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Boston College Football With A.J. Black – ACC Nation Podcast

August 02, 2021

Is Boston College football turning a hard corner this season? Under second year head coach Jeff Hafley things are looking bright for Eagles fans. Our special guest, the Editor and Publisher of Sports Illustrated's BC Bulletin, A.J. Black pulls up a chair and chews the fat with Will and Jim on the podcast. There are some exciting weapons in Hafley's bag of surprises and right up front, don't say we didn't let you in on this poorly kept secret. We can only see one area of concern and Black keeps all of us in the loop.

Jeff Hafley is aggressively building his program and he wants to notch his belt with important wins in the ACC. We take a look at the offense weapons such as QB Phil Jurkovec. He may well be the guy to go 'all in on' when it comes to the 2022 NFL Draft. Is that the only threat in the quarterback room? What does the future look like at the position for Boston College?

Jurkovec has a slew of weapons to go to including running back Alex Sinkfield, a transfer from West Virginia and freshman Xavier Coleman. The receiving corps includes tight end Trae Berry, Zay Flowers, Jaelen Gill and Kobay White returns off an ACL injury. What makes all this tick is the offensive line with five returning players that are well seasoned.

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The defense is still a work in progress. The line returns 3 starters and 7 players with experience but the real question may be at linebacker where things are still a bit green. When it comes to the defensive backs everyone returns but will the experience count where it matters most? Will opposing quarterbacks be able to take the top off?

We run down each game on the schedule and Black gives us his thoughts on how the Eagles will perform and why they may or may not win. It's a promising schedule for a second year coach who was frustrated by COVID when he tried to implement his system last year. There's not much in the way this season.

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