Quotables and Notables: Virginia Tech Game
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
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As was the case two years ago, Boston College went into Lane Stadium for a primetime game against Virginia Tech Saturday night and found itself going back to the drawing board after a blowout—only this time...
BC Releases Week 1 Depth Chart for 2022 Season
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
Boston College released its first depth chart of the 2022 season Tuesday night ahead of this weekend's season opener against Rutgers. The "two-deep," which is more than two-deep at several positions...
Vol. 3: 2022 Fall Camp Notebook
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
Boston College held its fifth practice of training camp Tuesday morning in Fish Field House. Nearing the completion of the NCAA's acclimatization period, players wore helmets and shoulder pads.
The offensive line was...
Early BC Spring Ball Notes
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
We’re two practices into spring ball, and Boston College is focused on “fundamentals and technique,” as now-third-year head coach Jeff Hafley says.
But the Eagles are also installing a new offense. With three new position...
Reflecting on GT: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
Boston College had only 34 scrimmage plays of 20 or more yards coming into this past weekend. Now the Eagles have 42.
“It’s a hard day on the defense when you can hit that many...
PK Connor Lytton Got His Break Against Mizzou
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
When recruiting true freshman place kicker Connor Lytton, Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley told the Christiansburg, Virginia, native that they were going to share a moment.
A moment when Lytton, who...
Reflecting on Temple: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College has outscored its first three opponents, 124-31. The Eagles’ defensive statistics are even more impressive.
BC ranks 14th nationally (second in the ACC) in total...
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
The 2021 season was supposed to be when things finally got back on schedule for sixth-year Boston College place kicker Aaron Boumerhi. Until it wasn’t.
In preseason, the veteran re-aggravated his kicking hip, which he’s had two surgeries on during...
Filling in at Place Kicker, Danny Longman Is Ready for the Challenge
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Danny Longman’s Twitter account still has a video pinned from May 21, 2018—before his freshman year at Boston College. It’s him drilling back-to-back 60-yard field goals.
In other...
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...