BC Football Mailbag: Who Might Return Next Year and What About the Portal?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
The complexion of Boston College’s season has changed. Again.
Eight wins are back on the table. Reaching that mark is something the Eagles haven’t done since 2009. First, they...
Eagles Focused on Georgia Tech, Not Bowl Eligibility
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
After Boston College suffered a 21-6 loss at Syracuse on Oct. 30, the Eagles’ fourth defeat in a row, they were left off bowl projections for the first time this year.
Suddenly, BC was in jeopardy of...
Gunner by Heart, Lockdown Corner by Trade
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
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...
Jurkovec Returns to Beat Virginia Tech, Rescue BC’s Season
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
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
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Publisher
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...
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...
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...
Midseason Awards for the 2021 Eagles
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Atlantic Division Champs? ACC Champs? Both of those goals weren’t out of the question at the start of the season for Boston College. Technically, they still aren’t.
But, after losing starting quarterback Phil...
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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 Football Mailbag: What if Vrabel Is Out Long Term?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College has its bye this week. That doesn’t mean the talk about the Eagles’ 4-1 start and crushing loss to Clemson has to slow down, though.
Eagle Action is back with another mailbag...
Reflecting on Clemson: What Did Hafley Say During His Sunday Presser?
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College has lost 21 straight games to AP Top-25 opponents. Three of the Eagles’ last five losses, including Saturday’s 19-13 defeat at then-No. 25 Clemson, have been...
Upset Win Slips Through BC’s Fingers in Death Valley
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
CLEMSON, S.C. — Boston College was 11 yards away from snapping its 10-game losing streak to Clemson, the No. 25 Tigers’ 30-game home win streak and BC’s 20-game losing streak to AP Top 25...
Grosel’s Guts, Leadership on Full Display in Mizzou Win
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Dennis Grosel threw a pick on Boston College’s first play from scrimmage Saturday. He could have easily had a few more. And, at one point, he piled up five straight incompletions.
But the...
BC Beats Mizzou in OT, Improves to 4-0 for First Time Since 2007
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Boston College led Missouri, 41-34, in overtime. At home. In front of an almost sold out crowd that shook Alumni Stadium Saturday afternoon.
And Brandon Sebastian ran the wrong...
Film Room: How Did Dennis Grosel Perform at Temple?
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Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Dennis Grosel’s numbers at Temple looked a lot more like the ones he put up in former offensive coordinator Mike...
Temple Game: Quotables and Notables
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Series note: After every game this season, Eagle Action will compile notable stats, milestones and moments from that matchup as well as the best postgame quotes.
Without starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec, Boston...
BC’s Defense Bounces Back in Dominant Win at Temple
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA — As soon as Temple quarterback Justin Lynch charged up the middle on a designed draw play, Boston College linebacker Isaiah Graham-Mobley got on his horse. The sixth-year transfer...
Jurkovec, Flowers Collect ACC Weekly Honors Following Season Opener
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Two of Boston College’s first three plays Saturday against Colgate were passes from Phil Jurkovec to Zay Flowers. The dynamic duo took the league by storm last year, and both stars...