Beat Up Eagles Sputter Against No. 21 Wake Forest
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Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec tossed the ball to running back Pat Garwo III, who then flipped it to wide receiver Zay Flowers for a reverse. While Flowers skirted toward the right sideline...
Demon Deacons' Aerial Attack to Challenge BC's Much-Improved Pass Defense
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Boston College has faced a litany of dual-threat quarterbacks this year, as is often the case in today’s ACC. Since the Eagles hosted North Carolina State and Devin Leary, BC has...
15 BC Players Miss Practice With Flu Leading Up to Regular Season Finale
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Boston College got through practically the entire 2020 season without a single positive COVID-19 case. This year, though, the Eagles are dealing with a flu outbreak.
Second-year...
BC Injury Updates Ahead of Regular Season Finale Against Wake Forest
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Boston College got some key defensive pieces back last week, but it was a give and take.
Even though fourth-year starting cornerback Brandon Sebastian and sixth-year transfer...
Reflecting on FSU: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
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Jeff Hafley said that he spent a lot of time thinking about it last night: Why is Boston College stumbling out to slow starts? The second-year Eagles head coach perused the possible...
Quotables and Notables: FSU Game
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Boston College scored three straight touchdowns for the second straight game. Only this time, it was too little, too late. The Eagles’ second-half comeback against a resurgent Florida State Saturday ended with...
2021 Opponent Preview: Florida State
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It’s a meeting of two second-year head coaches who are trying to get a pair of Atlantic Division programs back to ACC prominence. Jeff Hafley’s Boston College is an up-and-comer, while Mike Norvell’s Florida State is...
BC-FSU a Meeting of Battle-Tested Teams Playing Their Best in November
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Boston College was in a free fall two and a half weeks ago. The Eagles were winless in ACC play, averaging 10 points per game against conference opponents and helpless at...
Jurkovec Playing Like the Dual-Threat Star He Was in High School
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During Pine-Richland’s 2017 PIAA State Championship victory over St. Joseph’s, Phil Jurkovec accounted for five total touchdowns. Four of them came on the ground.
A 25-yard touchdown pass...
Woodbey Has ‘All Good Things to Say’ About FSU But Loves His New Home
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Boston College strong safety Jaiden Woodbey looked at a printed copy of Florida State’s depth chart and scanned the secondary.
“I know all of them,” he said Tuesday. “Every single...
Eagles Injury Updates Ahead of FSU Game
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Phil Jurkovec is back, and Boston College is winning again. But the Eagles are still dealing with a host of injuries. Second-year head coach Jeff Hafley offered some positive news on that front Tuesday.
He said...
Reflecting on GT: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
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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...
BC Opens as 2.5-Point Favorite Versus FSU
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After two consecutive ACC wins, in large part thanks to the return of starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec, Boston College enters Week 12 as a 2.5-point favorite over Florida State, according to Action Network...
Jurkovec Stars, BC Outlasts GT in Back-and-Forth Affair
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Boston College found itself down at least two touchdowns three consecutive weeks: first against North Carolina State, then at Louisville and once again at Syracuse.
The Eagles, who averaged 11.4...
Gunner by Heart, Lockdown Corner by Trade
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Boston College cornerback Elijah Jones takes pride in his special teams play. It’s what got him on the field when he was a freshman in 2018.
Once a sprinter at Cardinal Hayes High School in New York, Jones has...
Reflecting on Virginia Tech: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
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Phil Jurkovec dominated headlines this weekend. The Boston College quarterback unexpectedly returned to the field after a six-game hiatus and starred in the Eagles’ 17-3 Red...
Quotables and Notables: Virginia Tech Game
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It wasn’t quite like 2000, when Mike Vick rushed for three Virginia Tech touchdowns—including an 82 yarder—or 2007, when Matt Ryan threw two touchdown passes in the final 2:11 to preserve the then-No. 2 Eagles...
The Timeline of Jurkovec’s Unexpected Return
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All signs pointed to Emmett Morehead starting Friday night against Virginia Tech. The true freshman quarterback split time with Dennis Grosel at Syracuse and completed downfield passes, which Boston College’s...
Jurkovec Returns to Beat Virginia Tech, Rescue BC’s Season
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Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley said this week that the Red Bandana Game Friday night was what the Eagles needed. Now in its eighth year, the event honors the late Welles Crowther, a BC...
Morehead Embracing Unexpected Start to His Collegiate Career
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Boston College quarterback Emmett Morehead played only two years of varsity high school football at Episcopal (Alexandria, Va.) His senior season was wiped out because of COVID-19.
Episcopal...