Boston College Athletics

Six Football Players Earn All-ACC Recognition
December 10, 2014 | Football
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Six members of the Boston College football team earned spots on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team, selected by the league's 14 head coaches and announced by the ACC on Wednesday.
Graduate center Andy Gallik leads the way with a second-team nod on the offensive side of the ball. He is joined by classmate guard Bobby Vardaro and freshman running back Jon Hilliman on the third team, while graduate tackle Ian Silberman earned honorable mention. On defense, seniors tackle Connor Wujciak and linebacker Josh Keyes were named to the third team.
Gallik was named to the ACSMA All-ACC First Team, an All-New England selection and is a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, given to the nation's top center. The Evergreen Park, Ill., native leads the BC offensive line that has allowed the rushing game to flourish, ranking 14th in the nation and second in the ACC with 251.8 yards/game. He earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after BC defeated then ninth-ranked Southern California as the Eagles rushed for 452 yards. The four-year starter and 2014 captain will also play in the Reese's Senior Bowl on Jan. 24 in Mobile, Ala.
Hilliman earned ASCMA All-ACC Third-Team honors in his freshman campaign. He is tied for second in the conference with 12 rushing touchdowns, which also is tied for 10th on BC's single-season list. The rookie set the Eagles' freshman record for rushing attempts with 185, eclipsing the 2008 record set by Montel Harris. His 712 rushing yards is second on the team, averaging 59.3 yards per game. He tallied two touchdowns in five games in his first season at The Heights and at least one in seven of the final 10 games.
Silberman, an ACSMA All-ACC honorable mention selection, started every game at right tackle for BC after transferring from Florida. He is part of the offensive line that allowed the BC backs to rack up over 500 yards of offense three times and over 400 yards five times. At least one back has recorded a 100-yard rushing games seven times in 2014.
Vardaro leads Boston College with 44 starts and earned ACSMA All-ACC honorable mention as well. He is a member of the offensive line that has allowed just 20 sacks through 12 games while quarterback Tyler Murphy broke the ACC single-season quarterback rushing record and the Eagles rank 14th in the nation with 251.8 yards/game. BC is the one of two ACC teams since 2000 to put up back-to-back rushing performance of over 400 yards, doing so against USC (Sept. 13) and Maine (Sept. 20).
Wujciak started every game this season for the Eagles and picked up ACSMA All-ACC Third-Team honors. He is third on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and has three sacks for a loss of 29 yards. He blocked a field goal at Virginia Tech that would have made it a one-point game going into half time; it was the second time he has blocked a field goal BC, as he did as a sophomore at Georgia Tech.
Pittsburgh's James Conner earned ACC Offensive Player of the Year. Vic Beasley of Clemson was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year while Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson was awarded ACC Coach of the Year by his counterparts. Rookie and Offensive Rookie of the Year honors went to Miami's Brad Kaaya and Virginia's Quin Blanding was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. Hilliman received one vote for the offensive rookie title.
















