On the 2021 Boston College loss being a “low point”:

“That game was hard for a lot of different reasons. I didn't think we played particularly well. There was a lot of noise around the game for comments I made, so I learned a hard lesson as a head coach. Then there were emotional swings. We came back, tied it up, they scored in overtime, and we threw a pick on the first play. It was the first time I had to deal with the crowd rushing the field and trying to navigate off it. So, a lot to it.”

On the growth of the program since that loss in 2021:

“I try to stay in the moment and understand that it's special to be at Faurot Field in front of a sold-out crowd. I've acknowledged that to a couple of coaches who've been with us the whole time. I’ve told them, ‘Man, we've come a long way since we first got here.’ Boston College is a really good football team. They were good in 2021, and it’ll be a difficult matchup. It'll be a good game.”