Boston College Football Shares Heartwarming Moment; The Rundown: March 10, 2025
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For every college football team across the country, walk-on players are unsung heroes behind the scenes that are critical to a program's success. From helping the starters prepare week-to-week during the season, to being a major cog in the machine that is a college locker room, the walk-ons rarely receive the recognition they truly deserve.
This week, Bill 'Brien and the Boston College Eagles took the opportunity to recognize one of their walk-on athletes with possibly the best gift they could have given: a scholarship.
Bravo, @JuanZabal_. Hard work pays off! pic.twitter.com/YnC5QevLQU
— Boston College Football (@BCFootball) March 8, 2025
In a heartwarming video shared to social media, O'Brien makes the announcement to the team that fourth year linebacker Juan Zabal is officially on scholarship. In a eruption of cheers, Zabal is flooded by his teammates before sharing a hug with his his head coach.
Hailing from IMG Academy in Florida, he joined the program in 2022 and redshirted in his first year before seeing time in just a single game in 2023. This past season, Zabal was a pillar of the Eagles special teams unit, seeing time in nine games.
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Countdown to Boston College Football’s Season Opener:
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“I’ll never forget my first development camp with the Flames. I was just a college kid in every sense. And I saw these NHL players out there on the ice, and all I could think was, “What am I doing here?” I was so wide-eyed, I almost wanted to ask for autographs.”Johnny Gaudreau
Did You Notice?
- Boston College baseball earned the series win over No. 9 Virginia on Sunday, taking down the Cavaliers 6-3.
BOSTON COLLEGE TAKES THE SERIES OVER NO. 9 UVA 👀#NCAABaseball x 🎥 ACCNX / @BCBirdBall
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) March 9, 2025
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Mason Woods is the lead recruiting writer for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral, Vanderbilt Commodores on SI, Boston College Eagles on SI and Missouri Tigers on SI. The Alabama graduate has worked in sports media since 2020, beginning his career in radio production with Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa. Woods has produced a multitude of live programs and has even hosted his own shows as well. He’s regularly part of “The Joe Gaither Show” on weekdays and serves as host of the “All Things Bama Podcast.”
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