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Boston College: Jurkovec headed home; former BC QB transferring to Pitt

December 5, 2022

Image courtesy of Pittsburgh Sports Now If you’ve been listening to us, watching or following our BC coverage for the last two or three months, you knew this was coming. Days after former BC quarterback Phil Jurkovec announced he would be entering the transfer portal, Jurkovec let the world know where he’d be going when the portal “officially” opened on Monday. Jurkovec is heading home. In what was a very…

Boston College: Phil Jurkovec is transferring. So where will he end up? He are 5 possible landing spots

December 3, 2022

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Phil Jurkovec is entering the transfer portal. After transferring to Boston College prior to the 2020, Jurkovec will be transferring again with one year of eligibility left. It has been a tumultuous tenure for Jurkovec at the Heights. He has experienced his fair share of highs and lows. Despite making some highlight plays when he was on the field, he also battled injuries, inconsistency and coaching changes. Jurkovec came to…

Boston College: The Zay Flowers Era ends as elite reciever declares for NFL Draft

December 2, 2022

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Image courtesy of Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images The Zay Flowers Era has ended at Boston College. Everyone knew it was coming, but it’s still like finding out bad news when you didn’t expect it. On Thursday, Flowers sent out a social media post thanking his family and Boston College before officially declaring. “First off I would like to thank everyone who has helped me along my journey,” Flowers wrote. “My greatest…

Boston College: Fourth quarter implosion ruins BC’s senior night in regular season finale

November 27, 2022

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Image courtesy of Mark Stockwell/AP CHESTNUT HILL – Saturday night’s regular season finale at The Heights was pretty much a summary of how the whole season has gone for the Eagles. Just when there was positive feelings surrounding the product on the field from time to time each week, something went wrong. The Eagles led by four heading to the fourth quarter and pushed the lead to 11 early in…

Boston College Four Down Preview: Boston College Eagles (3-7) @ No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3)

November 18, 2022

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Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It’s hard to say you’re playing with “house money” when you’re 3-7 and have had an extremely disappointing season, but BC sort of is in a no-lose spot here. The Eagles head to South Bend this weekend to face No. 18 Notre Dame with very little expectations. Not only is BC dealing with a team-wide flu, but after beating No. 16 NC State for the…

Boston College: Eagles embracing road warrior mentality one final time

November 15, 2022

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Image courtesy of Fighting Irish Wire t’s hard to believe, but BC is taking its last road trip of the 2022 season this weekend. When the Eagles head to South Bend, Indiana to take on Notre Dame Saturday afternoon, it’ll be the final time the Eagle swear the road whites and are able to embrace an “us vs. the world” type mentality for four or five hours. You always want…

Boston College: Road trip home after N.C. State win memorable for Hafley & players

November 13, 2022

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Image courtesy of Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images The Eagles didn’t want to leave Raleigh, NC on Saturday night. The party and celebration in the locker room would still be going on if BC didn’t have a flight to catch or a very good Notre Dame team to start preparing for. During his Sunday media availability, Hafley talked about the scene afterwards. “It felt like no one wanted to leave the locker…

Boston College: Eagles get validation with upset of No. 16 N.C. State; Program’s first win vs. Top 25 team since 2014

November 12, 2022

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Image courtesy of AP Photo/Chris Seward For weeks now, BC head coach Jeff Hafley has assured anyone asking that his team was not going to quit on this season. Whether it was the young players looking to show they belong at an ACC school or the older players looking to build draft stock or simply finish their careers the right way, Hafley said they were going to play for each…

Boston College Four Down Preview: Boston College Eagles (2-7) @ No. 17 N.C. State Wolfpack (7-2)

November 12, 2022

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Kickoff: As this disappointing season winds down, the Eagles are back on the road this weekend looking to upset No. 16/17 N.C. State. The Wolfpack is looking for a program record 17th straight home win, making BC’s job even more difficult than it already was. First down: At this point, these games are more about 2023 for BC than the actual win or loss. Today’s another big day for Emmett…

Boston College: Broome’s first year has been eye opening on and off the field

November 8, 2022

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CHESTNUT HILL – Boston College freshman running back Alex Broome walked into the media room at Fish Field House on Tuesday morning with a big smile. Broome shook hands with media members that were there, introducing himself as if we didn’t know who he was. But, it’s easy to forget that the young man is still just a freshman who wasn’t necessarily used to media duties. Broome was thrown into…

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