Coach Hagar's Newsletter...

This page is dedicated to Coach Hager where he has the opportunity to post his newsletter to the Northeastern Friends of Football web site allowing him to keep in constant communication with the NU Football Alumni.

Below is his latest communication:

Greetings from Huntington Avenue! The school year has drawn to a close and we are enjoying the spring. Our young men have continued to take care of their academic business and spring practice was a success in many ways.

One of the main goal for spring ball is to improve the teams fundamental execution while developing the necessary depth to compete. We made steady progress on both offense and defense. Additionally, we placed heavy emphasis on the special teams. What has been the most encouraging, is the improvement of our younger players and the greater understanding of ourselves. The first year players that have stepped forward and performed this spring are John Griffin at tailback, Greg Abelli at wide receiver and Jason Lane at offensive guard. This has helped our offensive depth in many ways. Defensive newcomers that helped to elevate play were Darryl Jones, a defensive safety and Mike Laperriere at Outside Linebacker. Others that have been progressing to help us for the fall are Alex Broomfield at tailback, Mike Lukenda at defensive line, Matt Allain at offensive guard, Greg Niland at offensive tackle, David Akinniyi at outside linebacker and Jason Vega at defensive end. I believe an excellent
foundation has been laid for our 2008 season.

Academically, we had another fine semester. Our team GPA is 2.88 for the spring and 17 guys made the football honor roll. Seventeen may seem small as compared to the 30 who were on it in the fall but we had nearly 30 people on Co-Op this spring. We are continuing to improve our classroom performance and our Student Athlete Support Services program has made a huge difference for our young men. Lauren De-
Santis and Gavin Potter play a vital role in our athletic program and for that we are grateful.

As we move forward with the first summer session our assistant coaches are on the road for spring recruiting. We would like to encourage you to check out the Annual Husky Golf Classic on May 21st and the Friends of NU Athletics Golf Outing on June 9th. Enjoy the warm weather and GO HUSKIES!

Rocky Hagar
Head Football Coach