2020 season
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Eight New Year’s Resolutions for BC Football
Eight New Year’s Resolutions for BC Football Andy Backstrom Staff Writer 2020 was a headache. Frustrating and tragic above all else, but, in the sports world, “weird” is perhaps the most apt description. Especially for the ACC. Six teams opted out of the bowl season, and, despite making up...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football brandon sebastian david bailey frank cignetti jr. jeff hafley josh deberry phil jurkovec
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How Good Was Phil Jurkovec Under Pressure in 2020?
How Good Was Phil Jurkovec Under Pressure in 2020? Editor's Note: All statistics referenced are accurate as of games played through 12/30. ALSO: for the best reading experience, click here (includes graphics + embedded tweets with Gifs)...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football frank cignetti jr. kyle trask phil jurkovec sam howell under presssure
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Top-10 Storylines of BC’s 2020 Season
Top-10 Storylines of BC’s 2020 Season Andy Backstrom Staff Writer The underlying storyline of the 2020 college football season, of course, has been and continues to be COVID-19. After all, entering Championship Week, 137 games have been postponed or canceled this season because of the virus...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football dennis grosel hunter long jeff hafley phil jurkovec zay flowers
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End-of-Season Awards for the 2020 Eagles
End-of-Season Awards for the 2020 Eagles Andy Backstrom Staff Writer A lot happened in the first year of the Jeff Hafley era. After one of its worst seasons in program history, the Eagles’ defense took a significant step in the right direction, rising from 125th to 70th in total defense...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season aaron boumerhi christian mahogany cj lewis isaiah mcduffie max richardson phil jurkovec zay flowers
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BC Chooses Holiday Season Over Bowl Season
BC Chooses Holiday Season Over Bowl Season Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Days after the Jacob Blake shooting in August, first-year Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley called his team’s Leadership Council together. He knew his players and staff were hurting, and he suggested BC cancel practice...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season alec lindstrom bowl season covid-19 jeff hafley max richardson pat kraft
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2020 Bowl Projection Roundup: Could BC Be Headed to Tampa?
2020 Bowl Projection Roundup: Could BC Be Headed to Tampa? Andy Backstrom Staff Writer There are still two more weeks left on the ACC schedule, and four conference-affiliated bowls have already been canceled: the Holiday Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Sun Bowl, and Fenway Bowl. It’s a waiting game for...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football bowl projections duke's mayo bowl gasparilla bowl military bowl
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Long Tabbed as Mackey Award Semifinalist
Long Tabbed as Mackey Award Semifinalist Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Hunter Long ended the 2020 regular season just like he started it: as a security blanket in the middle of the field and a downfield threat for Boston College’s new-look passing attack. While topping the 100-yard receiving...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season hunter long mackey award semifinalist pete mitchell
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Grosel Ties Flutie’s Record, but BC Drops Regular Season Finale at UVA
Grosel Ties Flutie’s Record, but BC Drops Regular Season Finale at UVA Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Normally, losing a starting quarterback, let alone one that accounts for 76.2% of the team’s total offense, changes the way a team game plans. Not Boston College. When backup quarterback Dennis...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season brennan armstrong dennis grosel deon jones hunter long jeff hafley keytaon thompson phil jurkovec uva zay flowers
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Jurkovec, Bailey Ruled Out for UVA Game
Jurkovec, Bailey Ruled Out for UVA Game Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec (left knee) and running back David Bailey (upper body) have been ruled out for Saturday’s regular season finale at Virginia. First-year head coach Jeff Hafley told reporters...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football david bailey injury phil jurkovec uva
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Opponent Preview: Virginia
Opponent Preview: Virginia Andy Backstrom Staff Writer With 2:02 left in Virginia’s Halloween bout against then-No. 15 North Carolina, fifth-year Cavaliers head coach Bronco Mendenhall rolled the dice. After all, UVA was 1-4, and the Tar Heels had just rattled off 14 points in the final frame...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football billy kemp iv brennan armstrong bronco mendenhall tony poljan uva zane zandier
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Another Week, Another Dual-Threat QB for BC’s Defense
Another Week, Another Dual-Threat QB for BC’s Defense Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College had no answer for Malik Cunningham last week. The Louisville quarterback accounted for 427 of the Cardinals’ 493 total yards, or 86.6% of their offensive output. When scrambling, he often sprinted...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football brennan armstrong bronco mendenhall jeff hafley josh deberry marcus valdez uva
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BC’s Remarkable COVID-19 Success is Program's 'Biggest Victory'
BC’s Remarkable COVID-19 Success is Program's 'Biggest Victory' Andy Backstrom Staff Writer With a victory at Virginia on Saturday, Boston College—picked by many to bottom out the ACC in Jeff Hafley’s inaugural season—would finish with a winning record in league play for the first time since...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football covid-19 jeff hafley josh deberry marcus valdez
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Hafley ‘Hopeful’ Jurkovec, Bailey Will Play at Virginia
Hafley ‘Hopeful’ Jurkovec, Bailey Will Play at Virginia Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley told reporters Tuesday afternoon he’s “hopeful” starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec (left knee) and running back David Bailey (upper body) will be good to go for Saturday’s...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football david bailey jeff hafley phil jurkovec
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Grosel Replaces Injured Jurkovec, Fends Off Louisville on Senior Day
Grosel Replaces Injured Jurkovec, Fends Off Louisville on Senior Day Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Jeff Hafley watched as Boston College backup quarterback Dennis Grosel took snaps from Alec Lindstrom, the Eagles’ starting center who enrolled with Grosel as a mid-year in January 2017. “I heard...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football cj lewis david bailey dennis grosel jeff hafley malik cunningham phil jurkovec tutu atwell
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From Turkey Bowl to Game Week: BC’s Thanksgiving in a COVID-19 World
From Turkey Bowl to Game Week: BC’s Thanksgiving in a COVID-19 World Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Jeff Hafley has mentored Pro Bowl defensive backs on NFL sidelines, coached in the College Football Playoff, been named a semifinalist for the Broyles Award—given to the top assistant in the...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football dennis grosel jeff hafley max richardson phil jurkovec thanksgiving
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After Schedule Shuffle, Eagles Grateful for Chance to Play Louisville
After Schedule Shuffle, Eagles Grateful for Chance to Play Louisville Andy Backstrom Staff Writer In the span of five days, Boston College went from an off week to a double bye and then back to preparing for a Thanksgiving weekend game against Louisville. “It’s 2020, and it’s COVID,” Hafley...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football jeff hafley louisville malik cunningham scott satterfield tutu atwell
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Hafley Excited to Have Jurkovec Back Healthy, Says QB Is Doing ‘Great’
Hafley Excited to Have Jurkovec Back Healthy, Says QB Is Doing ‘Great’ Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Jeff Hafley told reporters Tuesday afternoon that quarterback Phil Jurkovec, who separated his throwing shoulder at Clemson on Oct. 31, is doing “great” after resting for most of Boston College’s...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football jeff hafley phil jurkovec
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BC Receivers Have Flourished in Cignetti's Offense
BC Receivers Have Flourished in Cignetti's Offense Andy Backstrom Staff Writer All but five of Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec’s 17 completions went to tight end Hunter Long and wide receiver Zay Flowers in the Eagles’ season-opening win at Duke. Without veteran Kobay White, who...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football cj lewis frank cignetti jr. hunter long jaelen gill phil jurkovec travis levy zay flowers
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Go Figure: Entering the Double Bye, 10 Stats to Know
Go Figure: Entering the Double Bye, 10 Stats to Know Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College has two games remaining in the regular season, but it’s going to take a while to get there because of the Eagles’ impromptu double bye. In the meantime, there’s a lot to unpack from the last nine...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season aaron boumerhi bc football david bailey hunter long jeff hafley phil jurkovec zay flowers
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BC-Louisville Rescheduled Leaving Eagles with Double-Bye
BC-Louisville Rescheduled Leaving Eagles with Double-Bye Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College played nine straight weeks without a bye. Now, the Eagles are getting two in a row because of a COVID-19 outbreak at Miami that’s shuffled the ACC schedule. The Eagles’ Nov. 27 home game...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football bye week jeff hafley louisville miami phil jurkovec
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