• Candle talks expectation and process ahead of the Huskies opening training camp
  • Newsworthy nuggets from Vrabel press conference on Friday
  • Patriots Positional Preview: Running Backs
  • Former Wellesley quarterback Lukas Prock commits to Indiana
  • After a difficult off-season, Vrabel returns to his sanctuary

Candle talks expectation and process ahead of the Huskies opening training camp

As the University of Connecticut football program turns the page to a new era, head coach Jason Candle stepped up to the microphone at the facility on the Storrs campus on Thursday to set expectations for his inaugural season.

Arriving after a decorated decade at Toledo, where he left as the winningest coach in program history, Candle brings a distinct philosophy centered on process, internal accountability, and physicality. While outside observers may ponder how quickly a transformed roster can gel, the atmosphere inside the building reveals an immediate focus on building a winning standard from day one.

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Newsworthy nuggets from Vrabel press conference on Friday

The Patriots don’t officially hit the field for training camp until Saturday morning, but Friday was still a newsworthy day at Gillette. Mike Vrabel held his first press conference prior to the start of camp as players reported officially and went through conditioning tests. Here’s a few noteworthy nuggets that came out of Day 1: –DeAndre Hopkins is coaching with the organization. Seriously.  Vrabel said that Hopkins had given him…

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Patriots Positional Preview: Running Backs

AP PHOTO The running back position is once again a strength for the Patriots featuring both Rhamondre Stevenson and TreyVeon Henderson. The duo is one of the most dynamic one, two tandems in the NFL. The two will get the bulk of the carries but there are some intriguing depth options including second year back Lan Larison and rookie Jam Miller. Both will be solidly in the mix for the…

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After a difficult off-season, Vrabel returns to his sanctuary

Charles Krupa/AP If there is one place where the relentless glare of tabloid headlines and sports talk show chatter loses its power, it is between the white lines of an NFL practice field. For Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, the opening of training camp could not arrive at a better time. Following a grueling, highly publicized off-season dominated by the fallout of a personal matter, the return to football offers…

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Patriots Positional Preview: Wide Receivers

Eric Canha-Imagn Images Heading into the 2026 season, the New England Patriots’ wide receiver room features an intriguing mix of proven veteran playmakers, dynamic slot receivers, and hungry young talent competing for roster spots. The talent has been upgraded and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has two legitimate targets to work with now in A.J Brown and Romeo Doubs. Both will be highly productive in the Patriots system. The room is…

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CAA Media Day – Merritt says it’s ‘put up or shut up’ time for Bryant

Bryant head coach Chris Merritt wasn’t going to mince words during the Bulldogs’ appearance at the first of two CAA virtual Media Days on Wednesday. The Bulldogs need to start competing in the CAA. Now. Last season, Bryant’s second year in the conference ended in disappointment, finishing 3-9 and 1-7 in the conference. Sure, the program got its first ever FBS win (over UMass) and its first ever conference win……

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CAA Media Day – Is Maine finally ready to compete in the CAA again?

Are the Black Bears finally back? It’s taken baby steps, but after a 6-6, 5-3 record in the CAA a year ago, it appears as if Maine is finally ready to jump back in the ‘contender’ conversation in the ultra-competitive conference. It’s been eight years since Maine won a CAA title, going 10-4 in 2018 under Joe Harasymiak, who is now the head coach at UMass. Since then, Maine’s best…

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CAA Media Day – The standard remains the standard for UNH

The more things change, the more they stay the same. New UNH head coach Sean Goldrich last played for the Wildcats in December of 2015. Now, nearly 11 years later, Goldrich steps back onto a campus that looks, sounds and feels familiar. The standard hasn’t changed either. UNH is seeking its 20th playoff appearance as a program, including back-to-back years and four out of the last five. During the first…

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CAA Media Day – Rhode Island not shying away from expectations

Rhode Island is far from flying under the radar any longer. After back-to-back CAA titles – last year’s coming in the form of a solo championship – the Rams are the preseason favorite to three-peat as CAA champions. You can expect to see Jim Fleming’s squad high in the FCS rankings throughout the year as well. The CAA preseason poll and preseason honors were unveiled on Wednesday morning prior to…

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