2020 season
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With Pitt on Tap, Hafley Preparing for Program That Helped Pave His Career
With Pitt on Tap, Hafley Preparing for Program That Helped Pave His Career Andy Backstrom Staff Writer This past Saturday, Jeff Hafley reunited with North Carolina co-defensive coordinator Jay Batemen, who was the head coach of Siena when Hafley was a senior. But this week is even more...- andy_backstrom
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Go Figure: Three Games in, 10 Stats to Know
Go Figure: Three Games in, 10 Stats to Know Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College, a two-touchdown underdog, was a two-point conversion away from forcing overtime against the No. 12 team in the country on Saturday evening. Despite falling to 2-1, the Eagles turned heads over the weekend...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football hunter long isaiah mcduffie jeff hafley phil jurkovec stats
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Opponent Preview: No. 12 UNC
Opponent Preview: No. 12 UNC Andy Backstrom Staff Writer North Carolina’s Mack Brown called first-year Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley a “real superstar for the future” after practice on Wednesday, per Tar Heel Illustrated. The day before that, Hafley said that Brown has to be “one of...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football chazz surratt dazz newsome dyami brown jeff hafley mack brown sam howell unc
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Hafley Talks Respect for No. 12 UNC, Need for Consistency
Hafley Talks Respect for No. 12 UNC, Need for Consistency Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley kicked off his Tuesday press conference with close to three minutes of insight on North Carolina, its offensive arsenal, his relationship with co-defensive coordinator...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football deon jones jay bateman jeff hafley luc bequette mack brown maximillian roberts sam howell
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With Boumerhi Game-Winner, BC Dodges Texas State Upset
With Boumerhi Game-Winner, BC Dodges Texas State Upset Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Aaron Boumerhi paced 10 yards back and forth from the Boston College 25-yard line between three successive Texas State timeouts under the Saturday night lights of Alumni Stadium. Jeff Hafley didn’t know if he...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season aaron boumerhi bc football brady mcbride hunter long jeff hafley mike palmer phil jurkovec texas state
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2020 Opponent Preview: Texas State
2020 Opponent Preview: Texas State Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College is gearing up for its final non-conference game of the year: a Saturday evening showdown with the Sun Belt’s Texas State. The Bobcats are bringing their “snow whites,” an all-white uniform kit, for a rare trip to the...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football brady mcbride gavin graham jake spavital jeremiah haydel texas state tyler vitt
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Kobay White to Miss Season With ACL Tear, Expected to Return for 2021
Kobay White to Miss Season With ACL Tear, Expected to Return for 2021 Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley informed reporters on Wednesday that graduate wide receiver Kobay White will miss the remainder of the 2020 season with a torn ACL. White had a successful...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season acl bc football jeff hafley kobay white
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BC Roundup: White Out Indefinitely, Other Team Notes
BC Roundup: White Out Indefinitely, Other Team Notes Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College wide receiver Kobay White was in the transfer portal for all of 18 days back in January. He withdrew his name and remained in Chestnut Hill with “unfinished business.” One year removed from leading...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football jeff hafley kobay white kyiev bennermon texas state
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Inside the Breakout Game of ACC WR of the Week Zay Flowers
Inside the Breakout Game of ACC WR of the Week Zay Flowers Andy Backstrom Staff Writer During Saturday’s postgame press conference, Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec was asked what it’s like to work with Zay Flowers. Jurkovec shook his head while exhaling before answering confidently...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season acc wide receiver of the week bc football phil jurkovec zay flowers
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Hafley Reflects on First Career Win, BC’s Performance at Duke
Hafley Reflects on First Career Win, BC’s Performance at Duke Andy Backstrom Staff Writer About two months ago, Stewart Mandel of The Athletic predicted that Boston College would finish the 2020 season with just one win, tied for 14th in the Notre Dame-inclusive ACC. Flash forward to Sunday...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football duke hunter long jeff hafley josh deberry phil jurkovec zay flowers
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Thanks to Jurkovec’s Resurgent Second Half, BC Pulls Away From Duke
Thanks to Jurkovec’s Resurgent Second Half, BC Pulls Away From Duke Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec dropped back to pass at midfield, pump-faked, and before he could cock back his arm again, the Notre Dame transfer felt Duke’s Victor Dimukeje pulling him to...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football david bailey duke hunter long jeff hafley phil jurkovec zay flowers
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2020 Opponent Preview: Duke
2020 Opponent Preview: Duke Andy Backstrom Staff Writer When Boston College football returned to campus on June 22, the program began a journey that could have very well been cut short by COVID-19. That’s the way it was looking back in August after the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceled their fall...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football chase brice chris rumph ii deon jackson duke jalon calhoun jeff hafley noah gray victor dimukeje
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Takeaways From BC’s Initial Depth Chart
Takeaways From BC’s Initial Depth Chart Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College released its first official depth chart for the 2020 season on Monday afternoon. Jeff Hafley appears to be holding his cards close to his chest before BC’s opener. There’s a bunch of flexibility on the two-deep...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football chibueze onwuka dennis grosel depth chart duke jaelen gill jeff hafley luc bequette phil jurkovec
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Hafley Announces Team Captains for 2020 Season
Hafley Announces Team Captains for 2020 Season Andy Backstrom Staff Writer When Jeff Hafley went on ACC Network’s morning show, Packer and Durham, on Aug. 18, he shared a story from training camp—a brief anecdote that encapsulates what Hafley believes it means to “sacrifice for one another.”...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football ben petrula captains jeff hafley marcus valdez max richardson travis levy zion johnson
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Roster Updates: Bequette Transfer Official, Kobay White Back to Practice
Roster Updates: Bequette Transfer Official, Kobay White Back to Practice Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Jeff Hafley has already won over the Boston College fan base, and he’s yet to coach a game. That’s in large part because of his recruiting chops. Not only has Hafley beat out other Power Five...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football cal covid-19 david bailey jeff hafley kobay white luc bequette transfer portal
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Regular Season Tune-Up: Final Scrimmage, QB Battle, and COVID-19 Update
Regular Season Tune-Up: Final Scrimmage, QB Battle, and COVID-19 Update Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College wasn’t part of Saturday’s much-anticipated FBS lineup, but that didn’t stop the Eagles from joining in on the fun. Two weeks out from its season opener at Duke, BC hosted its...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bryce sebastian covid-19 dennis grosel ethon williams isaiah mcduffie jeff hafley phil jurkovec scrimmage zay flowers
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BC Picked to Finish 13th in 2020 ACC Preseason Poll
BC Picked to Finish 13th in 2020 ACC Preseason Poll Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Since Jeff Hafley took over as head coach, there’s been more optimism surrounding Boston College football than there had been for the greater portion of the past decade. That hasn’t translated to lofty expectations...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season acc preseason poll bc football ben petrula jeff hafley zion johnson
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So Far, So Good for the BC Bubble
So Far, So Good for the BC Bubble Andy Backstrom Staff Writer When every freshman attends Boston College orientation, they first hear about the “BC Bubble.” Despite the university’s name, BC really isn’t in Boston—not like BU and Northeastern anyway. It’s in Chestnut Hill, and, as a result, it...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc bubble bc football covid-19 jeff hafley max richardson travis levy
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With Three Weeks Before Season Opener, BC Staying in Training Camp Mode
With Three Weeks Before Season Opener, BC Staying in Training Camp Mode Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College won’t kick off its season at Duke until the second-to-last weekend in September. By that point last year, the Eagles were gearing up for their fourth game of the 2019 campaign...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football dennis grosel duke jeff hafley phil jurkovec travis levy
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10 Burning Questions for the 2020 Eagles
10 Burning Questions for the 2020 Eagles Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Three weeks ago, it appeared as if the 2020 college football season was a ticking-time bomb. That’s why Saturday night’s Central Arkansas-Austin Peay FCS opener was a bit surreal. As was the ESPN commercial for BYU-Navy, a...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football david bailey frank cignetti jr. jeff hafley max richardson phil jurkovec
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