Welcome to the Ultimate College Football Preview for 2023. Every team in FBS Football will be covered in this daily blog release. All of your favorite teams from the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big 10, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt & even every Independent. Think of these daily college football previews as a cheat sheet going into next year.
2022 Recap:
The Boston College Eagles finished last year with a 3-9 overall record. They went 2-6 in ACC play. I am not going to sugar coat it for you BC fans, they sucked last year. The injury bug plagued the offensive line which did not help. Minus the games they won, they were not very competitive in ACC play either. Losing their starting QB Phil Jurkovec to an in conference team was the cherry on top of BC’s shitty 2022 cake.
Head Coach:
Coach Jeff Hafley is coming into his 4th season as the Eagles coach with a 15-20 overall record. Besides the last season, he had Boston College over .500 and even to a bowl game 2 years ago. The defensive minded head coach needs to find a way to shut down the high flying ACC offenses. The Eagles have been a historically gritty defensive team that grind games out on offense. He really needs to find his guys this year and establish an identity.
Key Players:
It looks like Red Shirt Sophomore Emmett Morehead will be at the helm of the Eagles offense. He completed almost 60% of his passes last season with 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions and 1250 yards. He will depend heavily on WR Joseph Griffin Jr. and Jaden Williams to make plays for the offense. Both wide outs are capable of play making, but need to elevate their game to help the Eagles be more efficient. I am guessing Pat Garwo will be the starting back behind a healthier offensive line that will be improved. I do imagine the Eagles will have a 3 person rotation at the running back. The defense has 9 of the starters as upper class-men and I really believe as a unit will be dramatically improved.
2023 Prediction:
Boston College has 4 very winnable games in their non conference schedule. UConn, Navy, Holy Cross and Northern Illinois, with 3 of those games being at home. With what I think will be an improved defense, they should be much more competitive this year. If the offense can click just a little, they should be able to win at least 3 or 4 games in conference and go bowling this year. If they fall short of that, look for the Eagles to make a change at the top.
