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    Eagles Looking to Get Right After Off Week: 'It's Two Different Halves'

    Eagles Looking to Get Right After Off Week: 'It's Two Different Halves' Andy Backstrom • EagleAction Publisher Edit @andybackstrom Adversity isn't new for Boston College. Not when Jeff Hafley began his head coaching tenure during a pandemic. Not when the Eagles have been ravaged by injuries...
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    With Maine on Tap, BC Aware It Can't Take Any Opponent Lightly

    With Maine on Tap, BC Aware It Can't Take Any Opponent Lightly Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Maine hasn't beaten Boston College since 1915, and it's never defeated the Eagles in Chestnut Hill. The Black Bears have just four wins over FBS programs in school history. And, two weeks...
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    Seven Eagles Tabbed for 2023 Senior Bowl Watch List

    Seven Eagles Tabbed for 2023 Senior Bowl Watch List Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher The Reese's Senior Bowl is where former Boston College offensive linemen Zion Johnson and Chris Lindstrom played their way into the first round of the NFL Draft. It's the most notable pre-draft...
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    Barbershops and Card Games: An Off-the-Field Look at BC's Defense

    Barbershops and Card Games: An Off-the-Field Look at BC's Defense Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Tyeus "Ty" Clemons' room is the team barbershop. Well, one of them. The Boston College defensive lineman started cutting hair this summer, according to defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku...
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    A More Optimistic Jurkovec Ready for Final BC Season

    A More Optimistic Jurkovec Ready for Final BC Season Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher 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...
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    Vol. 5: 2022 Fall Camp Notebook

    Vol. 5: 2022 Fall Camp Notebook Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College has the day off Tuesday. It's a well-earned break after the Eagles completed their ninth and 10th practices of fall camp Sunday and Monday, respectively. Monday's practice included BC's first scrimmage of...
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    Maitre Even More Versatile After Playing Free Safety Last Season

    Maitre Even More Versatile After Playing Free Safety Last Season Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher A wooden lion pendant dangles around the neck of Boston College graduate defensive back Jason Maitre, just below his mane of dreads. It's a fitting charm. The 5-foot-10, 188-pound...
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    DeBerry Wants to Be More of a Vocal Leader in Final Season

    DeBerry Wants to Be More of a Vocal Leader in Final Season Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Josh DeBerry lets his play do the talking. While fierce on the field, the Boston College senior defensive back has a quiet demeanor with reporters. Fittingly so, given that, for more than a...
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    Three Eagles Tabbed for 2022 All-ACC Preseason Team

    Three Eagles Tabbed for 2022 All-ACC Preseason Team Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Finishing above .500 in conference play has been a remarkable challenge for Boston College over the past decade and change. Churning out individual talent, on the other hand, has remained routine for...
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    Jurkovec, Flowers, DeBerry Attending 2022 ACC Kickoff

    Jurkovec, Flowers, DeBerry Attending 2022 ACC Kickoff Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher The ACC Football Kickoff is a week away, and that means that fall camp is right around the corner. For the second year in a row, each ACC program will send three student-athletes—along with their...
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    BC Football Mailbag: Which Young Players Stand Out?

    BC Football Mailbag: Which Young Players Stand Out? Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher 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...
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    Welcome to the ‘Jungle’: BC’s Fast-Improving Secondary

    Welcome to the ‘Jungle’: BC’s Fast-Improving Secondary Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley wants his defensive backs to finish violently. That’s what associate head coach and DBs coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim preaches, too. “My philosophy is, I’d rather...
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    2021 BC Football Season in Review

    For best reading experience, click here: https://bostoncollege.rivals.com/news/2021-bc-football-season-in-review *Going to be doing a position-by-position breakdown series, too. That's coming.
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    BC Recruiting Current Players to Stay: ‘The Guys Like it Here’

    BC Recruiting Current Players to Stay: ‘The Guys Like it Here’ Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College followed a promising 2020 campaign with an injury-riddled season that saw the Eagles dip below .500 in ACC play for the first time since 2016. Phil Jurkovec could have left...
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    Story: DeBerry Announces Return for 2022 Season

    DeBerry Announces Return for 2022 Season Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College already had quarterback Phil Jurkovec, the face of the Eagles’ program, and Zay Flowers, BC’s star wide receiver, announce that they are returning for the 2022 season. Now, arguably the Eagles’...
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    DeBerry Back to Practice, Sillah Out for Military Bowl

    DeBerry Back to Practice, Sillah Out for Military Bowl Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College helped set the standard for COVID-19 prevention in the FBS last year. This season, though, the program caught a bug—the injury bug. And, of course, the flu before the regular season...
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    12 Eagles Receive All-ACC Honors After 2021 Regular Season

    12 Eagles Receive All-ACC Honors After 2021 Regular Season Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College still has a bowl game on tap, however, the postseason accolades are rolling in before the Eagles find out their next destination. A dozen BC players earned All-ACC honors...
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    BC Injury Updates Ahead of Regular Season Finale Against Wake Forest

    BC Injury Updates Ahead of Regular Season Finale Against Wake Forest Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher 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...
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    Eagles Injury Updates Ahead of FSU Game

    Eagles Injury Updates Ahead of FSU Game Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher 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...
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    Reflecting on GT: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?

    Reflecting on GT: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser? Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher 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...
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