JIMMY GOLEN
FILE - This is a Dec. 6, 2016, file photo showing Temple University Director of Athletics Patrick Kraft speaking during a news conference in Philadelphia. Boston College hired Temple athletic director Patrick Kraft on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, to fill the same role at the Atlantic Coast Conference school. Kraft replaces Martin Jarmond, who left BC last month after a short stint to become athletic director at UCLA. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
New Boston College AD Kraft: We will compete for ACC titles

By Jimmy Golen Jun. 08, 2020 05:29 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — New Boston College athletic director Patrick Kraft hired two

Jeff Hafley speaks at a news conference where he was introduced as the new NCAA college football head coach at Boston College, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
New BC coach Hafley stops by campus on way to CFP Playoff

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 16, 2019 04:34 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Jeff Hafley only had time for a quick meeting with the Boston

FILE - This Oct. 1, 2017 file photo shows San Francisco 49ers Jeff Hafley during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. Hafley is the new Boston College football coach. “Jeff’s shown throughout his coaching career he is a tremendous leader with high integrity and a gift for teaching," BC athletic director Martin Jarmond said in a statement Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Boston College hires Ohio St assistant Jeff Hafley as coach

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 14, 2019 12:00 AM EST
The tweet from Boston College athletic director Martin Jarmond showed a puff of

FILE - This 2010 photo shows Rich Gunnell after he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football team. Gunnell, who became wide receivers coach at his Alma Mater Boston College, was named the school's interim football coach after head coach Steve Addazio was fired on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019.(AP Photo, File)
Boston College wants to move quickly after firing Addazio

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 02, 2019 09:20 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College athletic director Martin Jarmond didn’t want to

Boston College head coach Steve Addazio, right, greets long snapper Aidan Livingston, left, after the team made a field goal against Pittsburgh during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Boston College fires coach Steve Addazio

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 01, 2019 04:33 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio after seven seasons in

Boston College head coach Steve Addazio watches his team from the sideline as his team played against Notre Dame during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Notre Dame defeated Boston College 40-7. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Playoffs begin now for 5-win Boston College

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 25, 2019 04:02 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — The playoffs begin now for Boston College.

Yale's JP Shohfi, center, holds the Ivy League Championship trophy during a celebration with teammates after their 50-43 double overtime victory against Harvard in an NCAA college football game at the Yale Bowl, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in New Haven, Conn. At left is Yale University president Peter Salovey. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP)
Yale rallies in darkness for 50-43 2OT victory over Harvard

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 23, 2019 06:06 PM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale and Harvard students poured out of the stands

Demonstrators stage a protest on the field at the Yale Bowl disrupting the start of the second half of an NCAA college football game between Harvard and Yale, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)
Harvard-Yale game delayed by student protest; 20-30 arrested

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 23, 2019 02:27 PM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Protesters wearing the colors of both Harvard and Yale

Boston College quarterback Dennis Grosel passes in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
Florida State wins one for interim coach, beats BC 38-31

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 09, 2019 03:39 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — D.J. Matthews caught a short pass, faked out three defenders on

Boston College's Dennis Grosel, right, breaks away from Syracuse's Alton Robinson, left, during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Interim coach, Florida St. aim to turn things around at BC

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 08, 2019 03:19 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Six wins wasn't going to be good enough for Florida State.

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2007 file photograph, fans watch the Harvard football team playing Brown in Cambridge, Mass., at historic Harvard Stadium. The stadium has hosted the team's home games for more than a century, including their famed 1919/1920 season. Harvard's 7-6 victory over Oregon in the Jan. 1, 1920, Tournament East-West Football Game, a precursor to the Rose Bowl, was the only postseason appearance in the Ivy League school's century and a half of football. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
100 years later, Harvard's Rose Bowl win still surprises

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 02, 2019 02:59 AM EDT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Potential Harvard football players can expect to be

Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman looks to pass against Elon in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Wake Forest won 49-7. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
BC's running back tandem the next test for 4-0 Wake Forest

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 27, 2019 01:52 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson saw Anthony Brown at his worst, when the

Clemson's Tanner Muse (19) makes an interception during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
Once again, ACC is top-ranked Clemson ... and everyone else

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 11, 2019 04:16 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers has to look outside the Atlantic Coast

Boston College running back AJ Dillon (2) breaks tackle on Virginia Tech defensive back Caleb Farley (3) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Boston, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
BC QB Anthony Brown emerging as a leader for Eagles

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 06, 2019 01:26 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — In two years of watching his starting quarterback grow, Boston College

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo, Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente, left, meets with Boston College head coach Steve Addazio after an NCAA college football game in Blacksburg Va. Boston College won the game 31-21. Boston College won’t have a chance to ease into its schedule this year. The Eagles open against Virginia Tech, just the second time in coach Steve Addazio’s tenure that they have faced an Atlantic Coast Conference team in Week 1. Hokies coach Justin Fuente says BC is a tough opponent, no matter what week. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)
No easing into it for Boston College this season

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 30, 2019 03:05 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — There's no chance to ease into it for Boston College this season.

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2014, file photo, then-Detroit Lions linebackers coach Bill Sheridan directs the team through drills during an NFL football training camp in Allen Park, Mich. Sheridan arrived at Boston College in the spring of 2018 as the linebackers coach after spending the previous 13 years in the NFL. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Boston College, Addazio try to graduate from the 7-win club

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 13, 2019 01:57 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Seven wins hasn't been enough to get Boston College coach Steve Addazio

Florida State's Mfiondu Kabengele, left, tries to drive past Boston College's Nik Popovic, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Bowman's 37 leads BC to 87-82 win over No. 11 Florida State

By Jimmy Golen Jan. 20, 2019 03:44 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — With just over a minute left and No. 11 Florida State rapidly closing

Boston College wide receiver Jeff Smith (6) runs in for a touchdown after catching a pass ahead of Syracuse defensive back Trill Williams (21) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
No. 19 Syracuse finishes surprising season by beating BC

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 24, 2018 03:44 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers was watching Eric Dungey in practice this

Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey, top, tries to break the grasp of Louisville defensive end Tabarius Peterson during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
No. 19 Syracuse hoping QB Eric Dungey ready for Eagles

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 23, 2018 04:49 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey is questionable for the regular-season

Harvard linebacker Joey Goodman (59) and teammates rush towards fans as they celebrate a win over Yale after an NCAA college football game at Fenway Park in Boston, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Harvard defeated Yale 45-27. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Harvard beats Yale 45-27 as The Game sets scoring record

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 17, 2018 04:28 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — The clock ticked down to zero and the Harvard players sprinted across