CHESTNUT HILL – It’s March, so everything you see at any of the local spring college practices should be taken with a grain of salt. A lot can change between now and August when real training camp begins. However, with that in mind, BC fans should be encouraged with the team through the first four practices of the 15-session spring calendar. Practice No. 4 took place on Tuesday morning and…

A few nuggets from day one of spring ball in Year 2 of the Bill O’Brien Era: -Number changes throwing me off big time. Grayson James is now wearing No. 3. Jordan McDonald has taken Kye’s old No. 5. -Lonergan (wearing No. 9) is impressive and he’s clearly been through ‘real’ football with Alabama. Looked like a vet both in drills and team stuff. He and Shaker Reisig did miss…

Year No. 2 of the Bill O’Brien era at BC begins on Tuesday morning when the team hits the field inside Fish Field House for the first day of spring practice. BC will be practicing 9:15-11:15 three days a week between now and April 12th. In total, spring ball consists of 15 practices, or in some cases, job interviews for younger players looking to make a statement at the D1…

Image courtesy of BC Athletics  Chris Lindstrom. Zion Johnson. Christian Mahogany. Those three names will soon have another added to the list of recent O-linemen to hear their names called in the NFL Draft after wearing the maroon and gold at BC. O-line U is back to producing regular talent that’s just about as plug-and-play as it gets in today’s NFL. At 6’8,” 316lbs., Ozzy Trapilo will soon hear his…

Image courtesy of BC Athletics  Losing Ray Brown in meeting rooms and on the sidelines during practice and game days is one thing. Losing him on the recruiting trail is another. The Eagles are in fact losing one of their best coaches and recruiters as Brown is heading to the San Francisco 49ers to take over as Kyle Shanahan’s defensive backs coach. Brown was widely considered one of the best…