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Ascending BC aims to stay strong against reeling Pitt
With bowl eligibility clinched for the second straight fall, Boston College looks to end its regular season with a third win in four games Saturday against Pitt in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Last week's 41-21 triumph over North Carolina helped the Eagles (6-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) continue their...
Boston College seeks continued growth vs. Dartmouth
Boston College considers itself a changed team as it prepares to face Dartmouth on Friday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (6-1) came away with a championship at the Cayman Islands Classic, doing so thanks to a 63-61 victory over Boise State on Tuesday night. Joshua Beadle knocked down a...
Boston College, Boise State to vie for Cayman tourney title
"Survive and advance" is a phrase usually saved for March, but it's exactly what Boston College has done in the Cayman Islands Classic over the last couple of nights.,A night after outlasting Missouri State in an overtime thriller, the Eagles (5-1) will take on Boise State (5-1) in the tournament's ...
Elijah Strong’s late trey in OT lifts Boston College past Missouri State
Elijah Strong's 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left in overtime propelled Boston College to a 76-74 win over Missouri State in Monday's semifinal round game of the Cayman Islands Classic in George Town, Grand Cayman.,Donald Hand Jr. and Fred Payne each scored 18 points while Strong netted eight of his 1...
Boston College, Missouri State clash in Cayman Islands
Boston College will look to continue its Cayman Islands Classic run with a second straight win when it plays Monday night against Missouri State in George Town, Grand Cayman.,To advance in the winner's bracket, the Eagles (4-1) cruised to an 82-52 win Sunday over Old Dominion. ,Missouri State (4-1) ...
Boston College blows out Old Dominion to open Cayman Islands Classic
Ten Boston College players found the scoresheet as the Eagles cruised past Old Dominion for an 82-52 win in their first of three games at the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday in George Town, Grand Cayman.,Donald Hand Jr. posted his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds to ...
BC bids to cut down on mistakes in encounter vs. Temple
Boston College takes its home floor for the second time this season Friday when undefeated Temple pays a visit to Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (1-1) have not won any of the four all-time meetings between the programs -- this is the first since 2003 -- and look to bounce back from losing 80-55 to ...
Boston College runs all over Syracuse to snap 3-game losing skid
Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined for 331 rushing yards and three touchdowns as host Boston College beat Syracuse 37-31 in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,A 16-point third quarter lifted the Eagles (5-4, 2-3 ACC), who broke a three-game skid in a game ...
Close margins the norm as BC, Syracuse brace for another close one
Two new Atlantic Coast Conference coaches go head-to-head for the first time Saturday when Bill O'Brien's Boston College team hosts Fran Brown and century-old rival Syracuse at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The teams enter their 58th all-time meeting as the Eagles (4-4, 1-3 ACC) have lost three straight and ...
Roughriders feeling rested, ready to face Lions in Western semi
Trevor Harris refers to the playoffs as bonus football.,The Saskatchewan Roughriders' veteran quarterback hopes he has three extra games of football remaining in his season, starting Saturday when they host the B.C. Lions in a Western Conference semifinal.,Harris actually got last week off for good ...
Boston College, Louisville try to brush off recent losses
Boston College will host Louisville in a matchup of Atlantic Coast Conference teams hoping to return to the winning track on Friday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (4-3, 1-2 ACC) have had peaks and valleys throughout their back-to-back losses at Virginia and Virginia Tech, including turning the b...
Virginia Tech 'excited' for Thursday night fight with Boston College
Following a mutual bye week, Atlantic Coast Conference rivals will clash when Virginia Tech hosts Boston College in a primetime Thursday game in Blacksburg, Va.,The Hokies (3-3, 1-1) return to action for the first time since defeating new ACC member Stanford 31-7 in their first-ever regular-season g...
Virginia overcomes early 14-point deficit in victory vs. BC
A pair of fourth-quarter turnovers fueled Virginia's 24 unanswered points en route to a 24-14 win over visiting Boston College in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday at Charlottesville, Va.,Anthony Colandrea's 30-yard touchdown pass to Malachi Fields and a Jonas Senker scoop-and-score helpe...
Reports: QB Thomas Castellanos to return for BC vs. Virginia
Boston College will have starting quarterback Thomas Castellanos back to face Virginia on the road this weekend, ESPN and the Boston Globe reported Thursday.,Castellanos sat out last week's game against Western Kentucky due to an undisclosed injury. Boston College eked out a 21-20 comeback victory t...
BC bids to stifle Virginia rushing attack in ACC matchup
Boston College will try to slow Virginia's resurgent running game when the teams meet on Saturday afternoon for an Atlantic Coast Conference contest in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (3-1, 1-0) are coming off a bye week after rushing for a whopping 384 yards in a 43-24 victory at previously unbe...
BC comes back from two scores down to beat Western Kentucky late
With Grayson James making his first start, Boston College overcame a two-score deficit in the fourth quarter to edge past visiting Western Kentucky 21-20 in nonconference action on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The FIU transfer quarterback was 19-of-32 passing for 168 yards and a touchdown, findi...
No. 6 Missouri, No. 24 Boston College aim to keep climbing
No. 6 Missouri reached rarified air this week. The Tigers, after all, haven't been ranked this high in the Associated Press poll since 2013.,And the Tigers (2-0) will have a chance to validate that standing when they host No. 24 Boston College (2-0) on Saturday in Columbia, Mo. ,Missouri opened its ...
Thomas Castellanos (4 TDs), BC crush Duquesne 56-0
Quarterback Thomas Castellanos threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as Boston College rolled past Duquesne 56-0 in Bill O'Brien's home head coaching debut on Saturday at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (2-0) scored on five consecutive drives following a 3-and-out start and led 4...
BC rides momentum of 'statement' win into clash vs. Duquesne
Looking to build on a season-opening upset win, Boston College will take on visiting Duquesne in the home debut of first-year Eagles coach Bill O'Brien on Saturday.,The Eagles (1-0) will return to Chestnut Hill, Mass., following a 28-13 victory Monday at then-No. 10 Florida State, their first triump...
Nathan Rourke, BC Lions aim to get in gear vs. Redblacks
Rusty quarterback Nathan Rourke will look to help the BC Lions snap a four-game skid Saturday night when they visit an Ottawa Redblacks squad that hasn't lost since July 5. ,Rourke, the 2022 CFL Most Outstanding Canadian, played his first contest in the league in nearly two years last Sunday after b...