Boston College uses special-teams chicanery for Tire Bowl victory ...
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Boston College turned a broken bone into a game-deciding play yesterday, knocking off North Carolina 37-24 in the Continental Tire Bowl at Bank of America Stadium.
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Matt Ryan did not win the Heisman Trophy and his Boston College team fell short of a Bowl Championship Series berth. But there was a final victory over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl on Friday night.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tom O'Brien stepped off the bus at Carter-Finley Stadium before Boston College's game against North Carolina State in September, and immediately was taken aback.
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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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Matt Ryan and Boston College had a much more enjoyable trip to Florida this time around.
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The floundering Orange were supposed to roll over Saturday, allowing Boston College to earn its first spot in a B.C.S. game.
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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.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- For the third straight game, No. 5 Miami&#39;s special teams were magical against Louisiana Tech. Redshirt sophomore Devin Hester returned two punts for touchdowns to highlight the Hurricanes&#39; 48-0 thrashing of the Bulldogs.
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There was no escaping the sense of deja vu. For the second year in a row, Boston College suffered its first loss of the season against the same Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in almost the same way: on a long touchdown pass in the waning moments.
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Don't look now, but Boston College has made a quantum leap in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Sure, it's just two games into the season, but you can make an argument that Matt Ryan is the best quarterback in the league, and soon it may not be a stretch to put Tom O'Brien on the short list of the best ACC ...
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MILTON -- It was a game of impersonations. The special teams units from both teams looked like Charlie Brown in the Peanuts comic strip, whiffing every time they tried to kick the ball. Westwood quarterback Jeff White ran like scrambling Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons, and the Archbishop Williams offense attempted an imitation of their Super Bowl foes. In ...
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Just when it appeared Boston College's football team had left its heart in San Francisco, where it scored a 35-21 romp over Colorado State in the San Francisco Bowl on New Year's Eve, the Eagles mustered enough heart to survive a MAC attack in last night's 19-11 season-opening triumph at Ball State before a crowd of 23,718.
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Boston College arrived in the Orange Bowl looking to record its 10th win of the season and bronze its legacy as one of the school's elite teams.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - Andre Callender rushed  for 174 yards on 26 carries and scored the go-ahead touchdown,  as the 25th-ranked Boston College Eagles defeated the North  Carolina Tar Heels, 37-24, in the Continental Tire Bowl.
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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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Last week's open date seemed to work wonders on the overall health of Boston College's football team, particularly its offensive backfield, which is expected to be at full strength for tomorrow's Big East contest at Pittsburgh.
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After Boston College's 31-24 season-opening victory over Central Michigan last night -- its second in three years against a Mid-American Conference opponent on enemy turf -- the Eagles were reminded of the similar circumstances they overcame in a triumph over Boise State in the MPC Computers Bowl last December more so than their opening win at ...