Boston College. . . Last Season 3-9 record (0-8 in ACC)
Last season, the lack of an offense really derailed the Eagles. B.C. lost five games by three or less points. One of those losses was to a lowly Wake Forest team in a hard-to-watch 0-3 loss. Anything resembling an offense could have (may have) changed the fortunes of this team but they had a pitiful pass attack which led defenses to stack the line against them routinely. Boston College hopes things will be different with Kentucky graduate-transfer Patrick Towles at the quarterback position. Patrick Towles is in no way the re-birth of Matt Ryan under center for the Eagles, but he is a quarterback who played in the SEC and has seen some of the faster defenses in recent history. Aside from tough defensive assignments like Florida State, Clemson and Louisville – the schedule isn’t too harsh. Even then, they lost to Florida State 14-0 and Louisville 17-14 last season so it wouldn’t be far fetched to say they can overcome those obstacles this year. Running back John Hillman will be at full strength this season and he showed a lot of potential in 2014 running for over 800 yards and 13 touchdowns. The defense has 8 returning starters which is good news for head coach Steve Addazio who needs a huge turn-around to keep his job this year. It wouldn’t be shocking to see this team make some noise and come away with a big upset or two during the year.
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Last season, the lack of an offense really derailed the Eagles. B.C. lost five games by three or less points. One of those losses was to a lowly Wake Forest team in a hard-to-watch 0-3 loss. Anything resembling an offense could have (may have) changed the fortunes of this team but they had a pitiful pass attack which led defenses to stack the line against them routinely. Boston College hopes things will be different with Kentucky graduate-transfer Patrick Towles at the quarterback position. Patrick Towles is in no way the re-birth of Matt Ryan under center for the Eagles, but he is a quarterback who played in the SEC and has seen some of the faster defenses in recent history. Aside from tough defensive assignments like Florida State, Clemson and Louisville – the schedule isn’t too harsh. Even then, they lost to Florida State 14-0 and Louisville 17-14 last season so it wouldn’t be far fetched to say they can overcome those obstacles this year. Running back John Hillman will be at full strength this season and he showed a lot of potential in 2014 running for over 800 yards and 13 touchdowns. The defense has 8 returning starters which is good news for head coach Steve Addazio who needs a huge turn-around to keep his job this year. It wouldn’t be shocking to see this team make some noise and come away with a big upset or two during the year.
http://proplayerinsiders.com/nfl-draft-news/3-college-football-sleepers/
