Jeff Hafley

One month into 2024, the New England football scene looks much different

February 1, 2024
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We often tell people there is no offseason with New England Football Journal, but even we can’t believe how much has already happened in the last four weeks or so. We’re 31 days into 2024 and things have completely turned upside down. First, Holy Cross head coach Bob Chesney leaves after an incredible run with the program, winning five straight Patriot League titles and restoring the pride back in the……

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Changing landscape in college football drives Hafley’s decision

February 1, 2024
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The local college football world got some surprising news on Wednesday night when ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Boston College coach Jeff Hafley was leaving the Eagles to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers.  Why did Hafley leave? Simple. The game has changed in college football. Thanks to NIL, the transfer portal and fundraising, being a head coach at the collegiate level has become increasingly difficult. It……

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Jeff Hafley leaves Boston College with more questions than answers

January 31, 2024
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And like that — poof — he’s gone. (Do any Usual Suspects lovers get the reference?) With a Pete Thamel tweet Wednesday night, it was announced that Jeff Hafley would leave Boston College to become the next defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers. No pomp and circumstance, no grand exit. Nope. Just a tweet in the night, and fans of BC are left wondering what might have been. That’s……

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BC gets stunning news as Hafley departs for Packers’ DC role

January 31, 2024
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BC fans simply can’t win. It appeared as if momentum was being built following the Fenway Bowl win this year. But in the blink of an eye, the program is essentially starting over. Right around 6 p.m. on Tuesday night, Pete Thamel was the first to report that head coach Jeff Hafley is leaving to take the defensive coordinator job for the Green Bay Packers. “He wants to go coach……

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Fenway Bowl win a win all around for the Eagles moving forward

December 28, 2023
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Image courtesy of Boston College Athletics. BOSTON — The Boston College Eagles came into today’s Fenway Bowl as 10-point underdogs to Southern Methodist. They were not supposed to win. Thanks to a punishing running game and a stout defensive effort, the Eagles beat SMU, 23-14, in the second annual Fenway Bowl. The bowl win was the Eagles’ first since 2016, and only their second bowl win since 2007. If local……

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