BC fans had a full week off to recover from the loss to Clemson. Much like the team, those planning on attending Saturday night’s huge game against NC State need to quickly put it in the past and be at the top of their game. When the No. 22 Wolfpack visit Chestnut Hill on Saturday night, it’ll be a chance for the fans and alumni of the program to show…
When the Eagles take the field under the lights at Alumni Stadium next Saturday night for a huge matchup with NC State, it will officially mark the midway point of the 2021 season. Both BC and the Wolfpack will be playing game No. 6 on the 12-game schedule – not including potential conference title games or bowl games of course – and while there will still be six games remaining,…
There was little sleep for the BC football program following Saturday nights agonizing defeat in Death Valley. As he does every Sunday, coach Hafley met with the media to put the final touches on Clemson Week before the Eagles head into a bye week. At 4-1, things are about as good as BC fans and alumni could have hoped for through this first portion of the season, but it didn’t…
The storybook ending was already written, the Eagles just needed to execute for 11 more yards. Trailing by six with 49 seconds left and the ball at the Clemson 11-yard line, BC was finally going to beat a ranked team for the first time since 2018 and end the Tigers’ 31-game home winning streak. Then, the unthinkable happened. With the play clock winding down and deafening noise making things even…
PHOTO: ESPN LINE: Clemson -15 (O/U 46), BC +475 Moneyline THREE OFFENSIVE KEYS FOR BC 1. Keep pounding the rock – After Pat Garwo and Travis Levy helped the Eagles rumble past UMass and Temple, the run game continued to play a huge factor against Missouri last week. If you’re going to keep DJ U (no chance Im typing that whole name out for this) off the field and play…
If you’re a Boston College fan or just a fan of college football in general, it doesn’t get much better than Saturday night. The upstart, unranked, unbeaten Eagles against a .500, suddenly reeling, No. 25 Clemson team that has been the cream of the crop in the ACC for what feels like a decade. Can BC stay unbeaten and show the world just what’s happening over at The Heights? Can…
Unless you’re a Heisman Trophy candidate or a just an absolute stud at the Division 1 level, odds are there’s going to be maybe a handful of plays that you take from your college career that were truly memorable or game changing for your team and the fan base. Brandon Sebastian has had two of those plays in two seasons. The scoop-and-score in Death Valley last year was an incredible…
CHESTNUT HILL – It’s been a long time since Alumni Stadium shook and it’s been a long time since there was a home game worthy of a field-storming. Both things happened on Saturday afternoon. Boston College won an all-timer against Missouri, 41-34 in overtime on a Brandon Sebastian interception in the end zone following a Zay Flowers touchdown catch on the first possession of OT. Following Sebastian’s interception the student…
LINE: Missouri -1 (O/U 58) Three keys offensively for Boston College: 1.) Run, run, run… I know people want to see this offense open up a bit, it would give all of us a little more confidence in where Dennis Grosel can take this team, but this isn’t the week for it. Missouri enters this game giving up an absurd 269.3 yards per game on the ground. I want to…
It’s been 34 years since an SEC team took the field at Alumni Stadium. Leading up to the game with Missouri on Saturday, there has suddenly become quite a bit of intrigue surrounding the game far beyond the novelty factor. Any time an SEC team travels to the Northeast there’s going to be a big following and Alumni Stadium should be just about sold out, but there was no real…