Image courtesy of Harvard Athletics  For the second week in a row - which just so happened to be the worst timing possi…

Image courtesy of UNH Athletics  Aesthetically, the UNH's playoff game against 14th-seeded South Dakota State on Sa…

By Tom King Nashua Telegraph Sports/NEFJ Contributor NASHUA – When they left Stellos Stadium after throttling Nashua Hi…

Kickoff: Harvard earned an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs after going 9-1 in the regular season and tying for first p…

Kickoff: The New Hampshire Wildcats got an at large playoff birth after finishing 8-4. It is the 17th playoff appearanc…

Kickoff: Rhode Island is hosting Central Connecticut State in the FCS playoffs for the second straight year. The Rams s…

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Another disastrous season has come and gone for the UMass Minutemen. Since the decision to ele…

NORTHBRIDGE- After 50 years of coaching, 411 wins and 10 Super Bowl wins, legendary Northbridge Coach Ken LaChappelle c…

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent FRANKLIN - With the Hockomock League title on the line, it was all King Philip as the…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent BOSTON - The night ended with the renewed rivalry between Lexington and Concord-Car…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent BOSTON - Crosstown rivals came to Boston for Wednesday’s second game. Plymouth Sout…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent BOSTON - A tripleheader of high school Thanksgiving football at Fenway kicked off w…

It’s that time of year again. For as long as NEFJ has been lucky enough to cover the Patriots daily (year five now), we…

PRINCETON, N.J. — The Ivy League announced on Tuesday afternoon, the 2025 Football All-Ivy teams. Two Bulldogs were hon…

Image courtesy of URI Athletics  Somewhat stunningly, Rhode Island didn't get a bye in the FCS postseason despite a…

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen host the Bowling Green Falcons at McGuirk …

Jim Shannon - Hearst Connecticut Media We got some big time performances when it mattered most this weekend. Some guys …

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent CRANSTON - Classical was not going to be on the losing side of the Division III Sup…

AP Photos On the surface, New England fans and the Patriots themselves should be thrilled with a ninth straight win, cl…

@NCAA_FCS Almost a quarter of the spots in the 24-team FCS playoff bracket are from New England. URI, Yale and CCSU cli…

By Michael Hoffer NEFJ Correspondent PORTLAND -A year ago, Thornton Academy’s Connor Ayoob ran the ball just twice in a…

Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent LYNN – For the third straight year, head coach Brian Aylward and his Tewksbury Redmen fou…

Harvard Athletics For the 141st time, Harvard and Yale will play football on Saturday afternoon down in the Yale Bowl. …

JMU football faces perhaps its most intriguing opponent of the year Saturday, when Washington State visits Bridgefo…

ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio Bobcats (7-4, 5-2 MAC) closed out their home schedule with a decisive 42-14 victory over the UM…

With a 58-10 win over App State, JMU is sitting pretty at 9-1 overall. The Dukes have clinched a spot in the Sun Be…

The College Football Playoff selection committee hates JMU football’s schedule. Fair enough! The Dukes are still in…

Another great week of standout performances across New England. Here are this week's High school Dudes of the Week.…

By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents With just one game left in the regular season in Connecticut, teams a…

The Chaos continues. Here is this week’s Chaos Poll. We will do one more the week after the Connecticut state title gam…

Saturday was the culmination of a great season of football in Vermont with three state title games at Munson Field in B…

JMU football took down App State, 58-10, over the weekend in a sweet victory for the program. The Dukes annihilated…

Some big time performances this past weekend as teams battle down the stretch for their playoff lives. Others set recor…

We've got postseason chaos reigning supreme heading into the final weekend of the season for our FCS programs. UMas…

Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent BROOKLINE – It’s not easy to play a team twice in one season. It’s even harder to avenge …

It’s back. ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to Harrisonburg on Saturday for JMU football’s game vs. Washington S…

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — A sluggish first half gave way to a domin…

The 2025 Vermont high school football season culminates today with three championship games, promising a full slate of …

By Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent MILTON – Riding a five game win streak, Masconomet crossed the imagery North shore/Sou…

FOXBOROUGH – With 7:29 remaining in the game against the Jets on Thursday night, Anfernee Jennings came up with one of …

Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – The buzz is all the way back in Foxborough. With their 27-14 win over the hated New York Jets…

The Patriots host the Jets in a game they should win. From a matchup standpoint, the Jets are weak. Their roster is not…

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST - A frigid November evening in Amherst welcomed a national audience on ESPNU for yet a…

FOXBOROUGH – Inside a jam-packed media workroom at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, Rob Gronkowski officially r…

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen host the Northern Illinois Huskies in thei…

Lowell Head Football Coach Scott Boyle was named Patriots Coach of the Week after the Red Raiders 29-21 win over Methue…

Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy said it years ago. Boston College wants to be Harvard Monday to Friday and Texas on…

By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents While there wasn’t much movement in last week’s Connecticut high scho…

Courtesy of Patriots Wire After Sunday’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the conversion around the Patriots needs to…

Courtesy of WTSP The Patriots beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28-23 to improve to 8-2 on the season. It was the Patriots…

Image courtesy of ESPN If you didn’t believe the Patriots were a contender, you should now. With so many different big …

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent MANSFIELD - Mansfield coach Mike Redding has seen it all during his time at the helm …

By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff BRAINTREE - Archbishop Williams has rolled all season long. The Bishops entered Friday night…

Tons of high school games on this week’s prediction slate. We have all six states covered and we have the big Division …

The playoffs kick off in New Hampshire this weekend and we have some great first round and potential second round match…

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST - Thorr Bjorn was reintroduced on Thursday to the University of Massachuset…

More big time performances this week. Here are this week's Dudes of the Week for High School Football. Connecticut …

JMU football is among just a handful of schools in contention to host ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Nov. 22 prior to …

Image courtesy of UMass Athletics One night after another embarrassing showing for the UMass football program, the Minu…

Image courtesy of UMass Athletics Another night, another disappointing performance for the Minutemen. UMass had its fir…

If you’re focused entirely on JMU football’s chase for a Sun Belt title, I get that. If you’re like me, however, yo…

Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-8) head back to Ohio to take on the Akr…

Courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH- Calling Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins a character would be an un…

Image courtesy of Charles Krupa/AP Photo FOXBOROUGH – If you had told a Patriots fan three months ago that halfway thro…

By Tom O’Brien NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE -  In what was supposed to be the game of the year in the Ivy League, it wa…

Image courtesy of Johan Moskowitz  By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent WESTPORT  —  For a second-straight week, St. Joseph&…

Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — The stars shone bright for UConn on Saturd…