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Former Texans head coach Bill O’Brien hired as Patriots offensive coordinator

Former Texans head coach Bill O’Brien hired as Patriots offensive coordinator

(Photo courtesy of Patriots.com) “Bill O’Brien coaching on the Patriots staff over a decade ago.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor All season long, Patriots fans everywhere were subjected to pure incompetence in terms of offensive play-calling from two washed-up coaches: Matt Patricia and wannabe middle school gym teacher Joe Judge. After a disappointing season in which

NFL Week 12 Recap: Patriots fall short against the Minnesota Vikings

(Photo courtesy of Patspulpit.com) “Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson catches pass by Patriots strong safety Kyle Dugger.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor Week 12, the week with holiday games. What a time to enjoy football. It doesn’t matter that all 32 teams were in action with no BYE weeks for anyone, that’s the fun of it.

World Cup predictions after U.S. faces unsustainable loss to Netherlands

(Photo courtesy of Bloomberg) “Forward Christian Pulisic looks off after U.S. is eliminated by the Netherlands.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor The group stages are finally done after two weeks of brutal competition. Upsets were had, and surprise qualifications were aplenty. This has been a very entertaining World Cup so far, but now, it’s knockout time,

Model UN unites UMass Lowell

(Photo courtesy Troy Lafond) “Left to right: Matt Waterman (President), Gayathri Raja (Vice President), Madison Feudo (Secretary), Troy Lafond (Social Media Manager), Anthony Amatucci (Treasurer)” Tanner Hume Connector Editor Clubs are everywhere at UMass Lowell, whether it be the newspaper, or a sports team, there is always something for everyone here. One club that does

Predictions for each of the 2022 FIFA World Cup groups

(Photo courtesy of Marca.com) “The final groups for the 2022 World Cup.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor The 2022 FIFA World Cup has finally arrived, and there is a lot of craze in the world of soccer/football. What stinks is that the sale of alcohol was banned in Qatar during the tournament, so everyone must be

NFL Week Ten Recap: Patriots enjoy BYE during week of close games

(Photo courtesy of the Washington Post) “Wide receiver Justin Jefferson one-hand catches a deep pass between two Buffalo defenders in the fourth quarter.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor Week ten was definitely the week full of teams playing spoiler against more superior foes, “refball” making an unfortunate return and some highlight moments that left fans in

UMass Lowell’s finals schedule is the student body’s final straw after a challenging semester

(Photo courtesy of ADDitude) “Final exams at UMass Lowell begin on December 14 and conclude on December 20.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor It’s the most horrible time of the year. Where we have to go suffer in all of our classrooms in preparation for the finals. But alas, it is that time. The only thing

NFL Week Nine Recap: Patriots defeat Colts, jump to 5-4 record right before the BYE week

(Photo courtesy of The San Diego Union-Tribune) “Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones blocks the Colts punt, putting the Patriots offense in a good spot to score.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor Week nine had some important games, while on the one hand it really didn’t matter because either one team or both teams sucked, or it just