Holy Cross football program. That afternoon – after playing just three regular season games in the odd spring season – the Crusaders lost 31-3 to No. 1 South Dakota State in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Jackrabbits went on to lose the national championship game to Sam Houston,…

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