Week 11 Media: BC at Pittsburgh
November 13, 2023 | Football
Official game notes, depth chart, weekly news conference and more ahead of the Eagles' week-11 match-up against the Panthers.
Match-Up: Boston College (6-4, 3-3 ACC) at Pittsburgh (2-8, 1-5 ACC)
Date and Time: Thursday, Nov. 16 • 7 p.m.
Location (Stadium): Pittsburgh, Pa. (Acrisure Stadium)
Television (Stream): ESPN (WatchESPN)
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM
GAME NOTES
FIRST-AND-10
» Boston College plays its first Thursday night game in five years when it visits Pittsburgh for a 7 p.m. game on Nov. 16.
» Thursday’s game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. Matt Barrie (play-by-play) and Dan Mullen (analyst) are in the booth with Harry Lyles Jr. (reporter) on the sidelines.
» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM. 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.
» Boston College trails the all-time series, 15-17 and is 2-1 against Pitt in ACC games since 2014. The two teams were previously conference opponents in the Big East from 1991-2004.
» The Eagles have won the last two games vs. the Panthers. BC earned bowl eligibility with a 26-19 win in 2019, its last visit to Pittsburgh, and picked up an OT win, 31-30, in 2020.
» BC’s five-game win streak, the longest since 2010, was snapped its last time out. In that five-game stretch, the Eagles averaged 252.6 rushing yards and 19.0 points allowed per game.
» The Eagles started 2023 1-3 and followed with five-straight wins to be bowl eligible. BC last rallied from 1-3 to reach a bowl in 2017.
» BC is bowl eligible for the third time in head coach Jeff Hafley’s four seasons and earned eligibility after game six; the fastest to bowl eligibility by the Eagles since a 6-2 start in 2018.
» Thomas Castellanos is second in the country for rushing yards by a QB at 806, which is 37th among all rushers. His 10 rushing TDs are tied for 23rd in FBS and third most by a quarterback.
» Four BC players have rushed for over 250 yards this season and each led BC in rushing in a single game this season.
WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE
PODCAST
The Podcast For Boston
Available on The Varsity App, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher and everywhere else you get your podcasts. Rate, review and subscribe today!
A part of the Boston College Learfield IMG College Sports Network, the official podcast of Boston College Athletics is available everywhere you get podcasts. Weekly football episodes “For The Podcast” are hosted by former Eagles’ quarterback Scott Mutryn and BCEagles.com’s Dan Rubin. Catch “The Pregame” on Fridays hosted by BC women’s lacrosse student-athlete Annabelle Hasselbeck.
For The Podcast (FTP) ‘23 Episode 12: On a short week for Boston College football, Mute and Dan breakdown the Eagles' week-10 game against Virginia Tech and look ahead to a Thursday night, national television game at Pittsburgh. Plus a bonus clip of Pittsburgh native and BC wide receiver Dino Tomlin.
