Trapilo Still Limited, Hafley Not Saying 'No' to Mahogany Return
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Boston College starting left tackle Ozzy Trapilo alternated snaps with redshirt freshman Nick Thomas last week at Florida State after missing the last two games with a knee injury...
Hafley on Adding Portal O-Linemen: 'It's Not Always That Easy'
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Boston College's offensive line was all everyone following the program wanted to talk about this offseason. Two weeks into the regular season, and it's still all everyone following the...
Three Eagles Tabbed for 2022 All-ACC Preseason Team
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Finishing above .500 in conference play has been a remarkable challenge for Boston College over the past decade and change. Churning out individual talent, on the other hand, has remained routine for...
Mahogany Likely Out for Season With ACL Tear
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Christian Mahogany wasn't just Boston College's lone returning starter on the offensive line. The 6-foot-3, 335-pound redshirt junior was expected to be one of the Eagles' stars in 2022, alongside quarterback...
Conley ‘Grateful’ Staff Trusts Him With Another Chance at Left Tackle
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Jack Conley lined up at tight end before he played left tackle at Boston College.
As strange as it sounds, the 6-foot-7, 316-pound offensive lineman was an inline tight end for a...
Takeaways From BC's 2022 Spring Game
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Luke McLaughlin went inside, then out. McLaughlin, who joined Boston College as a preferred walk-on last year, created just enough separation from redshirt sophomore defensive back Jason Scott so that reserve...
As Only Returning O-Line Starter, Mahogany Embracing Leadership Role
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Christian Mahogany didn’t play offensive line until his junior year at Paramus Catholic. There was a steep learning curve, and he had to adapt fast.
So he modeled his game after the...
Previewing BC’s Potential Offensive Line Combinations for 2022
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Boston College is losing four starting offensive linemen to this year’s NFL Draft: center Alec Lindstrom, left tackle Tyler Vrabel, right tackle Ben Petrula and left guard Zion Johnson...
OT Tyler Vrabel Declaring for 2022 NFL Draft
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Make it four departing starters from Boston College's offensive line. Tackle Tyler Vrabel, a three-time All-ACC honorable mention, is headed to the 2022 NFL Draft.
On3's Matt Zenitz was the first to report...
BC Recruiting Current Players to Stay: ‘The Guys Like it Here’
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Boston College followed a promising 2020 campaign with an injury-riddled season that saw the Eagles dip below .500 in ACC play for the first time since 2016.
Phil Jurkovec could have left...
12 Eagles Receive All-ACC Honors After 2021 Regular Season
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Boston College still has a bowl game on tap, however, the postseason accolades are rolling in before the Eagles find out their next destination.
A dozen BC players earned All-ACC honors...
Lofty Goals for BC's Offensive Line
Andy Backstrom
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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...
End-of-Season Awards for the 2020 Eagles
Andy Backstrom
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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...
Midseason Awards for the 2020 Eagles
Andy Backstrom
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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...