Red Bandana Game Comes at Right Time for Struggling BC
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
Boston College is losers of four straight and on a short week. With a Friday night game, the schedule gets shifted a day. Suddenly, Sunday isn’t only about watching Saturday’s film. It also entails...
Hafley Provides Injury Updates Ahead of Virginia Tech Game
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
At one point Saturday versus Syracuse, Boston College was without its starting left tackle, middle linebacker—the team’s leading tackler—fourth-year starting corner, top tight end and, of...
Reflecting on Syracuse: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College rotated quarterbacks Dennis Grosel and Emmett Morehead Saturday at Syracuse, but it appears as if second-year head coach Jeff Hafley won’t be returning to that...
Quotables and Notables: Syracuse Game
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College rotated two quarterbacks, went for it on fourth down three times and reached the red zone on four separate occasions, yet the Eagles still couldn’t score a touchdown against a Syracuse defense that...
While BC Tries Something New at QB, Syracuse Runs Away With Win
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It took Boston College true freshman Emmett Morehead three collegiate snaps to do what Dennis Grosel has only done three times all season: complete a pass that travels...
Eagles Strap in for ACC’s Best Rushing Offense at the Dome
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College ranks in the bottom five of every major offensive category when it comes to ACC-only stats. That’s alarming, considering the Eagles opened the year averaging 41.3 points per...
Nickel Stealing Dimes: DeBerry Finding Joy Playing Inside
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Josh DeBerry is a different player this year. It’s not just the haircut, although he joked Tuesday that he has a better visual on the ball now that he doesn’t have a canopy of dreads over his...
Hitting His Stride, RB Alec Sinkfield Confident in Offense’s Identity
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College running back Alec Sinkfield touched the ball three times during the Eagles’ first-quarter scoring drive at Louisville, the last of which resulted in an 11-yard...
Hafley Keeping QB Decision Under Wraps Ahead of Syracuse Trip
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Jeff Hafley never envisioned he’d be making a quarterback decision midseason. Not this year, at least. The Eagles were supposed to have one of the best signal callers in the ACC.
“I...
Quotables and Notables: Louisville Game
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Louisville practically handed Boston College Saturday’s game, turning the ball over three times in the first half alone. But the Eagles didn’t capitalize on the opportunity.
Instead, their offense floundered...
Reflecting on Louisville: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Jeff Hafley got off the plane at 12:30 a.m., woke up early and watched the tape of Boston College’s 28-14 loss at Louisville.
Then he held a team meeting. Hafley, who was...
Louisville Runs Wild While BC’s Offensive Combustion Continues
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Cardinal Stadium is where Dennis Grosel’s improbable Boston College career began. It could also be where it ends.
The former preferred walk-on quarterback, who has now started 13 career...
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Ahead of Louisville Trip, BC Not Looking Back
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College really dropped the ball.
Like, actually. The Eagles were 4-0 for the first time since 2007 and were one play away from ending Clemson’s 30-game home win streak and BC’s seven-year drought...
Hafley Believes Malik Cunningham Deserves More Credit
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Late in the second quarter of Boston College’s Senior Day matchup against Louisville last year, Cardinals quarterback Malik Cunningham operated out of the pistol, faked an option pitch to running...
What Did Louisville’s Scott Satterfield Say About BC?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield met with the media Monday and provided his overview of Boston College, speaking about the Eagles’ offense and defense.
He went in depth about BC...
BC LT Vrabel Is ‘Looking Good,’ Participates in Full Contact Practice
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley admitted the Eagles missed starting left tackle Tyler Vrabel during Saturday night’s blowout loss to now-No. 18 North Carolina State.
“Not...
Quotables and Notables: N.C. State Game
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Jeff Hafley got what he wanted. The second-year Boston College head coach asked for students to get in the stands of Alumni Stadium before kickoff for the Eagles’ primetime showdown with then-No. 22 North...
Reflecting on N.C. State: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College went from potentially taking a touchdown lead into halftime of Saturday night’s game against No. 22 North Carolina State to trailing the Wolfpack, 24-7, midway...
BC Falls Apart in Second Half Against No. 22 Wolfpack
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
First-year place kicker Connor Lytton missed a 32-yard field goal. Graduate punter Grant Carlson muffed a snap. And true freshman wideout Jaden Williams dropped three passes, one of which resulted...