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BC’s Trip to UMass a Blast from the Past for New England Football
BC’s Trip to UMass a Blast from the Past for New England Football Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Staff Writer Boston College played Holy Cross for the first time in 32 years in 2018. It was a blowout, but 40,311 fans turned out to Alumni Stadium, with various shades of purple coating the...- andy_backstrom
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- alec lindstrom cj lewis jeff hafley umass walt bell
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Story: BC to Wear Red Bandana Uniforms at UMass
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Staff Writer Boston College’s Red Bandana Game has been scheduled further and further away from 9/11 practically every year it’s been played: Sept. 13 in 2014, Sept. 18 in 2015, Oct. 7 in 2016, Oct. 27 in 2017, Oct. 26 in 2018, Nov. 9 in 2019 and Nov. 14 in...- andy_backstrom
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- 9/11 alec lindstrom cj lewis jeff hafley red bandana umass welles crowther
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Heading into Season Opener, Hafley Embraces Position Battles
Heading into Season Opener, Hafley Embraces Position Battles Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Staff Writer When Jeff Hafley was asked about Boston College’s Week 1 depth chart, the second-year coach smirked and jokingly fired a question back: “Did I put enough ‘OR’s in there for ya?” Vintage...- andy_backstrom
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- aaron boumerhi alec lindstrom danny longman drew kendall jahmin muse jaiden lars-woodbey jason maitre jeff hafley mike palmer phil jurkovec
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BC Isn’t Taking Colgate Matchup for Granted
BC Isn’t Taking Colgate Matchup for Granted Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Staff Writer Boston College is a 50.5-point favorite heading into its season opener against Colgate Saturday, according to Action Network. And ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Eagles a 98.2% chance of beating the...- andy_backstrom
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- 2021 season alec lindstrom colgate grant breneman jeff hafley milton braasch ii owen rosenberger will gruber
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Four Eagles Put on 2022 Senior Bowl Watch List
Four Eagles Put on 2022 Senior Bowl Watch List Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Hunter Long was the lone Boston College player to travel to Mobile, Alabama, for last year’s Senior Bowl. The year before that, the Eagles didn’t have anyone participate in the pre-draft all-star game. With a 2021 roster...- andy_backstrom
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- alec lindstrom anthony brown jr. ben petrula chris lindstrom ej perry hunter long senior bowl zion johnson
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Lofty Goals for BC's Offensive Line
Lofty Goals for BC's Offensive Line Andy Backstrom Staff Writer There weren’t many sure bets about the 2020 season. It appeared as if Boston College’s offensive line play was one of them. The Eagles were returning four All-ACC honorees and coming off a season in which they allowed 13 total...- andy_backstrom
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- alec lindstrom ben petrula christian mahogany jeff hafley matt applebaum tyler vrabel zion johnson
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What We Learned From the First Day of BC’s Fall Camp
What We Learned From the First Day of BC’s Fall Camp Andy Backstrom Staff Writer No masks; no social distancing; new helmets and Adidas practice uniforms; 20 returning starters across offense, defense and special teams. So much has changed for Boston College in a year. Last August, head coach...- andy_backstrom
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- alec lindstrom brandon sebastian fall camp 2021 isaiah graham-mobley jeff hafley phil jurkovec travis levy
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BC’s Best Two-Star Players in Last 10 Years
BC’s Best Two-Star Players in Last 10 Years Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Steve Addazio helped excavate Boston College football from the conference cellar but never got the Eagles over the hump of ACC mediocrity. It’s that second clause that caused BC fans excruciating pain. His coaching...- andy_backstrom
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- alec lindstrom hunter long john johnson josh keyes marcus valdez two-star players
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Lindstrom on Holiday Grilling, Establishing the Run
Lindstrom on Holiday Grilling, Establishing the Run Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Alec Lindstrom hosts a podcast, reviews food on Instagram and is the first Boston College center to earn All-ACC First-Team honors since Andy Gallik in 2014. The brand is strong for the senior lineman, who tweeted...- andy_backstrom
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- acc network alec lindstrom chris lindstrom frank cignetti jr. packer and durham taji johnson xavier coleman
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Hafley Talks Staff Cohesion, Player Competition Ahead of Spring Season
Hafley Talks Staff Cohesion, Player Competition Ahead of Spring Season Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Now in his second year as Boston College’s head coach, Jeff Hafley continues to champion the phrase, “you win with people.” And he’s not just talking about his players and their buy-in. “Keeping...- andy_backstrom
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- aazaar abdul-rahim alec lindstrom ben petrula jeff hafley matt applebaum phil jurkovec zion johnson
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Alec Lindstrom Joins Fellow O-Linemen in 2021 Return
Alec Lindstrom Joins Fellow O-Linemen in 2021 Return Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College’s offensive line is running it back. Center Alec Lindstrom announced Friday afternoon that he’s returning for the 2021 season, meaning that BC will have 10 offensive starters suiting up again next...- andy_backstrom
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- 2021 season alec lindstrom ben petrula offensive line zion johnson
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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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Training Camp Notes: Learning the Offense
Training Camp Notes: Learning the Offense Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Throughout the Steve Addazio era, there wasn’t much of a question about what Boston College’s offense was going to look like. It was 12 personnel power football, with one running back, two tight ends, and two wide receivers...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season alec lindstrom bc football david bailey dennis grosel frank cignetti jr. jaelen gill jeff hafley phil jurkovec zay flowers
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Position Overview: Offensive Line
Position Overview: Offensive Line Andy Backstrom Staff Writer From 1999 to 2015, Boston College had 15 offensive linemen selected in the NFL Draft. The program had 34 total draftees during that span. In other words, 44 percent of BC’s NFL Draft picks over the course of that 17-year period came...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season alec lindstrom bc football ben petrula matt applebaum offensive line tyler vrabel zion johnson
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