Boston College Athletics
Week 5 Media: BC vs.Virginia
September 26, 2023 | Football
Official game notes, depth chart, weekly news conference and more ahead of the Eagles' week-five match-up against the Cavaliers.
Match-Up: Boston College (1-3, 0-2 ACC) vs. Virginia (0-4, 0-1 ACC)
Date and Time: Saturday, Sept. 30 • 2 p.m.
Location (Stadium): Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Alumni Stadium)
Television (Local): The CW (CW56)
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM
GAME NOTES
FIRST-AND-10
» Boston College hosts Virginia for Family Weekend in Chestnut Hill with a 2 p.m. kickoff at Alumni Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 30.
» Saturday’s game will be broadcast nationally across The CW, including CW56 in Boston. Tom Werme (play-by-play) and James Bates (analyst) are in the booth with Tabitha Turner (reporter) on the sidelines.
» The Eagles will make their debut on The CW, which entered into partnership with the league for 13 regular season games.
» 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 leads the all-time series, 6-1, having last met in 2020. Virginia won its first match-up in the series to end the 2020 season, 43-32 in Charlottesville.
» The series started in 1963 with a 30-21 BC win. The Cavaliers last visited Boston College in 2010.
» The seven all-time match-ups between BC and UVA is the most for the Eagles against any current ACC member.
» Boston College is 1-3 to start the season for the second consecutive year and fifth time since 2011. The Eagles last rallied from 1-3 to reach a bowl game in 2017.
» Quarterback Thomas Castellanos ranks 24th in the country with 66 points responsible for. He has accounted for 11 total touchdowns, including eight through the air and three on the ground.
» Graduate transfer wide receiver Ryan O’Keefe surpassed 200 career receptions last week and sits at 204, ninth most in the NCAA among active players.
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 Annabella Hasselbeck.
For The Podcast (FTP) ‘23 Episode 4: Mute and Dan go deep in the latest episode of FTP with offensive guard and captain Christian Mahogany plus head coach Jeff Hafley returns for his weekly appearance as BC football prepares for its first road game of the season.
