CHESTNUT HILL- Boston College training camp is under way and the Eagles are looking to build off of a solid spring and a busy off-season of changes.
With temperatures soaring on Saturday, the competition was hot on the field as well as the Eagles practiced for just over two hours in the blazing sun. The defense got the better of the offense but it is early so Eagles fans, do not despair.
CHESTNUT HILL – They’ve all heard the noise. They’re kids, after all. It’s been on social media since the portal opened. 30 new faces and yet it’s the ‘same old BC’ picked to finish in the basement of the ACC. Why even bother playing the season? Well, thankfully, the Eagles do have a chance to make a statement on the field this season. On Wednesday, BC opened up one of……
CHESTNUT HILL- Coming off a grueling 2–10 campaign in 2025—the program’s toughest statistical year in over three decades—Boston College football entered the 2026 offseason facing an unmistakable crossroads. O’Brien and Boston College’s administration responded with one of the most aggressive, deliberate overhauls Chestnut Hill has seen in modern history. That flurry of movement in the transfer portal and coaching staff sets up the Eagles to be one of the ACC’s most improved squads this fall.
It’s training camp eve for the BC Eagles. The 2026 season officially gets started on Wednesday morning when BC hits the practice fields at 8:45 a.m. With so much change on and off the field, the BC program may look unrecognizable to many when the team travels to face Cincinnati in the opener on September 5. Here are the five biggest questions facing the program that we’ll be watching closely…
Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien has never been one to mince words, and at the ACC Football Kickoff, he delivered a blunt, unfiltered critique of the current collegiate landscape. Having coached at Penn State a decade ago before spending years in the NFL with the Houston Texans and New England Patriots, O’Brien has a unique perspective on how the sport has morphed from a strict amateur model into an unregulated, multi-million-dollar wild west.
Image courtesy of BC Athletics What a difference a year makes. At this time last summer, the starting quarterback competition was technically still up in the air. Would it be Grayson James after leading BC to the Pinstripe Bowl following the Tommy Castellanos debacle? Or, would it be newcomer from Alabama Dylan Lonergan, who had barely taken any real college snaps. It turned out to be Lonergan, who played well…
Boston College’s upcoming season has taken a significant hit before fall camp even gets underway. During his media availability at the ACC Kickoff, head coach Bill O’ Brien confirmed the grim news that sophomore tight end Kaelan Chudzinski is expected to miss the entire 2026 campaign after suffering an Achilles injury during spring practices.
We recently caught up with Tabor Academy defensive back Mikey Landers to talk about his commitment to Boston College. Here is what Landers had to say about why he chose Boston College. NEFJ: What made BC the right fit for you? ML: “Boston College felt like the right fit for a lot of reasons. Being close to home was important to me and BC has always been a special place…
Image courtesy of Chase Phifer Boston College picked up another big commitment for the Class of 2027. This time it was Nease High School tight end Chase Phifer. Phifer stands at 6’5 220 and he held offers from over 20 schools including: Wake Forest, Tulane and UConn. Fun fact. Phifer plays at the same high school that Tim Tebow did. Here is interview with Chase Phifer. NEFJ: What made BC…
The pipeline from the New NEPSAC to Chestnut Hill remains wide open. In a significant early splash for their 2028 recruiting class, Bill O’Brien and the Boston College football program secured a verbal commitment from standout Tabor Academy defensive back Mikey Landers.