Week Two Media: BC at Virginia Tech
September 06, 2022 | Football
Official game notes, depth chart, weekly news conference and more ahead of the Eagles' week-two match-up against the Hokies..
Match-Up: Boston College (0-1, 0-0 ACC) at Virginia Tech (0-1, 0-0 ACC)
Date and Time: Saturday, Sept. 10 • 8 p.m.
Location (Stadium): Blacksburg, Va. (Lane Stadium)
Television (Stream): ACC Network (https://es.pn/3cLWVmC)
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM and 850 AM
GAME NOTES
First-And-10
» Boston College visits Lane Stadium for its ACC opener against Virginia Tech in primetime on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.
» The Eagles are coming off a season-opening, 22-21 loss to Rutgers out of the Big Ten.
» The game will air on ACC Network with Dave O’Brien (play-by-play) on the call along with former Eagle quarterback Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline reporter).
» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM and 850 AM. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and quarterback Scott Mutryn on the sideline.
» BC trails the all-time series with Virginia Tech, 11-19. The Eagles and Scarlet Knights last faced in a 17-3 BC win on November 5, 2021; the Eagles’ annual Red Bandanna Game.
» The 2021 win marked the return of quarterback Phil Jurkovec for BC and snapped a four-game losing streak for the Eagles on the way to a six-win, bowl-eligible season.
» Virginia Tech joined the ACC in 2004 and Boston College joined a year later after both competed in the Big East. As ACC members, BC is 8-9 against Va. Tech in regular season contests.
» BC last won in Blacksburg in 2018, 31-21, as the No. 24 team in the AP poll. The win moved the Eagles to No. 17 and secured a visit to Chestnut Hill from ESPN’s College Gameday a week later.
» The Eagles are 6-11 all-time in ACC openers and 1-1 under Hafley, including a road win at Duke in his coaching debut in 2020.
» BC has won each of its last six true road openers beginning with a 2016 win at UMass, which came a week after a loss to Georgia Tech in Ireland.
WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE
PODCAST
The Podcast For Boston
Available on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher and everywhere else you get your podcasts. Rate, review and subscribe today!
For The Podcast (FTP) ‘22 Episode 02: Hosts Scott Mutryn and Dan Rubin give a breakdown of the Eagles’ season opener against Rutgers and look ahead to week two against Virginia Tech; the Eagles first true road game at Lane Stadium since 2018. Graduate cornerback Elijah Jones also drops in for an interview to talk “The Jungle”, NYC football and more.
