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……
Chestnut Hill will be the place to be for quite a few NFL scouts and coaches as well as media members next Monday. Boston College will host its Pro Day with Donovan Ezeiruaku and Ozzy Trapilo two of the more highly talked about names this offseason, particularly since their respective performances at the Reese’s Senior Bowl as well as the NFL Combine. BC put out the full list of participants…
Spring football has kicked off in earnest throughout the region. Here is a sample of some the conversations we have had with coaches the past two weeks. Bill O’Brien has been pushing his team hard so far, especially on Saturday when the team had their first practice in pads. The bar has been set and O’Brien expects nothing but a maximum effort out of his team. Speaking of the Eagles…….
FOXBOROUGH – On Friday night at Gillette Stadium, new UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak presented for one hour about the culture of his program. Minutes later, Harasymiak was kind enough to take some time out of his evening to chat with us for a toughly 10-minute interview (you can find the full segment here). It’s one thing to say you’re going to change a culture, but since its decision to…
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…
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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…
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Whether public or private, high schools around here have been able to produce top tier offensive linemen for a long, long time. As far back as the 80’s if you want to get technical. More recently, the Lindstroms, Zak Zinter, Drew Kendall and Ozzy Trapilo have all raised the bar when it comes to representing New England and that big boy fraternity up front. The private schools will always have…