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Key Players Returning:
QB Emmett Morehead, RB Pat Garwo III, OC Drew Kendall, OG Dwayne Allick, OG Jackson Ness, OT Jack Conley, OT Ozzy Trapilo, DE Donovan Ezeiraku, DE Neto Okpala, DT Cam Horsley, LB Kam Arnold, LB Jaylen Blackwell, LB Bryce Steele, FS Cole Batson,
Key Players Departing:
QB Phil Jurkovec, WR/PR Zay Flowers, WR/PR Jaelen Gill, TE George Takacs, DE Marcus Valdez, NT Chibueze Onwuka, LB Vinny DePalma, CB Elijah Jones, NB Josh DeBerry, SS Jaiden Woodbey, KR Jaelen Gill,
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: RB Datrell Jones (West Roxbury, Massachusetts).
3 Star Recruits: WR Ryan O’Keefe (UCF transfer), DS Victor Nelson Jr. (LIU transfer), CB Alex Washington (Harvard transfer), RB Kye Robichaux (Western Kentucky transfer), OT Logan Taylor (Virginia transfer), L Kyle Hergel (Texas State transfer), CBC Shawn Battle (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), WR Jaedn Skeete (West Roxbury, Massachusetts) and QB Jacobe Robinson (Henderson, Texas).
2022 Results:
G01 RUTGERS L 21-22
G02 @ Virginia Tech L 10-27
G03 MIANE W 38-17
G04 @ FSU L 14-44
G05 LOUISVILLE W 34-33
G06 #5 CLEMSON L 3-31
G07 @ #13 Wake Forest L 15-43
G08 @ UCONN L 3-13
G09 DUKE L 31-38
G10 at #16 NC State W 21-20
G11 @ 18 Notre Dame L 0-44
G12 SYRACUSE L 23-32
Misc. Team Information:
2022 Record: 3-9 (7th in ACC Atlantic)
Home: 2-4
Away: 1-5
Neutral: 0-0
ACC: 2-6
Non-AAC: 1-3
Head Coach: Jeff Hafley
Boston College: 15-20
Career: 15-20
Bowls: 0-0
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Emmett Morehead (115-192, 1254 yards, 59.9%, 6.5 avg., 10 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing: Pat Garwo (132 car., 402 yards, 3.0 avg., 3 TD)
Receiving: Pat Garwo (29 rec., 241 yards, 8.3 avg., 0 TD)
TDs Scored: Joe Griffin (5)
Sacks: Donovan Ezeiruaku (8.5)
Tackles: Kam Arnold (75)
Tackles For Loss: Donovan Ezeiruaku (14.5)
Interceptions: Kam Arnold (2)
Pass Deflections: Amari Jackson (3
)Forced Fumbles: Donovan Ezeiruaku (3)
Kick Returns: Jaden Williams (4 ret., 90 yards, 22.5 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: None
Kicking: Connor Lytton (9-17 fg/fga., 53%, 24-24 xp/xpa., 51 pts.)
Punting: Sam Candotti (13 punts, 477 yards, 36.7 avg., 8 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters
QB: 14 Emmett Morehead (RS SO)
RB: 24 Pat Garwo III (RS SR)
WR: 2 Joseph Griffin Jr. (SO)
WR: 4 Ryan O’Keefe (GR/TR)
WR: 13 Dino Tomlin (RS SR/TR)
TE: 80 George Takacs (GR/TR)
LT: 70 Ozzy Trapilo (RS JR)
LG: 60 Kyle Hergel (GR/TR)
OC: 66 Drew Kendall (RS SO)
RG: 73 Christian Mohogany (RS SR)
RT: 65 Logan Taylor (RS SO/TR)
KR: 4 Ryan O’Keefe (GR/TR)
PK: 90 Connor Lytton (JR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 19 Neto Okpala (JR)
DT: 96 Cam Horsley (SR)
NT: 55 Kwan Williams (SO)
DE: 6 Donovan Ezeiruaku (JR)
LB: 42 Vinny DePalma (GR)
LB: 2 Bryce Steele (JR)
LB: 5 Kim Arnold (SR)
CB: 00 Alex Washington (GR/TR)
CB: 1 Elijah Jones (GR)
FS: 23 Cole Batson (RS SO)
SS: 21 Victor Nelson (RS JR/TR)
PR: 11 Lewis Bond (RS SO)
PT: 26 Sam Candotti (SO)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: A
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/02 NIU HUSKIES | Boston College leads the series 3-0. The Eagles won (23-20) the last meeting between schools in 2017.
09/09 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS | Boston College leads the series 49-31-3. The Eagles won (62-14) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
09/16 FSU SEMINOLES | Boston College trails the series 5-15. The Eagles are 1-8 sine 2013, and their last series win (35-3) was in 2017.
09/23 @ Louisville Cardinals | Boston College trails the series 7-8. The Eagles are 4-5 since restating the series in 2014 and their last series loss (14-28) was in 2021.
09/30 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS | Boston College leads the series 6-1. The Eagles only series loss, dating back to 1963, was at the last meeting between schools in 2020.
10/07 @ Army Black Knights | Boston College leads the series 25-13. The Eagles are (48-27) since 2013 and their last series loss (31-34) was in 2012.
10/21 @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Boston College trails the series 4-7. The Eagles won (41-30) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
10/28 UCONN HUSKIES | Boston College leads the series 12-1. Last season’s 3-13 loss was the first meeting between schools since 2017 and was their first loss of the series dating back to 1908.
11/03 @ Syracuse Orange | Boston College trails the series 22-34. The Eagles are 4-6 since 2013 and their last series win (16-13) was in 2020.
11/11 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES | Boston College trails the series 11-20. The Eagles are 5-5 since 2013 and their last series win (17-3) was in 2021.
11/16 @ Pittsburgh Panthers | Boston College trails the series 15-17. The Eagles won (31-30 OT) the last meeting between schools in 2020.
11/24 MIAMI (FL) HURRICANES | Boston College trails the series 6-24. The Eagles won (27-14) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
Predictions:
Home: 5-2
Road: 1-4
Neutral: 0-0
ACC: 3-5
Non-ACC: 3-1
Overall: 6-6 (11th in ACC)
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