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    Hafley Wants Students to Treat Spring Exhibition 'Like a Saturday Game'

    Hafley Wants Students to Treat Spring Exhibition 'Like a Saturday Game' Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Spring ball was cut short in 2020 because of COVID-19. Last year, Boston College had to host its final two spring practices after the annual Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Game...
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    Sights and Sounds of BC's Final Spring Ball Practice

    Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher BC hosted its 14th and final spring practice Thursday in Fish Field House. The Eagles will play their annual Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Game Saturday in Alumni Stadium. For the first time since 2019, the game will open to the public. The first 30...
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    For CB Jalon Williams, Track Was Always in the Picture

    For CB Jalon Williams, Track Was Always in the Picture Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher When Boston College recruited Jalon Williams to play cornerback, he made it clear that he wanted to run track in college. He ran the 60 and 200 meter dash at South Grand Prairie High School in...
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    At BC, DeGuglielmo Is Back Where It All Started

    At BC, DeGuglielmo Is Back Where It All Started Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo joked that he could throw a rock from Fish Field House and hit five or six of his cousin’s houses. DeGuglielmo, or “Coach Guge” as his players call...
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    • dave deguglielmo jack conley jeff hafley john mcnulty offensive line tom coughlin
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    Relationships Are Everything for Savon Huggins

    Relationships Are Everything for Savon Huggins Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher While Savon Huggins was the star running back at St. Peter’s Prep in New Jersey, he played against Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, who was coaching Friendship Collegiate Academy. Then Huggins, the No. 58 overall Class...
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    DE Brian Simms III Commits to BC

    DE Brian Simms III Commits to BC Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College has reeled in a total of 10 defensive linemen in its last two recruiting classes. And the Eagles won't be slowing down any time soon. "We're always going to bring in a lot of D-Linemen," head coach Jeff...
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    For Some Eagles, Jersey Number Changes Have Added Significance

    For Some Eagles, Jersey Number Changes Have Added Significance Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Players come and go. That's the nature of college football. Jersey number changes are customary, too. And there were a bunch this spring for Boston College. Some are stylistic. For...
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    Post-Spring Break BC Football Notes

    Post-Spring Break BC Football Notes Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Spring break is part of spring ball. And, although it arrived just three practices into the Eagles' spring season this year, it was a much-needed break, redshirt senior linebacker Vinny DePalma said. "I think it was...
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    • 2022 season amari jackson george takacs jaelen gill jeff hafley spring ball spring break vinny depalma
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    In 2022, Ezeiruaku Wants to Be the Athlete BC Recruited Him to Be

    In 2022, Ezeiruaku Wants to Be the Athlete BC Recruited Him to Be Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher We grow to our environment, including the people we're around. It's a "Donovanism." That's what the bright-eyed and candid Donovan Ezeiruaku calls it, anyway. "I was always the...
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    After ‘Lost Season,’ Jurkovec Excited for BC’s New Offense

    After ‘Lost Season,’ Jurkovec Excited for BC’s New Offense Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher When Phil Jurkovec transferred to Boston College in January 2020, it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility that the former Notre Dame quarterback would have to sit out a season. After all, he...
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    Early BC Spring Ball Notes

    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...
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    • amari jackson danny longman drew kendall jeff hafley joey luchetti john mcnulty phil jurkovec sam candotti
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    As Only Returning O-Line Starter, Mahogany Embracing Leadership Role

    As Only Returning O-Line Starter, Mahogany Embracing Leadership Role Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher 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...
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    • christian mahogany dave deguglielmo jeff hafley offensive line zion johnson
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    Takeaways from BC's 2022 Spring Roster

    Takeaways from BC's 2022 Spring Roster Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher With the start of Boston College spring ball comes a new roster. Both arrived Saturday morning. Following a 2021 season where the 85-scholarship limit was practically obsolete because of the COVID-19 waiver...
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    • edwin kolenge jaden williams jason maitre jeff hafley phil jurkovec spring roster
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    Story: Savon Huggins to Replace Gunnell as BC's Running Backs Coach

    Savon Huggins to Replace Gunnell as BC's Running Backs Coach Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Savon Huggins is set to replace Rich Gunnell as Boston College's new running backs coach, sources told Eagle Action Wednesday. Huggins was brought aboard as an offensive analyst this past...
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    Longtime BC Assistant and Former Player Rich Gunnell No Longer on Staff

    Longtime BC Assistant and Former Player Rich Gunnell No Longer on Staff Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Rich Gunnell was the only coaching holdover from Steve Addazio era. But the former star Boston College wide receiver is no longer on staff, sources told Eagle Action Wednesday...
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    BC Expected to Hire UCF’s Darrell Wyatt as New WR Coach

    BC Expected to Hire UCF’s Darrell Wyatt as New WR Coach Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Spring ball starts this week for Boston College, and it appears as if the Eagles have filled their last remaining coaching vacancy. Matt Zenitz of On3 and Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel...
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    Onwuka Announces Return for 2022 Season

    Onwuka Announces Return for 2022 Season Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College defensive tackle Chibueze Onwuka announced on social media Friday night that he's returning to Chestnut Hill for the 2022 season. Onwuka missed last season after suffering an Achilles tear in...
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    Longtime NFL Assistant Dave DeGuglielmo Hired as BC's OL Coach

    Longtime NFL Assistant Dave DeGuglielmo Hired as BC's OL Coach Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher It's come full circle for Dave DeGuglielmo. The longtime NFL assistant—a Lexington, Massachusetts, native who started his coaching career as a Boston College grad assistant in 1991—is...
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    What Do Latest Positional Coaching Vacancies Mean for BC?

    What Do Latest Positional Coaching Vacancies Mean for BC? Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Frank Cignetti Jr. was the first domino to fall. The now-former Boston College offensive coordinator was hired away by his hometown school, Pittsburgh. Then nearly a month passed: Hafley brought...
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    • alec lindstrom jeff hafley joe dailey joe griffin john mcnulty matt applebaum zay flowers zion johnson
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    BC WR Coach Joe Dailey Headed to Carolina Panthers

    BC WR Coach Joe Dailey Headed to Carolina Panthers Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College wide receivers were an afterthought for years. More so because of lack of opportunity than lack of talent. They played second fiddle to running backs and tight ends during Steve...
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    • cj lewis frank cignetti jr. jaelen gill jeff hafley joe dailey matt applebaum zay flowers
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