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Central Connecticut State University names familiar face as new head coach

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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Patriots staff selected to coach in the East-West Shrine Game

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Patriots coaching staff has been selected to coach in this year’s East-West Shrine Game. The Falcons staff will also be coaching in the game. The game is scheduled to take place on Thursday February 2nd in Las Vegas. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1613190667546644481?s=20&t=ydDIEcE9JXmM2FQ_sVWPCQ The game will give the Patriots staff an opportunity to evaluate the invited talent up close and personal. It will also give them an opportunity……

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Let’s say you hire an offensive coordinator. What happens to Matt Patricia and Joe Judge?

(Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Bill Belichick has a lot of decisions to make this off-season. At the top of the list is figuring what to do with Matt Patricia and whether or not he gets to keep his job as the play caller on offense. Patricia was not officially the offensive coordinator and given the underwhelming performance of the offense this past season, there is…

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Tough schedule awaits defending CAA champ New Hampshire in 2023

Image courtesy of UNH Athletics The first full season under Ricky Santos couldn’t have gone much better for UNH in 2022. The Wildcats ended up claiming a share of the CAA title and earned an FCS playoff spot. In one of the most miserable weather days you could imagine, the Wildcats came up short against Holy Cross, a team that ended up finishing ranked sixth in the country. In 2023,…

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Rhode Island on cusp of breaking through as 2023 schedule is released

Image courtesy of URI Athletics For the last two seasons, URI head coach Jim Fleming has had his team on the doorstep of a CAA title and an FCS playoff berth. After coming up short in 2021 and 2022 despite garnering some Top 25 recognition during the year, it feels like 2023 is sort of a “now or never” type of situation for the boys from Rhode Island. The CAA…

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Maine football schedule released ahead of Jordan Stevens’ second season

Image courtesy of University of Maine Schedule day is always fun for most football fans, no matter what team you root for. CAA teams released their schedules for the 2023 season on Tuesday. Maine fans may not have liked the final record for the Black Bears in head coach Jordan Stevens’ first season, but there were clear signs of progress and Maine should be in a lot of games in…

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Pats officially wrap up inconsistent 2022 season, now what?

Image courtesy of New England Patriots By Alan Segel NEFJ Contributor FOXBOROUGH — Think about it. Think if your life was basically programmed for five months. You get up pretty much at the same time, you eat at the same time, you work at the same time in a job that requires a focus and a skill so great that only 1,696 people can do your job. If you compare…

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Belichick addresses a variety of topics in final press conference of the season

Bill Belichick met with the media on Monday and fielded a variety of questions on a variety of topics. From whether he is returning next season to Mac Jones status as the team’s starting quarterback to the offense and the Matt Patricia, Joe Judge experiment.  As for Sunday’s game, Belichick reiterated that Buffalo’s ability to make big plays in key situations proved to be the difference. He then talked about…

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