Boston College 37, Syracuse 31 – Eagles survive wild day in Chestnut Hill

November 9, 2024

CHESTNUT HILL – If you felt like BC’s football season needed a bit of a jolt following a three-game losing streak and rapidly declining expectations, Saturday was your day. Grayson James replaced Thomas Castellanos at quarterback in the third quarter after Castellanos had just 14 yards in the first half. Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined for 335 rushing yards and three touchdowns and the defense got pressure on Kyle……

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Boston College 4 down preview: Syracuse Orange (6-2) @ BC Eagles (4-4)

November 9, 2024

Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It’s another must-win game for the 4-4 Eagles hosting 6-2 Syracuse. BC has three games left after Saturday and two of them are against ranked teams in Pitt and SMU. The other is against UNC, which means that if BC is going to avoid complete disaster and make a bowl game this year, this matchup against the Orange is massive. 1st Down: Which TC do…

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Bill O’Brien critical of NCAA’s new ‘105 rule’

November 5, 2024

Starting in the 2025-2026 season, NCAA teams will be able to have up to 105 players on a roster, an increase from 85. This will also allow schools to offer up to 20 more scholarships. It sounds great on the surface, right? Well, maybe not. Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien had some pretty interesting thoughts about the rule during his weekly Tuesday press conference as the Eagles get ready…

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Louisville 31, Boston College 27 – Eagles blow 20-point lead in third straight loss

October 26, 2024

CHESTNUT HILL – When Bill O’Brien was hired in February, this was supposed to be a new era of BC football. Instead, eight games in, it feels eerily similar to the last 15 years of mediocrity. On Friday night, the program had one of its most embarrassing losses in recent memory. The Eagles built leads of 20-0 in the first half and then 27-10 in the third quarter, only to…

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Boston College 4 down preview: Louisville Cardinals (4-3) @ BC Eagles (4-3)

October 25, 2024

Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: It’s another do-or-die type game for BC on Friday night when Louisville visits. Both teams are teetering on the brink of good season or disastrous season and this result could tip it one way or the other for both teams. The Eagles are anywhere from a 6.5-7.5 point underdogs at home and given how the last two games have played out, it’s hard to argue…

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Virginia 24, Boston College 14 – Eagles give up 24 unanswered in ugly loss

October 5, 2024

Image courtesy of @UVAFootball (Twitter) Penalties. Turnovers. Lack of execution. Third down problems. You name it, Boston College struggled with it in a rather stunning 24-14 loss on the road against UVA on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles sprinted out to a 14-0 lead and looked dominant for about a quarter and a half. Other than that, it was the most uncharacteristic  performance yet of the Bill O’Brien era. BC dropped……

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