The Eagles secondary suffered a major blow on Monday night. Defensive back and one of the most valuable leaders on defense, Josh DeBerry, announced he would be graduating this spring and then entering the portal in a social media post. DeBerry’s post read like this: “My time at Boston College has been something that I will never forget. I’d like to thank Coach Adazzio and his staff for giving me…
Photo: @BCFootball Josh DeBerry wasn’t going to mince words when sitting at the podium in North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon during the first of two ACC Media Days. The Eagles’ offense has been getting all the attention – rightfully so – but the BC defense believes it can be special too. “We’re looking to be the best defense in the conference, in the country this year in terms of every…
Photo: BC Football The BC football season still doesn’t start for just over a month officially, but Wednesday provided Eagles fans with a fix they were craving ahead of camp starting. The ACC and ACC Network kicked off its two days of media coverage and season previews down in North Carolina Wednesday with Atlantic Division players and coaches representing each school. The Coastal Division will go through the media “car…
Photo: @BCFootball Things will ramp back up for BC in a month or so, but on Friday afternoon, Athlon Sports had five players from the Eagles squad on its preseason All-ACC teams. Christian Mahogany, Zay Flowers, Pat Garwo, Jaiden Woodbey and Josh DeBerry were named to the team. DeBerry and Mahogany were first team selections, Flowers and Garwo second team and Woodbey third team. It’s somewhat stunning Flowers wasn’t also…
LINE: NC State -3 (O/U 51) THREE OFFENSIVE KEYS FOR BOSTON COLLEGE 1.) The penalties It’s simple, has just about a weekly spot here and might be the most cliche answer in all of sports, but after the 10-penalty performance totaling 60 yards against Clemson, it’s still an issue for this team. The noise was obviously a factor, but head coach Jeff Hafley continues to say he’s not an excuse…
AMHERST – The old saying about baseball games is that anytime you head to the ballpark you might see something you never have before. On Saturday afternoon, it applied to football. Boston College visited UMass for the first time since 1982 as 37 point favorites, but lost their starting quarterback one drive into the game and had to withstand a furious, downright stunning upset bid by the Minutemen before ultimately…
Depending on what position you play on offense, Monday morning was either a great day or a bad day Phil Jurkovec wasn’t happy with his performance, while head coach Jeff Hafley and running back Travis Levy both spoke highly of how the running game fared in the first scrimmage of camp. Defensively, the team continues to fly under the radar and are starting to get thin up front after season…
Welcome back. The Eagles unofficially kickoff the 2021 season on Saturday morning with the Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Game and there’s plenty of reasons for fans to tune in. The game is being broadcast live on the ACC Network with kickoff set for 11 A.M. and there will be parents in the stands for the first time since 2019. The Eagles are split up into two teams. Phil Jurkovec is…
We’re only three practices into the spring portion of Boston College’s 2021 season, but there’s been plenty of reason to be optimistic this early if you’re an Eagles fan. We’ve talked about the return of Phil Jurkovec and a plethora of offensive weapons, but what about the defense? Sure, the losses of guys like Isaiah McDuffie and Max Richardson will be tough, but second-year defensive coordinator Tem Lukabu is still…