CHESTNUT HILL – While spring ball was a nice little taste, it’s go time now.

Boston College was outside Fish Field House in the blazing heat and humidity for the first day of training camp on Saturday morning. Here’s what stood out in the session that lasted over two hours:

-It didn’t take Bill O’Brien long to raise his voice, ripping into the QB’s & WR’s at 8:30 when balls were hitting the ground during indy period.

-Spotted a Cardinals and Giants scout at this point early on. There was a third scout on hand as well but couldn’t tell who he was representing.

-Logan Taylor, Jaylen Blackwell, Alex Broome and Tim Hays were all on the bikes and did not participate. Taylor was actually in a walking boot. Asked about them after practice, BOB said they’re all just sort of slowly working back from various offseason procedures.

-With no Taylor, it was Trapilo, Kendall, Bowry, Conley and Allick repping “first” O-line drills.

-At 9:21, BOB calls the team up again and lights into them. We can’t directly quote what he said, but in very colorful language, he told the guys that spring ball is over and game prep has started, so practice has to look like it.

-Jalen Cheek and KP Price top safeties, Jackson, Johnson and Tucker top DB’s.

*TC drive – Would-be hold/PI against Max Tucker on Bond, screen to Ward, PBU for Tucker vs. Jerand Bradley, run stuff for George Rooks.
*Grayson James drive – Reed Harris drops a short throw, bubble screen for Jayden McGowan, incompletion (missed to who), incompletion behind Harris.
*TC drive – PBU (missed who), offense then sent for a lap by both Will Lawing and O’Brien. O’Brien colorfully tells players a lack of discipline won’t happen at BC anymore…short completion to Skeete, PBU deep in the end zone by Tucker on his CM teammate Skeete. The two chirped each other heading back.
*Grayson James throws one screen to Datrell Jones and his ‘sacked’ by Owen Stoudmire.

-Looked like full team punt coverage/gunner work for a few minutes up next, took a quick bathroom/water chug break here so I didn’t see the full period.

-Full team period about 10 after 10…

*TC gets ‘sacked’ by Cam Horsely, short run for Jones, run stuff, screen to Bond for no gain.
*James hands off to Kye Robichaux for a nice run, incomplete deep ball for Harris.
*TC hand off to Robichaux, screen to Robichaux, hand off to Ward, incomplete deep for Harris with Brown in coverage.
*James screen to Bond gets blown up by Khari Johnson and a mini scrum ensues with the DB’s and WR’s chirping each other. There were at least 3-4 mini scrums or arguments that were quickly broken up. Heat and intensity had a lot to do with it. Ward and Jones finish up the period with short gains.

-Sam Candotti first up punting with Sam Stone second and Ivan Zivenko third. Return guys were McGowan, Ward and (I think) Bond.

-Back to a team period right around 10:30…

*TC goes short right sideline to Ward back-to-back snaps, short pass to Bond (another scrum/shouting match ensues), Horsely blows up a screen.
*James hands off to Jones, incomplete pass low, little trick play to McGowan for a nice gain (can’t provide details, but it’s a nice little wrinkle).
*One more quick possession for TC where he hands off to Robichaux (stuffed by Arnold), short run for Jordan McDonald, diving catch by Bradley, run stuff for Horsely.

-Liam Connor and Luca Lombardo rotate PAT’s. Didn’t chart them but it feels like it’s Connor’s job until it’s not.

Really impressed with the change in intensity once the guys were ripped into. There’s clearly a sense of changing the image of BC and the lack of discipline absolutely will not be tolerated. O’Brien and the rest of the staff were on guys asses early and often if they didn’t like what they were doing.

This team has plenty of talent on offense, but as is usually the case in almost every camp at any level, the defense is ahead of the offense after Day 1. If that continues for the next week or so there’s reason to be concerned, but not after one two-hour session.

The Eagles practice again early on Sunday morning before two more days Monday and Tuesday prior to the first day off on Wednesday.