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Central Connecticut State University names familiar face as new head coach

January 11, 2023
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Image courtesy of @CCSUfootball It was 12 years ago when Adam Lechtenberg helped lead the CCSU Blue Devils to a Northeast Conference title as the co-offensive coordinator. Well, now he’ll have a chance to lead the team back to prominence as the head coach. On Wednesday evening, Lechtenberg was named as the 15th head coach as the program enters its 84th season. “We extend an enthusiastic, warm ‘welcome back’ to Mr. Lechtenberg…

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College: St. Francis (PA) 52, Merrimack 23; Warriors fall in NEC title game

November 19, 2022
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By Jacob Hamilton NEFJ Correspondent NORTH ANDOVER – Entering the NEC Championship game on Saturday, St. Francis University led the conference in scoring, averaging north of 39 points per game.  Despite its best efforts, Merrimack College’s defense could not keep up, nor could the offense keep pace with the Red Flash all day in a 52-23 season ending loss. With a healthy balance of running the football and well-designed run-pass-options,…

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College: 10 Takeaways from Merrimack camp

August 10, 2022
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With most of campus still quiet, the music and yelling coming from Duane Stadium on the campus of Merrimack Wednesday morning probably startled those few families walking around on tours or getting their freshman son or daughter adjusted to college life. The football team could be heard from the parking lot at 9:30 as another day of camp got started and the energy remained consistent for 2:40 of practice. The…

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Merrimack: Three observations from the Warriors’ practice on Saturday

April 24, 2022
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NORTH ANDOVER – Spring ball season is officially winding down over these next two weeks and Merrimack is putting final touches on a very productive couple of months. After finishing 5-6 a year ago (2-5 NEC, good for 6th place) there is reason for optimism in North Andover. Head coach Dan Curran has continued to establish a gritty culture at Merrimack while also producing some NFL-caliber talent. There should be…

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NFL Draft: Bryant’s Andrejco focused on getting to the next level

March 18, 2022
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From a flag football quarterback, to offensive line, to defensive end and tight end, back to the offensive line. Bryant’s Mike Andrejco got to gain experience at just about every position growing up and during his high school days, but now as Pro Day approaches next week, his focus is solely on showing just how much of an asset he could be to an offensive line room in the NFL….

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