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Boston College Football Gearing Up to Reach AP Top 25 in Back to Back Seasons: The Rundown

After briefly reaching the AP Top 25 before quarterback play took a turn, the Eagles have more motivation going into 2025 to regain top-tier status in the ACC.
Tanner Marlar|
Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O'Brien reacts during the first half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O'Brien reacts during the first half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

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One season ago, Boston College football set sail on the 2024 season full of optimism, with former NFL skipper Bill O'Brien at the helm. Fast foward to the end of the season and a brief stint inside the Top 25 rankings, and now O'Brien and company are gearing up to make another run at it.

We've discussed at length the opportunities that Boston College has early on in the season, but to reiterate, there's a real chance that BC winds up hosting Clemson in a top 25 matchup of undefeated teams.

If that's the case, it would be by far the biggest game of the O'Brien era at Boston College to date, and serve as an opportunity to make a high-powered statement on the national stage. After that, the schedule beefs up during conference play, but there's a real chance for BC to make an impact early in the schedule and build momentum going into the midseason mark.

We've almost made it, Eagles. Just one more day until we're full swing into football mode. However, it feels good to fill in our daily schedule again.

Here's the Rundown for Friday, August 29, 2025:

Today's Schedule:

  • Men's Volleyball: vs. NJIT | Noon | New Rochelle, New York | Watch
  • Field Hockey: @ Maine | 1:00 p.m. | Orono, Maine | Watch | Live Stats
  • Women's Volleyball: vs. Stonehill | 6 p.m. | New Rochelle, New York | Watch
  • Men's Soccer: @ Providence | 7 p.m. | Providence, R.I. | Watch | Live Stats

Yesterday's Results:

There were no games scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 28.

Countdown to Boston College football’s season opener:

1 day.

Did You Notice?

  • Boston College offered a pair of guards yesterday from separate recruiting classes.
  • Boston College held one of its final padded practices yesterday ahead of the team's matchup against Fordham this weekend.
  • The Athletic's Peter Baugh featured the yearlong struggle of the Gaudreau family following the passing of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, two former BC men's hockey players who died in a biking accidents because of a drunk driver. Johnny Gaudreau won the Hobey Baker award in 2014 as an Eagle and manufactured an illustruous NHL career following his time on the Heights.

On This Day in Boston College Eagles History:

August 29, 1933: Hall of Fame football coach Frank Cavanaugh, who coached Boston College from 1919-26, died in Marshfield, Mass. He was 57.

Boston College Eagles Quote of the Day:

"When my time does end here, I hope people remember me as a good person off the ice, a good teammate and just a good person.”
Johnny Gaudreau

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Tanner Marlar
TANNER MARLAR

Tanner Marlar has covered collegiate athletics at the local and national levels for nearly a decade, including at Cowbell Country, Mississippi State On SI and Vanderbilt Commodores On SI. As a former beat writer, Tanner strives to give thought provoking and exciting coverage to readers who want to know the very best current information about their team.

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