The Boston College Eagles baseball program is in the process of “fall ball.” The team is halfway through their on-field workouts, and for the next two weekends will get a chance to play games before shutting things down until after the first of the year. On Friday night, the Eagles […]
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After “Soul Crushing” Clemson Loss, Wake Resurrects to Beat Seminoles
It’s finally over. The Wake Forest football program, for decades disrespected and cast aside as losers, has climbed a towering mountain to become a national power. Gaggles of non-believers, including many of us at various times in our lives, have once and for all been converted. Until now skeptics […]
Eagles Pick Up First ACC Win Over Louisville
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College football secured its first ACC win of the season with a 34-33 victory over Louisville on Saturday afternoon in Alumni Stadium. Phil Jurkovec finished the game 18-of-21 for 304 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. He completed five passes to Zay Flowers, who finished […]
Boston College Returns Home to Meet Louisville
Outmanned and outgunned is the best way to describe what happened to the Boston College Eagles (1-3, 0-2) last Saturday night against Florida State. The Eagles have problems in all three phases of the game. They have given up a special team’s kickoff return for a touchdown (95 yards) on […]
ACC Football News & Notes: Changes at Georgia Tech
It can be said that the first month of the college football season has gone very well for the ACC. There is one school that may disagree. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets season has gotten off to an 0-1 conference mark and 1-3 overall. Two of those losses have come […]
Urgent Wake Forest Football Challenge: Overcoming Sadness and Starting Over
Near Truist Field yesterday afternoon, I slowly stopped and started in my car through an abnormally large traffic jam. On the roadside curb, I saw young men and women sitting wearing black skirts and black t-shirts. They weren’t talking much, just being with each other. A few hundred feet further […]
Boston College Looks for Their First ACC Road Win at Florida State
It sure must have felt good to get the first win of the season. That must have been the mindset of the Boston College Eagles (1-2, 0-1) after last Saturday night’s win over Maine, 38-17. Sure the victory came against an FCS opponent, however, good things happened last weekend that […]
America’s Biggest College Football Game: Wake Forest vs. Clemson on Saturday
This Saturday. That would be tomorrow. On Truist Field. Between the lines. On the turf. Everything that has ever been important will play out. Our entire lives will reach some sort of emotional zenith. Wake Forest vs. Clemson, two nationally ranked teams, battle. You’ll be there. I’ll be there. […]
ACC Football News & Notes: Conference Games on the Docket
Week four of the college football season is upon us. In the Atlantic Coast Conference, that means league action is starting to take over. As we look forward to what is in store, it should be pointed out that the ACC still has seven teams without a loss. Five of […]
Liberty Scare Perfect Wake-Up Call for Wake/Clemson Clash
A distasteful menu of mistakes and mind-tormenting moments unfolded Saturday night at Truist Field. Wake Forest got pushed to the absolute limit against Liberty, making a tackle on the two-yard-line on a two-point conversation to win the game. It would have been a behemoth bummer of a loss – but […]