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Trae Barry Is Hoping to Follow in Hunter Long’s Footsteps
Trae Barry Is Hoping to Follow in Hunter Long’s Footsteps Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley calls Jacksonville State transfer tight end Trae Barry a “giant.” He joked during ACC Network’s “Road Trip” tour at BC that he could shake your hand from 10-some feet...- andy_backstrom
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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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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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Four-star ATH RJ Maryland Commits to BC
Four-star ATH RJ Maryland Commits to BC Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College landed its third four-star recruit of the 2022 cycle Monday afternoon. Tight end/wide receiver RJ Maryland (5.8 RR) from Carroll High School (South Lake, Texas) committed to the Eagles and has the opportunity to...- andy_backstrom
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- 2022 recruiting class frank cignetti jr. hunter long rj maryland tommy sweeney
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Hafley Talks Spring Ball Wrap-Up, Adidas Deal, NFL Draft
Hafley Talks Spring Ball Wrap-Up, Adidas Deal, NFL Draft Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College closed out the spring season on Thursday. Similar to when Jeff Hafley asked his players if they wanted to opt out of a bowl game last winter, the second-year head coach is once again...- andy_backstrom
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Notes from BC's 2021 Pro Day
Notes from BC's 2021 Pro Day Andy Backstrom Staff Writer While the biggest trade of the NFL offseason went down Friday afternoon—shaking up the 2021 Draft—Boston College’s prospects finished up their Pro Day in front of 35 league personnel, including former BC linebacker and current Miami...- andy_backstrom
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NFL Combine Invites, Important Spring Football Dates Announced
NFL Combine Invites, Important Spring Football Dates Announced Andy Backstrom Staff Writer This time last year, AJ Dillon’s draft stock was on the rise after the 247-pound Boston College running back turned heads with a 41-inch vertical in Lucas Oil Stadium. But, because of COVID-19, February...- andy_backstrom
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Long Makes Case for No. 2 TE Spot During Senior Bowl Week
Long Makes Case for No. 2 TE Spot During Senior Bowl Week Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Five tight ends etched their names into the box score of yesterday’s Reese’s Senior Bowl with at least one reception. Boston College’s Hunter Long wasn’t one of them. An undisclosed “small setback” held the...- andy_backstrom
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- 2021 nfl draft bucky brooks hunter long kyle pitts mark chmura pete mitchell tight end
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Season Review: Tight End
Season Review: Tight End Andy Backstrom Staff Writer During the 2019 season, three of Boston College’s top-six receivers were tight ends. The year before that, seven BC tight ends hauled in multiple catches. The position was a staple of Steve Addazio’s 12-personnel, run-oriented offense. But...- andy_backstrom
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Long Named Second-Team AP All-American
Long Named Second-Team AP All-American Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College tight end Hunter Long has already collected All-ACC First-Team honors and been named a John Mackey Award semifinalist. Monday afternoon, he added another accolade. The redshirt junior earned a spot on the AP...- andy_backstrom
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Top-10 Storylines of BC’s 2020 Season
Top-10 Storylines of BC’s 2020 Season Andy Backstrom Staff Writer The underlying storyline of the 2020 college football season, of course, has been and continues to be COVID-19. After all, entering Championship Week, 137 games have been postponed or canceled this season because of the virus...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football dennis grosel hunter long jeff hafley phil jurkovec zay flowers
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Long Tabbed as Mackey Award Semifinalist
Long Tabbed as Mackey Award Semifinalist Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Hunter Long ended the 2020 regular season just like he started it: as a security blanket in the middle of the field and a downfield threat for Boston College’s new-look passing attack. While topping the 100-yard receiving...- andy_backstrom
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Grosel Ties Flutie’s Record, but BC Drops Regular Season Finale at UVA
Grosel Ties Flutie’s Record, but BC Drops Regular Season Finale at UVA Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Normally, losing a starting quarterback, let alone one that accounts for 76.2% of the team’s total offense, changes the way a team game plans. Not Boston College. When backup quarterback Dennis...- andy_backstrom
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BC Receivers Have Flourished in Cignetti's Offense
BC Receivers Have Flourished in Cignetti's Offense Andy Backstrom Staff Writer All but five of Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec’s 17 completions went to tight end Hunter Long and wide receiver Zay Flowers in the Eagles’ season-opening win at Duke. Without veteran Kobay White, who...- andy_backstrom
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- 2020 season bc football cj lewis frank cignetti jr. hunter long jaelen gill phil jurkovec travis levy zay flowers
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Go Figure: Entering the Double Bye, 10 Stats to Know
Go Figure: Entering the Double Bye, 10 Stats to Know Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Boston College has two games remaining in the regular season, but it’s going to take a while to get there because of the Eagles’ impromptu double bye. In the meantime, there’s a lot to unpack from the last nine...- andy_backstrom
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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 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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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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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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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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