For just the third time since 1970, Boston College opens a season on Sept. 19 as the Eagles visit Duke to begin the 2020 campaign. The game at Duke marks the beginning of the Jeff Hafley era at BC. Hafley was named the 36th head coach in Boston College history on Dec. 14, 2019. Saturday’s game will be […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College head football coach Jeff Hafley announced Wednesday the results of a team vote to select captains for the 2020 season. The players’ vote concluded with senior running back Travis Levy, senior offensive linemen Zion Johnson and Ben Petrula, senior linebacker Max Richardson and junior defensive end Marcus Valdez selected as team captains. All five players were named team captains for […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – For the final time before an actual game, BC finished its third scrimmage of the preseason Saturday morning inside Alumni Stadium. The lengthiest scrimmage since the Eagles started practice in August, the first team offense squared off against the first team defense for 60 plays while the second and third team […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Atlantic Coast Conference media members selected Boston College’s Zion Johnson and Ben Petrula to the 2020 All-ACC Preseason Team, the conference office announced Friday. The league’s media members also picked BC to finish 13th in the ACC in 2020. Each ACC team is slated to play 11 games (10 conference, one non-conference) this season. The two teams with […]
BC teams with conference office and fellow members to promote diversity, unity, and inclusion GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference’s Committee for Racial and Social Justice (CORE – Champions of Racial Equity) announced three initiatives in conjunction with its member institutions on Thursday. • Mandatory diversity and inclusion training for student-athletes, athletic department staff, […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College announced today that it has finalized the 2020 football schedule with the addition of Texas State. The Eagles and Bobcats meet for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Alumni Stadium. Texas State finished the 2019 season 3-9 overall and 2-6 in the Sun Belt. The capacity at […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – BC continued preseason camp with practice No. 17 on Tuesday morning inside a steamy Fish Field House. The Eagles have just this week remaining for preseason camp before classes resume next Monday at Boston College. Boston College continued its COVID-19 testing of football student-athletes, coaches, and staff and the most recent […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – For the first time this preseason, the BC football team had an extended look of team scrimmage periods with a full set of officials inside Alumni Stadium Saturday morning. Under a hot sun, the Eagles were on the field for over two hours in the most game-like conditions and situations yet […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – For the first time this preseason, the BC football team practiced inside Alumni Stadium on Friday morning. The lighter practice featured no contact. Head coach Jeff Hafley spoke to reporters following practice. He gave an update on senior wide receiver Kobay White, who has missed time this preseason due to a knee injury. “Kobay […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – BC football returned to the field for practice No. 11 of preseason camp Tuesday morning inside Fish Field House. The Eagles wore full pads in an efficient and intense, two-hour practice. Head coach Jeff Hafley met with reporters following Tuesday’s practice and discussed the process sophomore quarterback Phil Jurkovec is making. “I think what you […]
