Virginia Tech prep can wait until later on this week or even Sunday.

Right now, BC needs to focus on correcting its own mistakes after giving away a game in Virginia last Saturday. When asked what the focus was on during the week off in his usual Wednesday Zoom call with the media, Bill O’Brien said it’s all about the 4-2 Eagles right now.

Although, he wouldn’t go into great detail about what the team needs to improve exactly, there’s certainly things both coaches and fans can see clear as day.

“We’re reviewing the whole season. We did a little Virginia Tech today, but really, more about us. More about us during the bye week,” he said. “I’m not going to get into all the specifics of it, but I mean there’s obvious things. You’ve got to do a better job of taking care of the ball. Got to improve certain areas in all three phases, whether it’s coverage units, return units, some things schematically, some things technique wise. There’s a lot that you’re working on.

“I’m not gonna like, list all of the emphasis points. There’s a lot to get better, it’s all about getting better.”

O’Brien did acknowledge that this bye came at an ideal time for the banged up Eagles.

“Yeah, that’s a good…about halfway through is always good for a bye. You never want it too early, you never want it too late. Halfway’s good. You have enough information on yourself that you can really study and see where you need to get better, things like that. I think it also allows you to maybe heal up a little bit. Some of the guys that have been playing a lot. It gives you a chance to work your younger guys too in some of these practices.

“It’s definitely good to have it six games in.”

The one thing that will not be changing is how O’Brien is building the foundation of this program. There are things discussed every day inside the meeting rooms of Alumni that are non-negotiable. O’Brien is certainly trying to win now, but the way BC goes about its daily business on and off the field will always remain consistent as long as he’s the head coach.

“We talk every day about what we believe the culture of the program, what we want that to be,” O’Brien added. “That’s something we talk about every day that we incorporate into our study of opponents or the way we handle ourselves off the field, whatever it might be. That’s what we do every day. We talked about that (Tuesday) for a while. Hard work, discipline, good teammates, humility, guys that care about the right things like getting a great degree from BC in combination with playing great football.

“Improvement, trying to get better every day. Understanding what Boston College can do for them in their lives. Go to class. Give back to the community. No team in the country does more in the community than we do. There might be teams that do as much, but nobody does more. Our guys do an unbelievable job in the community.

“So, that’s what BC’s all about. We talk about those things every day in conjunction with getting ready for opponents.”