2020 season
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Opponent Preview: No. 2 Notre Dame
Opponent Preview: No. 2 Notre Dame Andy Backstrom Staff Writer For years, Brian Kelly’s Notre Dame couldn’t win “the big game.” That changed last weekend when the Irish pulled out a double overtime victory against No. 1 Clemson in Notre Dame Stadium. Previously, Kelly was 0-7 in his career...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football brian kelly ian book kyle hamilton kyren williams michael mayer notre dame phil jurkovec
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With No. 2 Notre Dame on Tap, BC Has ‘Redemption Shot’
With No. 2 Notre Dame on Tap, BC Has ‘Redemption Shot’ Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College has only ever played the country’s top-two ranked teams in the same season twice before this year. It hasn’t happened since 1991, when Tom Coughlin’s Eagles lost to No. 2 Michigan and, more than...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football daelin hayes ian book jeff hafley kyren williams michael mayer notre dame phil jurkovec
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Five Storylines Heading Into This Year's Holy War
Five Storylines Heading Into This Year's Holy War Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College fans have had this one circled on the calendar since August. The Eagles (5-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast) will host No. 2 Notre Dame (7-0, 6-0) Saturday afternoon for the programs’ 26th meeting—a series that...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football david gordon holy war ian book jeff hafley notre dame phil jurkovec welles crowther
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What Brian Kelly Said About Phil Jurkovec in Notre Dame Weekly Presser
What Brian Kelly Said About Phil Jurkovec in Notre Dame Weekly Presser Andy Backstrom Staff Writer During his two years at Notre Dame, Phil Jurkovec threw just 18 total passes. As 2019 wore on, Jurkovec realized that his dream school wasn’t what he thought it would be and, equally important...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football brian kelly ian book phil jurkovec
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Opponent Preview: Syracuse
Opponent Preview: Syracuse Andy Backstrom Staff Writer If it wasn’t for a 94-yard, Chase Brice-led touchdown drive, Syracuse might have upset Clemson for the second straight year in 2018, improved to 5-0, and climbed inside the top 10 of the AP Poll. At the time, the Orange were a legitimate...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football cooper lutz garrett williams jacobian morgan mikel jones rex culpepper syracuse taj harris
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BC Prepares for Embattled Syracuse, Historic Northeast Rivalry
BC Prepares for Embattled Syracuse, Historic Northeast Rivalry Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Jeff Hafley grew up in New Jersey and remembers watching Donovan McNabb quarterback the Orange to a trio of nine-win seasons and an Orange Bowl berth. He coached against Syracuse, too—first when he was...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football cooper lutz dino babers jacobian morgan jeff hafley rex culpepper syracuse
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Hafley, Players Emphasize Importance of Voting Ahead of Election Day
Hafley, Players Emphasize Importance of Voting Ahead of Election Day Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College was one of the first college football programs in the country to cancel practice on Aug. 27 in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting. First-year head coach Jeff Hafley and the Eagles’...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football election day isaiah mcduffie jeff hafley voting
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Opponent Preview: No. 1 Clemson
Opponent Preview: No. 1 Clemson Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Clemson is once again steamrolling through the ACC. The No. 1 Tigers have scored 40+ points in each of their last five games and have won all six of their contests this season by 18 or more points. If they match or surpass that margin...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season amari rodgers bc football clemson d.j. uiagalelei dabo swinney travis etienne trevor lawrence
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Lawrence Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss BC Game
Lawrence Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss BC Game Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Saturday’s game against Boston College. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport were the first to break the news Thursday...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football clemson covid-19 d.j. uiagalelei dabo swinney trevor lawrence
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Hafley Sees Trevor Lawrence as the ‘Future of the NFL’
Hafley Sees Trevor Lawrence as the ‘Future of the NFL’ Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Jeff Hafley has coached against just about every elite quarterback in today’s NFL. He spent seven years in the league as a defensive assistant, preparing secondaries for the likes of Drew Brees, Ben...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football clemson jeff hafley phil jurkovec trevor lawrence
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With Road Trip to No. 1 Clemson on Tap, Hafley Excited for Challenge
With Road Trip to No. 1 Clemson on Tap, Hafley Excited for Challenge Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Dabo Swinney has won two of the last five national championships, claimed five consecutive ACC championships, and, in that span, earned ACC Coach of the Year twice. He’s one of the most decorated...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football clemson dabo swinney jeff hafley travis etienne trevor lawrence
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Midseason Awards for the 2020 Eagles
Midseason Awards for the 2020 Eagles Andy Backstrom Staff Writer ESPN college football writer Andrea Adelson revealed Monday morning on ACC Network’s “Packer and Durham” that her pick for midseason ACC Coach of the Year is Jeff Hafley. “I did not have Boston College 4-2 at this point of the...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football christian mahogany hunter long isaiah mcduffie josh deberry marcus valdez midseason awards phil jurkovec
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BC Run Game Clicks in Blowout Win Over Georgia Tech
BC Run Game Clicks in Blowout Win Over Georgia Tech Andy Backstrom Staff Writer On Boston College’s second play from scrimmage during Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech, running back David Bailey appeared to lose a fumble. It looked like a bad omen, especially after the Eagles coughed up...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football cj lewis david bailey georgia tech jeff sims mike palmer phil jurkovec zay flowers
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Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College is set to play Georgia Tech for the first time since 2016 in what will be the Eagles’ fourth straight game against an ACC Coastal Division opponent. BC is looking to get back in the win column after missing out on another chance to...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season behind enemy lines geoff collins georgia tech jeff sims
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Five Takeaways from Hafley’s Georgia Tech Weekly Presser
Five Takeaways from Hafley’s Georgia Tech Weekly Presser Andy Backstrom Staff Writer After suffering a humbling 40-14 loss at No. 23 Virginia Tech, Boston College didn’t get back to Logan Airport until around 4 a.m. Sunday. The team had Monday off, but Jeff Hafley said he couldn’t wait to...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season ahmarean brown bc football georgia tech jahmyr gibbs jeff sims kobay white
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Hafley Talks Turnovers, Missed Tackles, ‘Trusting the Process’ After Loss
Hafley Talks Turnovers, Missed Tackles, ‘Trusting the Process’ After Loss Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Saturday night at Virginia Tech, Boston College coughed up the ball five times, committed nine penalties, and never slowed down a dynamic Hokies rushing attack that finished with 350 yards on...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football david bailey hendon hooker jaelen gill jeff hafley jehlani galloway khalil herbert phil jurkovec virginia tech
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BC Commits Five Turnovers in Resounding Defeat to No. 23 Hokies
Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Making his first start of the season Saturday night against Boston College, Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker picked up right where he left off in the second half at then-No. 8 North Carolina. The redshirt junior, who missed the first two games of the year with...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football hendon hooker hunter long jaelen gill jehlani galloway khalil herbert phil jurkovec raheem blackshear virginia tech
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BC Strapping in for Virginia Tech’s Dynamic Run Game
BC Strapping in for Virginia Tech’s Dynamic Run Game Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College has made a colossal jump in practically every major defensive statistical category this season, including run defense. The Eagles added three graduate transfers up front and returned two veteran...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football hendon hooker jahmin muse jeff hafley justin fuente khalil herbert raheem blackshear virginia tech
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Hafley Wants BC to Be Loose, Play Fearless on Saturdays
Hafley Wants BC to Be Loose, Play Fearless on Saturdays Andy Backstrom Staff Writer When Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers dropped a wide-open touchdown in the corner of the end zone midway through the second quarter against Pittsburgh Saturday evening, Jeff Hafley looked at his...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football elijah jones jeff hafley pitt zay flowers
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Flowers Sets New Standard with Second Weekly Honor
Flowers Sets New Standard with Second Weekly Honor Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Jeff Hafley told reporters earlier this season that he likes to see players live before making judgments about their potential. When he watched Zay Flowers’ tape after getting the Boston College head coaching job...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season acc wide receiver of the week bc football jeff hafley phil jurkovec zay flowers
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