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BC's Luke Kuechly driven to succeed
Boston Herald — Looking back on the 2009 season, affirmation should be everywhere for Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly. If...
16 hours agoBreaking down Boston College's schedule
Boston Herald — Boston College has an opportunity to take a running jump into the 2010 season. The Eagles open with four consecutive...
16 hours agoDave Shinskie feels ready to lead Eagles
Boston Herald — Quarterback is a position of leadership, whether the person inhabiting the role is ready or not. Admittedly,...
16 hours agoNotes: BC vs. Weber State
Colleges Blog | ESPN Boston — CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Coming off its second straight postseason berth and going into its first-ever meeting with Boston College, Weber State is ranked 18th in the FCS coaches poll. The Wildcats are led by senior quarterback Cameron Higgins, who is on pace to break school and Big Sky Conference passing records. “They are good, their quarterback is great. Cameron Higgins threw the ball for 1,000 yards,” sophomore linebacker Luke Kuechly said. “He puts the ball where it needs to be very fast and that’s one of the things we have to worry about. It’s going to be to...
17 hours agoVideo: Keys for BC Eagles
Colleges Blog | ESPN Boston — video1ESPN's Robert Smith discuses what Boston College has to do to be successful this season.
19 hours agoBC receivers expect to rise to challenge
Colleges Blog | ESPN Boston — CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Going into training camp, Boston College's wide receivers were the biggest question mark. Coming out of training camp and into the Eagles' home opener against Weber State on Saturday, the wideouts are an even bigger unknown. Graduating five receivers from last year, including two starters, the last thing BC needed was top returner Colin Larmond Jr. to suffer a season-ending knee injury. Larmond led the Eagles in average yards per catch (20.6) and was second in touchdowns (5), receptions (29) and yards (596). Click HERE to read on.
19 hours agoGospel of Luke traced
Boston Herald — Last year, an unknown kid from Cincinnati named Luke Kuechly stepped into the Boston College defense and became...
September 2, 2010ESPN.com: ACC Summer Shootaround
Colleges Blog | ESPN Boston — ESPN.com’s college basketball Summer Shootaround turns its attention to the ACC this week, with analysis from Andy Katz, Doug Gottlieb and more. -- Andy Katz has five things to know, including one focused on coaching changes: 1. Three coaches shockingly depart: No one saw the departures at Boston College, Clemson and Wake Forest coming in the weeks or months earlier. The decision to force out Al Skinner, the winningest coach in BC history, left the staff stunned and contributed to an Eagles dispersal draft as players like Brady Heslip (Baylor), Evan Ravenel (Ohio State), Kevin Noreen (...
September 1, 2010Dinich: Fearless predictions for ACC
Colleges Blog | ESPN Boston — ESPN.com ACC blogger Heather Dinich checks in Monday with some predictions for the ACC, including one for BC lineback Mark Herzlich. The ACC is one of the most unpredictable conferences in the country, but that makes this list even more fun. Here are 10 things I think will -- or won’t -- happen in the conference this fall: 1. BC linebacker Mark Herzlich plays in the season opener against Weber State and is back to his 2008 form in time for the home game against Virginia Tech on Sept. 25. CLICK HERE to read the rest of this entry
September 1, 2010Video: Maisel on Herzlich's return
Colleges Blog | ESPN Boston — On SportsCenter on Monday, ESPN.com’s Ivan Maisel talks about the return of BC’s Mark Herzlich and whether he will be back on the field this Saturday when the Eagles open their season against Weber St.
September 1, 2010
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- Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery ACC Now | News & Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced. Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15. “Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at f...
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- Duke's Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery Above the Rims | Charlotte Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced.Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15.“Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at full strength before the start o...
- Trustees' chair backs Davis, Baddour Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer UNC Board of Trustees chair Bob Winston said he is "extremely saddened and disappointed" with the school's football scandal today, but said he backs coach Butch Davis and athletic director Dick Baddour as the Tar Heels move forward.Twelve UNC players are being held out of Saturday's season opener against LSU, and three more have not made the trip to Atlanta for the game but may be cleared in time to play."I think we have the right guy as our coach," Winston said. "I feel that Butch Davis is going to take a look at what’s happened and will figure the best way to move forward. And I think he is ...
- Former UNC president on football: "Great sadness" Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer In the early 1960s, then-UNC President William Friday had to deal with a point-shaving scandal involving basketball players at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.Now long retired, Friday, 90, has been thinking about those bad old days a good bit lately as he follows the scandal enveloping the football program at Carolina."For people who care about the university, this is a moment of great sadness," Friday said today. "We've gone 50 years without even the remotest allegation of wrongdoing at Chapel Hill.Athletic ethics is an issue dear to Friday's heart. For more than 15 years, he co-chaired the Kn...