Moving fast, BC meets with Steelers' Whipple
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Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo received permission to talk to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple this weekend, the first step in finding a replacement for Tom O'Brien, who accepted the head coaching position at North Carolina State last week.
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No one likes to frame it this way around here, but among the things the hometown Steelers will be playing for today is Bill Cowher's reputation.
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Boston College's 35-21 romp over Colorado State last year in the San Francisco Bowl seemed to serve as Exhibit A of what can happen to a team that tries to hurry its quarterback back from a hand injury. Last year, the Rams went to their backup quarterback after starter Bradlee Van Pelt broke the index finger of ...
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Ben Roethlisberger threw his fourth touchdown pass and second to tight end Heath Miller to rally the Pittsburgh Steelers into a 28-28 tie with the Denver Broncos late in the fourth quarter on Sunday night.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Eagles running  back Brian Westbrook, who missed last Sunday's win against  Baltimore with a cracked rib, will suit up for this week's game  against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.
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Football Quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple was among three coaches fired by incoming Steelers coach Mike Tomlin yesterday. Whipple coached UMass from 1997-2003, compiling a 49-25 record with the Minutemen, including winning the NCAA Division 1-AA title in 1998. He also was among the finalists for the Boston College head coaching position recently filled by Jeff Jagodzinski . The Steelers also ...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are so good that they ended Buffalo's playoff hopes with their backups. Fourth-string running back Willie Parker had 102 yards rushing and backup linebacker James Harrison returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown, helping seal the Steelers' 29-24 win over Buffalo on Sunday. The Steelers won their 14th straight to match the record set by Miami in 1972 and became just the fourth team in NFL history to finish 15-1.
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Talking trash wasn&#39;t enough. The Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers decided to trade punches. Less than an hour before Sunday&#39;s game, Browns running back William Green and Steelers linebacker Joey Porter
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Having gone to five consecutive bowl games, and off to an impressive 3-0 start this season, there is no question the caliber of athlete in the Boston College football program has improved as the team stands on the verge of joining the ACC next season.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Now, Ben Roethlisberger has done it all, at least in the confines of the regular season. Staring at a 16-14 deficit with 1:50 left in the game, Roethlisberger led the Steelers to the
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When C.W. Post coach Bryan Collins is ready to start raving about his football team, he'll let us know. For now, he'll let the size of his returning core do the talking for him.
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Pete Clifford is hard to miss, a towering 6-foot-7-inch, 312-pound lineman for the Michigan State football team. On Friday, the former Salem (N.H.) High stalwart, wearing number 75, will play a pivotal role in the trenches when the Spartans take on Boston College in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando.
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Down, 20-7, the Boston College players got together at halftime yesterday and decided they didn&#39;t want to go down quietly, see their three-game winning streak against Notre
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CLEVELAND -- Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger could face some tough pressure when the Steelers visit the Cleveland Browns Sunday.
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The story is already part of Boston College folklore. If you have followed BC football at all in the last two years, you know the story of kicker Steve Aponavicius, a.k.a. "Sid Vicious."
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Kickoff: 12:20 p.m. TV: ESPN2. Radio: WEEI (850 AM). Rankings: Neither team is ranked Series: BC leads, 5-4-2. Injuries: BC -- Out: TE Justin Hinds (knee); K Mike Fassel (knee); DE Nick Larkin (not listed); RB L.V. Whitworth (knee). Wake -- Out: LB James Adams (knee sprain); LB Brandon Drumgoole (broke fibula); OG Brodie Overstreet (eye); Questionable: WR Jason Anderson ...
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CHARLOTTE - In Wednesdayâs pre-bowl news conference at Charlotteâs Downtown Marriott, Boston College coach Tom OâBrien was terse but confident when asked about how his team would do in Thursdayâs Continental Tire Bowl against North Carolina.