2022-23 Bentley University Football News

Academic Success
Conference-High 410 Bentley Student-Athletes Qualify for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll

June 30, 2023

410 Bentley University student-athletes, a conference high, qualified for the spring 2023 Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or better during the semester.

Kari Brekke, Ana Carter, Nate Larkins
Brekke, Larkins & Carter Named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

June 29, 2023

Former Bentley University student-athletes Kari Brekke (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North HS), Ana Carter (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) and Nate Larkins (Huntington, N.Y./John Glenn HS) have been named 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars by Diverse Magazine.

6 Bentley teams received NE10 Team Academic Awards
6 Bentley Teams Recognized by Northeast-10 for Academic Excellence

June 27, 2023

Six Bentley University teams have received 2022-23 Team Academic Excellence Awards from the Northeast-10 Conference, an award presented to the program in each of the conference's varsity sports that achieved the highest grade point average during the year.

28 Falcons receive NE10 Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence
28 Falcons Receive Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence from NE10

June 23, 2023

Twenty-eight recent Bentley University graduates are among the 2023 recipients of the Northeast-10 Conference Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, an honor awarded by the conference to graduating senior student-athletes for their outstanding work in the classroom during their college careers.

Saj Thakkar
Thakkar Named Head Football Coach

June 16, 2023

Following a nationwide search, Falcons offensive coordinator Saj Thakkar has been named the seventh head football coach in Bentley University history, Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams announced today.

Jailen Branch
Jailen Branch ’21, MBA ’23 Makes a Play Beyond the Football Gridiron

June 14, 2023

Nice article from Kirsten Walsh and the Bentley Newsroom on former Bentley football captain and All-Northeast-10 honoree Jailen Branch. Jailen was part of the prestigious 2022 AFCA Good Works team.

Bentley's 2023 senior award recipients
Dashiell II, Huminski & Brekke Honored as Bentley’s Top Senior Athletes

May 19, 2023

Bentley University handed out its Outstanding Senior Athlete awards on Friday with football defensive end Cedie Dashiell II (Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS) and diver Mary Huminski (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand HS) the recipients.

Hall of Fame Nominations Open
Nominations for Bentley Athletics Hall of Fame Now Open

April 28, 2023

Nominations for the Bentley University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023 are now open.

Hampshire Honor Society
Eight Bentley Falcons Named to the Hampshire Honor Society

April 12, 2023

Eight former Bentley University football players have been named to the 2023 Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation for their success in the classroom during their collegiate careers.

Sajan Thakkar, Danielle Gordon
Thakkar and Gordon Named Interim Head Coaches for Football and Women’s Soccer

April 06, 2023

Sajan Thakkar and Danielle Gordon have been named the interim head coaches for football and women’s soccer at Bentley University. Thakkar, Bentley’s current offensive coordinator, previously coached at Harvard University, SUNY Maritime College and Fitchburg State University. Gordon has been an assistant woman’s soccer coach at Bentley for five years. A former Division I standout, she played collegiately for Boston College and Northeastern University. 

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Bentley Adds Nine to the 2023 Recruiting Class

February 24, 2023

The Bentley University football program has added nine players to its 2023 recruiting class, second year head football coach Alvin Reynolds announced.

Jailen Branch
NESN.com Black History Month Feature on Jailen Branch

February 23, 2023

Bentley football standout and captain Jailen Branch was recently profiled by NESN.com as part of their Black History month series.

2023 Bentley football recruits
Reynolds Announces First Eight of 2023 Recruiting Class

February 08, 2023

Bentley University head football coach Alvin Reynolds has announced the first eight players for his 2023 recruiting class. Six are from Massachusetts and there are also ones from both Florida and New Jersey.

NE10 Football Alll-Academic 2023
Three Falcons Named to Academic All-Northeast-10 Football Team

February 07, 2023

A trio of Bentley University Falcons have been voted to the Academic All-Northeast-10 Conference football team. They are seniors Nate Larkins (Huntington, N.Y./John Glenn HS) and Jake Tarentino (Clark, N.J./Don Bosco Prep HS) as well as junior Phil Koechling (Wayland/Wayland HS).

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Watch Today's Athletic Hall of Fame Induction; Live at Noon

February 04, 2023

Watch today's live stream of the sold-out 2022-23 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonyfrom the university’s Executive Dining Room. The event will start at 12 noon.

Cedie Dashiell II
Dashiell II Named Finalist for Cliff Harris Award

December 27, 2022

Bentley University defensive end Cedie Dashiell II (Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS), the Defensive Player of the Year in the Northeast-10 Conference, has been named as a finalist for the ninth annual Cliff Harris Award. There are a total of 67 finalists, representing Division II, Division III and NAIA.