Live Blog: Boston College Football vs Fordham

The Eagles open their 2025 season on Saturday afternoon, hosting the Fordham Rams at Alumni Stadium.

Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Boston College Eagles wide receiver Lewis Bond (11) runs the ball against the Missouri Tigers during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images | Denny Medley-Imagn Images

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The second year of the Bill O’Brien era kicks off on Saturday afternoon as the Boston College football team opens its 2025 season against the Fordham Rams. 

The program will be looking to improve from its 7-6 campaign in 2024 and notch an eight-win season for the first time since 2009.

Last year, the Eagles earned bowl eligibility and lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 20-15 in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium to end their year. 

Dylan Lonergan will be at the helm for the Eagles after winning the starting job during training camp, beating out Grayson James. The redshirt sophomore transferred from Alabama in December 2024 and impressed from the get go. 

In his two seasons at the Capstone, Lonergan appeared in three games and went 7-of-8 for 35 yards as well as two rush attempts for 21 yards. Boston College’s game against Fordham marks his first collegiate start. 

Other major returning starters to Boston College’s offense include wide receivers Lewis Bond and Reed Harris, tight end Jeremiah Franklin, and running backs Turbo Richard and Jordan McDonald.

As for the defense, players that will be leading the way include defensive ends Edwin Kolenge and Quintayvious Hutchins, defensive tackles Kwan Williams and Sedarius McConnell, linebackers Jason Hewlett Jr., Owen McGowan, and Daveon Crouch, defensive backs Cameron Martinez and KP Price, and cornerback Amari Jackson.

Fordham is also looking to improve from last year. In 2024, the Rams went 2-10 overall and 2-4 in Patriot League play. The team ended its season with a 19-3 loss to the Merrimack Warriors on Nov. 23, 2024.

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4th Quarter:

• The clock his 0:00 and Boston College earns its first win of the season.

• TOUCHDOWN: Grayson James scores his first touchdown of the day with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Pough. Boston College 66, Fordham 10.

• TOUCHDOWN: Fordham puts its first touchdown on the board with a one-yard touchdown run by QB Gunnar Smith. Boston College 59, Fordham 10.

• TOUCHDOWN: Boston College scores again on a two-yard touchdown run by running back Bo MacCormack. Boston College 59, Fordham 3.

• Boston College gets north of 50 points with a one-yard touchdown run by running back Alex Broome. Boston College 52, Fordham 3.

• Grayson James enters in the game for Dylan Lonergan. Lonergan's final line: 26-of-34, 268 yards, and 4 touchdowns, 76% completion, 181.5 passer rating.

3rd Quarter:

• TOUCHDOWN: Turbo Richard adds his name to the list of scorers with a four-yard touchdown run to extend the Eagles' lead. Boston College 45, Fordham 3.

• Boston College's special teams unit is looking good today. Charlie Comella blocks a Fordham punt and the Eagles take over at the FOR19.

• TOUCHDOWN: Dylan Lonergan throws another dime, this time to WR Reed Harris in the corner of the end zone for a 17-yard score. Boston College 38, Fordham 3.

• The Rams offense continues to struggle and goes three-and-out for the second time in the half. Boston College gets the ball back 1st-and-10 at its own 49-yard line. Dylan Lonergan is staying in the game for now.

• FIELD GOAL: After a punt return into Fordham territory, Boston College could not get any offense going, but did score on a 48-yard field goal by Luca Lombardo that doinked through the crossbars. Boston College 31, Fordham 3.

• PICK SIX: Daveon Crouch intercepts the Rams and returns it for a touchdown. Boston College 28, Fordham 3.

• The second half is underway. The kickoff is a touchback and Fordham will have the ball 1st-and-10 at its own 25-yard line.

2nd Quarter:

• END: Sedarius McConnell forced Jacob Rodriguez to fumble which was recovered by Fordham quarterback Gunnar Smith, but time on the clock ran out, ending the first half. The Eagles lead in total yards, 265-65, through one half and have not recorded a penalty. Boston College 21, Fordham 3.

• TOUCHDOWN: After completing a 21-yard bomb to Jeremiah Franklin, Dylan Lonergan fires a dart to Jaedn Skeete for the pair's second touchdown connection of the day. Lonergan is now 21-for-29 with 225 passing yards and three passing touchdowns, and seven players have registered at least a catch. Luca Lombardo is successful on the PAT. Boston College 21, Fordham 3.

• Bond has returned to the game after a quick check in the medical tent. BC is driving down the field with 1:01 to go in the second quarter and a 2nd-and-2 from the 50-yard line. Lonergan has completed two passes in a row to tight end Jeremiah Franklin for six and eight yards, respectively.

• Senior captain wide receiver Lewis Bond is injured after a 10-yard reception and limped off the field into the medical tent. He was able to get up on his own and cross the field from Fordham's sideline to BC's. Bond leads the Eagles' wide receivers with 106 yards on seven receptions.

• Daveon Crouch's five-yard sack and Kwan Williams' two-yard tackle for loss leads to a 4th-and-11 for the Rams from their 39-yard line. BC takes a timeout with 1:53 left to play in the first half and will start what is likely going to be its final drive of the second quarter at its 18-yard line.

• Carter Davis takes down Fordham quarterback Gunnar Smith for a 12-yard sack to force 4th-and-21 from the Rams' 31-yard line. BC let both of its safeties rush on 3rd-and-long, and it paid off. The Eagles' offense goes back on the field at their 25-yard line with 5:20 left in the first half.

• The Eagles remain on the field for a 4th-and-1 from their own 34-yard line and pick up the first on a five-yard Jordan McDonald run. Clock has ticked by the 10-minute mark of the second quarter.

1st Quarter:

• END: Dylan Lonergan completed 11-of-13 passes in the first quarter of his BC career, throwing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. The Rams are facing a 3rd-and-6 from their own 31-yard line to open up the second quarter. Boston College 14, Fordham 3.

• R-SR. Shamus Florio goes out for BC's first punt of the season with the ball positioned on BC's 30-yard line. Florio booted a 44-yard punt, resulting in a Fordham 1st-and-10 at its 27-yard line with 0:59 remaining in the first quarter.

• TOUCHDOWN: Dylan Lonergan completed passes of 27 and 32 yards to Lewis Bond to push Boston College into the redzone. On 2nd-and-8, he notched his second touchdown pass of the game with another 11-yard TD pass, this time to junior wide recevier Jaedn Skeete. Luca Lombardo was successful on the PAT. Boston College 14, Fordham 3.

• FIELD GOAL: Syair Torrence picks up his second pass break-up on the Rams' opening offensive drive, forcing 4th-and-5 from the Eagles' 36-yard line. Kicker Bennett Henderson knocked in a 45-yard FG to decrease Fordham's deficit to four. Boston College 7, Fordham 3.

• Fordham kick returner Rocco Grillo breaks multiple tackles and advances the ball to the Rams' 36-yard line with eight minutes left in the first quarter.

• TOUCHDOWN: Dylan Lonergan fires a short pass to Jordan McDonald over the middle for an 11-yard TD on 2nd-and-goal, the first of his BC career. Luca Lombardo nailed the extra point. The scoring drive lasted 6:24. Boston College 7, Fordham 0.

• Dylan Lonergan completes his first three pass attempts as an Eagle. Lonergan connected with Reed Harris for a pickup of six yards, then dished out back-to-back passes to Lewis Bond for a first down at the Rams' 41-yard line before overthrowing Harris over the middle.

• True freshman running back Bo MacCormack advances the opening kickoff to the Eagles' 29-yard line. MacCormack and running back Alex Broome were BC's returners.

Pregame

• 2:00 p.m. ET | Fordham wins the coin toss on tails and elects to defer. Boston College will receive the opening kickoff and defend the South endzone. The Rams will defend the North endzone and will receive the kickoff following halftime.

• 1:58 p.m. ET | Senior captains Logan Taylor (OG), Jude Bowry (OT), Daveon Crouch (LB), and Lewis Bond (WR) march the Eagles onto the field alongside head coach Bill O'Brien.

• 1:28 p.m. ET | Shaker Reisig, Owen Stoudmire, Palaie Faoa, and Cedric Lott are dressed out and look to be unavaliable for today's game.

• 12:14 p.m. ET | Liam Connor is on the field practicing kicks.

• 12:03 p.m. ET | Multiple players have taken the field for stretches and warmups.

• 11:20 a.m. ET | Boston College has officially made it to campus for the contest. The team did the Eagle Walk across campus and headed into Alumni Stadium. 

• Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and Fordham Rams

When: Saturday, Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. ET

Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 

TV: ACCNX

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Fordham: The Rams ended their season last year on Nov. 23, 2024, with a 19-3 loss to the Merrimack Warriors. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles ended their 2024 campaign with a 20-15 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was on Saturday, Oct. 16, 1954. Boston College defeated Fordham 21-7 in New York, N.Y.