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Roughing up Rutgers

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AJ Dillon against Rutgers

After failing as a 20-point favorite last week in their 48-24 loss to Kansas, the Eagles took care of business yesterday as eight-point favorites against Rutgers. BC scored in each quarter and stifled the Scarlet Knights in the second half to take a 30-16 win.

Not saying it was a thing of beauty. Rutgers, like Kansas, has seen rough times. The loss yesterday put them at 1-16 in their last 17 meetings with FBS teams and the one win was this season’s opener against UMass. In the first half, however, the Eagles allowed Rutgers quarterback Artur Sitkowski to flourish, going 14-of-17 for 206 yards and a 74-yard touchdown pass. BC held a 17-13 lead at halftime.

Unlike previous games, e.g., Kansas, the Eagles won the second half of this game. BC ran 46 plays in the second half for 222 yards, scoring two touchdowns, while holding the Scarlet Knights to 24 plays, 144 yards, and a field goal.

For the game, the Eagles ran the ball on 61 plays for 272 yards, with AJ Dillon gaining 150 yards on 32 carries. BC passed for 159 yards total, as QB Anthony Brown was a mediocre 13-of-25 in the air.

Here is a brief (1:33) video of the few highlights.

BC meets 4-0 Wake Forest Saturday. Back to lunchtime!

 

Rock chalked

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Credit to BC Interruption for the perfect picture to accompany their article about BC’s game Friday.

Friday the 13th. Full moon. Boston College football. A recipe for weirdness.

Favored by 21 points, the Eagles (2-0), for the second straight week, took less than three minutes to score a touchdown in their Friday night game against Kansas (1-1). By the end of the first quarter, BC led 17-7 and had gained 153 yards in offense. AJ Dillon had already gained 82 yards and scored a touchdown.

The first quarter was the only good quarter for the Eagles.

At halftime, BC had gained another 160 yards for a first-half total of 313 and Dillon was up to 128 yards rushing. Kansas, however, had exploded for 204 yards in the second quarter (310 yards total offense for the half), and 21 points to lead the Eagles at halftime, 28-24.

Halftime adjustments! Halftime adjustments? BC could not counter the trends set by Kansas in the second quarter. The Eagles did not score in the second half, but allowed Kansas another 257 yards offense and 20 points. Final score: Kansas 48, BC 24.

Against Coastal Carolina the previous week, Kansas had scored seven points against the Chanticleers and lost 12-7. The Jayhawks gained a total of 280 yards in that game. The win against BC was Kansas’ first on the road against a Power 5 conference team since 2008.

Dillon rushed for another 23 yards in the second half for a game total of 151 yards. Quarterback Anthony Brown threw for 195 yards and one touchdown, completing 18 of 36 passes. Brown also scored a touchdown on a pass reception.

Video “highlights”

Next week, back to BC game watch brunch.

 

 

Running over Richmond

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Freshman Zay Flowers. John Quackenbos photo

It was what it was supposed to be — an easy win over a lesser opponent. In their first meeting since 1971, Boston College defeated University of Richmond, 45-13, yesterday before 30,111 at Alumni Stadium.

Freshman wide receiver Zay Flowers put the Eagles on the scoreboard less than 90 seconds into the game, taking a handoff around right end for 46 yards and a touchdown. At the end of the first quarter, BC was ahead 21-0 and had gained 227 yards. At halftime, the Eagles led 35-10 and had gained 374 yards total offense.

Send in the reserves! A total of 66 BC players participated in the game, with second-, third-, and deeper-stringers predominating in the second half. Backup quarterbacks Daniel Grosel and Matt Valecce played, with Grosel completing one-of-two passes for nine yards.

Starting QB Anthony Brown was 8-of-14 passing for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Overall, the Eagles rushed for 346 yards, with three runners — David Bailey, Zay Flowers, and AJ Dillon — accounting for 277 of them.

BC has opened the season 2-0 for the second straight year and for the fourth time under coach Steve Addazio. The Eagles are now 27-0 against FCS teams.

Here are video highlights.

Next game is against Kansas in Chestnut Hill on Friday, 4:30 pm PT. The Jayhawks, under new coach Les Miles, former coach at LSU, are 1-1 this year. They defeated Indiana State in the opener, 24-17, but lost yesterday to Coastal Carolina, 12-7(!).