Live Blog: Boston College Football at Pittsburgh

It wasn’t the start that the Boston College football program was hoping for just four games into head coach Bill O’Brien’s second year at the helm, going 1-3 and only capturing a win against an FCS-level opponent, but the majority of the season is still left to play as the Eagles take on Pittsburgh on Saturday at noon.

Both BC (1-3, 0-2 ACC) and the Panthers (2-2, 0-1) enter Saturday’s matchup on losing skids.

The Eagles have dropped three games in a row to Michigan State (42-40, 2OT), Stanford (30-20) and California (28-24), while Pitt fell to West Virginia (31-24, OT) and Louisville (34-27) in its last two outings, respectively.

BC’s roster status game-to-game has changed drastically due to injuries, and this week will be no different.

According to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s latest availability report, released on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. EST, the Eagles will be playing without six starters, including five on the defensive side—wide receiver Jaedn Skeete, linebacker Daveon “Bam” Crouch, defensive back Syair Torrence, defensive back Amari Jackson, defensive lineman Quintayvious Hutchins, and defensive lineman Kwan Williams.

The continued list of players that are out for Saturday’s game consist of linebacker Bryce Steele, wide receiver Jonathan Montague Jr., linebacker Jaylen Blackwell, defensive back Marcelous Townsend, wide receiver Will Graves III, linebacker Palaie Faoa, defensive lineman Sterling Sanders, and tight end Danny Edgehille.

On the other hand, the Eagles return three key defensive players in defensive lineman Owen Stoudmire, and defensive backs Max Tucker and Isaiah Farris after all three were questionable in Thursday’s availability report.

Instead of facing Alabama transfer quarterback Eli Holstein under center—the sophomore started the first four games of the season for Pitt, accumulating 1,050 passing yards and 11 touchdowns with five interceptions—news broke on Saturday morning that head coach Pat Narduzzi would be turning to true freshman Mason Heintschel.

Furthermore, Pitt’s all-purpose running back, Desmond Reid, is a notable loss for the Panthers in Saturday’s matchup. This is the second consecutive game Reid, who manufactured 1,500 all-purpose yards in 2024, will be sidelined for.

Live Blog

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FINAL: Pittsburgh 48, Boston College 7. The Eagles fall to 1-4 on the season and 0-3 in ACC play.

Fourth quarter:

TOUCHDOWN: Freshman quarterback Shaker Reisig comes in for Grayson James and executes a nine-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped off by a three-yard touchdown pass to freshman tight end Kaelan Chudzinski. Pitt 48, Boston College 7 [1:57].

FIELD GOAL: Trey Butkowski drills a 47-yard field goal. Pitt 48, Boston College 0 [8:28].

Third quarter:

TOUCHDOWN: Zion El-Flower hauls in an 18-yard touchdown reception from Mason Heintschel. Trey Butkowski's PAT is good. Pitt 45, Boston College 0 [1:39].

Shadarian Harrison picks off Grayson James on the backup's first drive of the game for BC's third turnover of the game—the first two were fumbles.

Grayson James has replaced Dylan Lonergan at quarterback for BC. Lonergan went 9-for-18 for 89 yards.

TOUCHDOWN: Mason Heintschel registers his third touchdown pass of the day with a 10-yard score to Deuce Spann, followed by a successful Trey Butkowski PAT. Heintschel is now 21-for-31 with 245 passing yards and three touchdowns. Pitt 38, Boston College 0 [9:08].

Dylan Lonergan fumbles at the Eagles' 42-yard line (Rasheem Biles), recovered by Jimmy Scott to go the other way for a three-yard return. The Panthers regain possession at BC's 39 with 12:21 left in the third quarter.

Favor Bate sacks Mason Heintschel on Pitt's first offensive drive of the second half for a loss of 11 yards to the Pitt 14-yard line and 4th-and-21, resulting in a Panthers' punt.

Second quarter:

End of half. Pitt is leading in total yards, 331-69—the Eagles have -9 rushing yards—first downs, 20-2, and time of possesion, 21:12 to 8:48. The Panthers went 4-for-9 on third down and 3-for-3 on fourth down in the first half.

TOUCHDOWN: Ja'Kyrian breaks loose from Cameron Martinez's containment and runs in for a six-yard rushing score. Trey Butkowski's PAT is good. Pitt 31, Boston College 0 [0:10].

TOUCHDOWN: Juelz Goff rumbled into the endzone from six yards out, followed by another successful PAT (point after attempt) for Trey Butkowski. BC's offense has only gained 65 total yards so far. Pitt 24, Boston College 0 [1:56].

TOUCHDOWN: Mason Heintschel completes a short, play-action pass to Kenny Johnson on 4th-and-1 at the BC 12-yard line, and Johnson brought it to the house while receiving a hard hit on the goal line. Trey Butkowski kicked the PAT successfully. Pitt 17, Boston College 0 [6:25].

BC relinquishes the first turnover of the game after Dylan Lonergan completed a strike to tight end Jeremiah Franklin over the middle on 3rd-and-9. Franklin absorbed initial contact and stayed on his feet for a gain of 32 yards, but Pitt's All-American linebacker Kyle Louis punched the ball out and recovered it.

First quarter:

The first quarter ends in Pitt's favor, 10-0, with true freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel, making the first start of his career, going 10-for-12 (83%) with 92 passing yards, a passing touchdown, and 16 rushing yards on two carries.

FIELD GOAL: Trey Butkowski knocked in a 31-yard field goal for the Panthers. Pitt 10, Boston College 0 [0:39].

BC was fortunate to have a holding penalty called on Pitt tight end Just Holmes, who scored the first TD of the game, which reversed a 37-yard touchdown pass for Mason Heintschel to Cataurus Hicks. The ball was thrown beautifully over BC's secondary. It's now 1st-and-35 at Pitt's 38.

The Eagles' offense stayed out on the field for a 4th-and-6 on Pittsburgh's 47-yard line and failed to convert, forcing a turnover on downs. The Panthers will start their second offensive possession on their 45 with 5:04 left in the first quarter.

TOUCHDOWN: Pitt's true freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel links up with tight end Justin Holmes for a 14-yard scoring pass. Trey Butkowski knocked in the extra point. Pitt 7, Boston College 0 [7:22].

Pittsburgh won the coin toss and elected to defer the football to BC to start the game, but the Eagles went three-and-out on their first offensive drive. The Panthers will receive the ball after the first half.

Pregame

Boston College has kicked off pregame warmups under sunny-blue skies in Pittsburgh. Pictured below: QB Dylan Lonergan (bottom left), WR Lewis Bond (top left), OL Logan Taylor (top right), DB Ashton Cunningham (bottom right).

Locked in early #NEXTLEVEL | 🦅 pic.twitter.com/2dskXzHcoA
— Boston College Football (@BCFootball) October 4, 2025

The Eagles have arrived at Acrisure Stadium in preparation for their matchup against Pittsburgh. BC will rock white tops and maroon bottoms for its uniform combination.

Kickoff ready#NEXTLEVEL | 🦅 pic.twitter.com/TUQakCWVNA
— Boston College Football (@BCFootball) October 4, 2025

Final injury reports are released for the game.

.@BCFootball’s final availability report ahead of its noon kickoff at Pitt:

No Crouch, Skeete, Steele, Torrence, Hutchins, Jackson, and Kwan Williams. Oof. pic.twitter.com/h0W83fYOKW
— Graham Dietz (@graham_dietz) October 4, 2025

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and Pittsburgh Panthers

When: Saturday, Oct. 4 at 12:00 p.m. EST

Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa.

TV: ACC Network

Radio: WEEI 850 AM or 93.7 FM

Last Outing, Pitt: The Panthers suffered a 34-27 loss to Louisville at home in their first conference game of the year, falling to 2-2 on the season after back-to-back losses.

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles lost to California, 28-24, at Alumni Stadium despite holding a lead in the game until the final two minutes to fall to 1-3 (0-2 in conference play)—the program's worst start since 2022, when it finished with a final record of 3-9.

Last Meeting: The last meeting between the two teams was on Nov. 30, 2024. BC defeated the Panthers, 34-23. In the all-time series, the Eagles possess a 16-18 total record against Pitt.