Image courtesy of BC Athletics To say the BC run game was lackluster last year would be unfair to lackluster things. The running game was downright non-existent last season. For so many years, the Eagles may not have had much, but they always had tough, physical, hard-nosed running game. Since head coach Jeff Hafley has arrived that hasn’t always been the case. Now, with a revamped O-line room and a…
CHESTNUT HILL – Boston College freshman running back Alex Broome walked into the media room at Fish Field House on Tuesday morning with a big smile. Broome shook hands with media members that were there, introducing himself as if we didn’t know who he was. But, it’s easy to forget that the young man is still just a freshman who wasn’t necessarily used to media duties. Broome was thrown into…
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics EAST HARTFORD – It can’t get any worse, can it? In a year derailed by injuries and inexperience right from the start, the Eagles hit what is hopefully rock bottom on Saturday afternoon, losing 13-3 to UConn for the first time ever. In fairness, UConn is in the middle of a resurgence under Jim Mora and has been playing with a ton of confidence lately….
True freshmen are not suppose to make an immediate impact even in this day in day in age. Don’t tell that to wide receiver Joe Griffin and running back Alex Broome. Both have been inserted into the Eagles line up and they are paying immediate dividends. Griffin scored the Eagles first touchdown last week on a two yard pass from Phil Jurkovec. Griffin boxed out the defender and made a…
Photo courtesy of Mark Stockwell/AP CHESTNUT HILL- Week five games aren’t usually must win games but that is exactly the situation the Boston College Eagles were faced with against Louisville. They needed to win or else they were facing the possibility of their season coming off the rails. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1576313590231216129?s=46&t=MpE3bG5gLM4eCEl-0ZU48w The Eagles responded by beating the Cardinals in a thriller, 34-33. What made the win even more impressive was the fact…