BB&N’s Anochie “AJ” Azuakolam commits to UMass

June 25, 2024

On Tuesday, BB&N defensive back Anochie “AJ” Azuakolam announced his verbal commitment to UMass and coach Don Brown. Azuakolam has been a multi-year starter for the Knights, one of the top programs in New England and always home to many prospects. This is, without question, one of the more underrated players in the class of 2025. At 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, Azuakolam has the type of great length that defensive coordinators…

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Quick conversation with Mike Willey

September 12, 2023

WATERTOWN — On Tuesday, we went over to BB&N’s practice in Watertown to do a feature on Knights running back Bo MacCormack. We wanted to also pick the brain of BB&N coach Mike Willey. We did not get a chance for a lengthy conversation, but we did ask him a couple questions about how things were progressing with the opener against Milton Academy fast approaching. Here’s what he said. Adam……

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Recruiting: Elite New England Football Camp draws athletes from 37 different states and several countries to Tufts

June 23, 2022

The Tufts campus was buzzing as you pulled into the parking lot at the football field early on Thursday morning. For the 17th straight year, the Elite New England Football camp was a sellout as players from 37 states, Mexico, Canada and Denmark all flocked to Cambridge for day one of two. The camp – ran by John Pappas, BB&N head coach Mike Willey, Tufts head coach Jay Civetti and…

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Shane Waldron has earned the opportunity to coordinate with the Seahawks

August 14, 2021

The chance to coordinate has been a long time coming for the former Patriots, UMass and BB&N assistant Seattle Seahawks Offensive Coordinator Shane Waldron will make his debut tonight against the Las Vegas Raiders. It has been a long time coming for the former Tufts tight end and long snapper.  Waldron wasn’t raised in Massachusetts. He grew up in Oregon but attended Phillips Andover Academy and stayed in the state…

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