Boston College Athletics
Defensive Tackle Raji Will Redshirt
September 07, 2007 | Football
Sept. 7, 2007
Boston College has announced that defensive tackle BJ Raji will redshirt this season in order to concentrate on his studies. The school declared Raji ineligible to participate earlier this season due to academic reasons. On Friday, an NCAA committee denied the school's appeal to restore Raji's eligibility for this season.
"BJ now has the opportunity to take a negative and turn it into a positive," Coach Jeff Jagodzinski said. "Graduation is the number one goal for BJ and his family, and this will give him the chance to concentrate on his studies. At the same time, he will gain another year of football experience, which will benefit him in the long run."
Raji, a 6-1, 325-pound senior from Washington Township, N.J., received All-ACC second-team honors last season, in which he started 12 games and registered 23 tackles, including 16 solo stops, three sacks and 8.5 tackles-for-loss.
After the redshirt season, Raji will have one year of eligibility remaining to play at BC.
