Flowers in Full Bloom Amid Record-Breaking Senior Season
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Ahead of last week's game between Boston College and Clemson, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney said that figuring out where BC is going to line up wide receiver Zay Flowers is like playing a game...
McNulty's Move From Booth to Sideline Has Improved Offensive Communication
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Jeff Hafley said that coordinators have preferences when it comes to where they call plays from. The third-year Eagles head coach doesn't have a choice where he's stationed on...
Reflecting on Virginia Tech: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
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Boston College's offense is in serious trouble. After hitting the reset button this offseason and hiring four new coaches on that side of the ball—most notably, offensive...
BC Preparing for a Virginia Tech Team With New Staff Yet Veteran Players
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Brent Pry is in a similar situation Jeff Hafley was two years ago.
Pry is a former defensive coordinator who is now a first-time head coach. He has to reconstruct a Hokies program...
BC-Rutgers Is Full of Shared History Among Coaches, Players
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Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley said that he has more than 60 tickets reserved for Saturday's season opener against Rutgers.
"My brother, my sister, my cousins, they all went to...
Shimko's Unorthodox Coaching Journey Has Led Him Back to the QB Room
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Boston College quarterbacks coach Steve Shimko joked that you can see the back of his head in the third season of Netflix's hit documentary series "Last Chance U."
At the time, he was...
A More Optimistic Jurkovec Ready for Final BC Season
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Boston College starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec and his backup, Emmett Morehead, hit Dick's Sporting Goods to buy a pair of fishing poles.
They've spent hours fishing together in nearby reservoirs...
Vol. 4: 2022 Fall Camp Notebook
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Boston College was in full pads for the first time this preseason Friday morning in Fish Field House. The Eagles completed their seventh practice of fall camp.
We're just about three weeks away from the start of the 2022...
What Anonymous ACC Coaches Have to Say About BC in 2022
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Athlon Sports asked ACC coaches to speak anonymously about their 2022 opponents and published the commentary on its site last Wednesday.
Here’s what league coaches had to say about Boston...
Trusted Relationships Led Takacs to BC
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George Takacs is a big human with a big brain. Not only is the 6-foot-6, 247-pound graduate transfer from Notre Dame the tallest tight end on Boston College's roster, but he also might have the best memory of...
2022 BC Position Preview Series: Tight Ends
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Whenever a former tight ends coach becomes an offensive coordinator, there's a darn good chance that position group is going to heavily factor into his scheme. And Boston College OC John McNulty isn't just any...
Hafley on 'the Right Way': Why He Chose BC, What He Looks for in Recruits
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Jeff Hafley had options after his first year as Ohio State's co-defensive coordinator. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach...
2022 BC Position Series Preview: Quarterbacks
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Phil Jurkovec really wasn't supposed to be at Boston College for the 2022 season. The expectation was that he'd build off his breakout 2020 campaign and go either Day One or Day Two in this year's NFL Draft...
BC Football Mailbag: Which Young Players Stand Out?
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It’s that time of year again. Speculation runs rampant. Questions circulate. Excitement boils.
Preseason football is upon us.
So let’s break out our Eagle Action mailbag.
WINNINGEAGLE: How big has...
Roller Coaster True Freshman Season Made Morehead a Confident QB2
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Emmett Morehead was ready to make his first collegiate start. He was going to be the guy.
Three days after he made his debut at Syracuse on Oct. 30, during which he alternated series...
At BC, DeGuglielmo Is Back Where It All Started
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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...
Notre Dame TE George Takacs Moves to BC as Grad Transfer
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Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec likes the middle of the field. In 2020, he established a rapport with tight end Hunter Long—who became a third round pick of the Miami Dolphins—and then...
In Early Spring Ball, McNulty’s Offense Has ‘Made a Lot of Big Strides'
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John McNulty has three numbers written on his board: 70, 822 and 12.
The number of catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns star Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers...
After ‘Lost Season,’ Jurkovec Excited for BC’s New Offense
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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...
Early BC Spring Ball Notes
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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...