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    What Does the ACC's 3-5-5 Scheduling Model Mean for BC?

    What Does the ACC's 3-5-5 Scheduling Model Mean for BC? Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College got a good draw. There's no doubt about it. The ACC announced Tuesday that, starting in 2023, the league will adopt a 3-5-5 scheduling model that will do away with divisions and...
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    Story: ACC to Adopt New Model in 2023, BC's Three Permanent Opponents Set

    ACC to Adopt New Model in 2023, BC's Three Permanent Opponents Set Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher The band's getting back together. The boys are back in town. Take your pick of a reunion catch phrase because it's happening. The ACC announced Tuesday that, starting in 2023, the...
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    Lax: Behind Medjid and Smith, BC Erases Early Deficit at Pitt

    Behind Medjid and Smith, BC Erases Early Deficit at Pitt Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher In its inaugural season, Pittsburgh women's lacrosse has come agonizingly close to recording its first-ever ACC win this month. Head coach Emily Boissonneault's team jumped out to a 7-2 lead over...
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    BC Crushes Pitt for First ACC Tournament Victory in Four Years

    BC Crushes Pitt for First ACC Tournament Victory in Four Years Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Before the season started, first-year Boston College men’s basketball head coach Earl Grant acknowledged that there would be ups and downs this—and perhaps more of the latter. What he cared...
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    BC Keeps Hugley in Check, Rolls Past Pitt

    BC Keeps Hugley in Check, Rolls Past Pitt Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College men’s basketball sophomore center Justin Vander Baan subbed in during the second half against Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon. Unlike the teams’ Jan. 8 meeting, however, the 7-footer wasn’t checking...
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    Sources: A Key BC Assistant Is Being Targeted by Pitt

    Boston College offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. is one of the candidates being considered by Pat Narduzzi for Pittsburgh's open OC position, sources told Panther-Lair.com of the Rivals network. Cignetti, a Pittsburgh native, was the Panthers' OC and quarterbacks coach during the 2009-10...
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    Breaking Down BC's Potential Game-Tying Play at Pitt

    Breaking Down BC's Potential Game-Tying Play at Pitt Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Pittsburgh men’s basketball lost its first three ACC games by a combined five points. The Panthers, who led each of those three defeats at the under eight-minute media timeout in the second half...
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    Unpacking BC’s Gut-Wrenching Loss at Pitt

    Unpacking BC’s Gut-Wrenching Loss at Pitt Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Everything was falling for Makai Ashton-Langford. The veteran guard was amid a career-high, 23-point outing at Pittsburgh Saturday evening, during which he made four 3-pointers—more than he had sunk in the last...
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    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 12 Rankings

    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 12 Rankings Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Wake Forest lost its second game in three weeks as well as its top spot in the Rivals ACC Media Poll. Coastal Division champion Pittsburgh is the new No. 1. And the Panthers, now No. 20 in the AP Top 25, and...
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    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 11 Rankings

    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 11 Rankings Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher It wasn't always pretty. Sam Hartman threw a trio of interceptions. Passes were dropped and injuries mounted. But Wake Forest prevailed, fending off North Carolina State in a top-20 matchup, putting the Demon...
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    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 10 Rankings

    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 10 Rankings Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Poof. Gone goes Wake Forest's College Football Playoff chances after the then-No. 10 Demon Deacons cratered in the fourth quarter against UNC this weekend. The Tar Heels played spoiler, tainting Wake Forest's...
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    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 8 Rankings

    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 8 Rankings Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Staff Writer Wake Forest outraced Army in a track meet, Kenny Pickett celebrated a win over Clemson with "a cold one" and Virginia's video game offense held off an up-and-down yet feisty Georgia Tech team. Those three...
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    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 7 Rankings

    Rivals ACC Media Poll: Week 7 Rankings Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Staff Writer For the first time in three weeks, three ACC teams are ranked in the AP Top 25: No. 16 Wake Forest, No. 18 North Carolina State and No. 23 Pitt. The conference's top three teams appear set, for now at least...
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    Hafley Wants BC to Be Loose, Play Fearless on Saturdays

    Hafley Wants BC to Be Loose, Play Fearless on Saturdays Andy Backstrom Staff Writer When Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers dropped a wide-open touchdown in the corner of the end zone midway through the second quarter against Pittsburgh Saturday evening, Jeff Hafley looked at his...
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    Pitt Misses Extra Point, Eagles Win Thriller in Overtime

    Pitt Misses Extra Point, Eagles Win Thriller in Overtime Andy Backstrom Staff Writer The parallels are uncanny. Boston College found itself in overtime Saturday night against Pittsburgh for the first time since 2014, when the Eagles lost a heartbreaker to Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl at...
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    Confident Jurkovec Set to Play Hometown Panthers

    Confident Jurkovec Set to Play Hometown Panthers Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Over the course of the past nine months, Boston College signal caller Phil Jurkovec has transferred from Notre Dame, received his immediate-eligibility waiver, won an offseason quarterback battle, and registered a...
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    With Pitt on Tap, Hafley Preparing for Program That Helped Pave His Career

    With Pitt on Tap, Hafley Preparing for Program That Helped Pave His Career Andy Backstrom Staff Writer This past Saturday, Jeff Hafley reunited with North Carolina co-defensive coordinator Jay Batemen, who was the head coach of Siena when Hafley was a senior. But this week is even more...
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