Bowl Week Media: BC vs. SMU

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» Boston College returns to Bowl Season with its first-ever appearance at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl against SMU at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28.
» The Fenway Bowl will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. Chris Cotter (play-by-play) and former BC linebacker Mark Herzlich (analyst) are in the booth with Sherree Burruss (reporter) on the sideline.
» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and quarterback Scott Mutryn on the sideline.
» The Eagles are 14-13 all-time in bowl games. Their last win was the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl over Maryland. The Fenway Bowl marks BC’s 30th all-time bowl appearance.
» Boston College trails the all-time series, 0-1, with the lone meeting a 31-29 win for SMU in Dallas in 1986.
» SMU, along with Cal and Stanford, join BC in the ACC in 2024. The Eagles and Mustangs will meet four times as conference opponents, beginning in 2024 with a game in Dallas, through 2029.
» The Eagles started 2023 1-3 and followed with five-straight wins to be bowl eligible. BC last rallied from 1-3 to reach a bowl in 2017.
» BC is bowl eligible for the third time in head coach Jeff Hafley’s four seasons and earned eligibility after game nine; the fastest to bowl eligibility by the Eagles since a 6-2 start in 2018.
» Thomas Castellanos is third in the country for rushing yards by a QB at 957, which is 44th among all rushers. His 11 rushing TDs are tied for 35th in FBS and tied for fifth most by a quarterback.
» Lewis Bond has 48 receptions, 611 yards and seven touchdowns; one of just six ACC receivers to surpass 45/600/7 this season.