Week 8 Media: BC vs. Louisville

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» Boston College is home for the first time in four weeks when it hosts Louisville in a Friday night game at Alumni Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on Oct. 25.
» The game will be broadcast on ESPN2. Anish Shroff (play-by-play) and Heisman winner Andre Ware (analyst) are on the call with sideline reporter Paul Carcaterra.
» 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.
» BC is 9-9 in regular season Friday games since 1991, 5-7 at home and 4-2 in such games on ESPN2. The game marks the first-ever Friday match-up between the Eagles and Cardinals.
» The Eagles last won a Friday night game at home in the 2021 Red Bandanna Game against Virginia Tech.
» Boston College trails the all-time series, 7-9, including a 4-6 mark in ACC games with the home team winning the last six contests. BC was the last road team to score a win; 45-42 in 2017.
» Louisville doubled up Boston College, 56-28, in Kentucky a year ago. The last match-up in Chestnut Hill was a 34-33 BC win in 2022.
» Defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku ranks third in the country in total sacks at 9.0, which ranks second in the ACC. His 12.0 TFLs are also third in FBS, but tops in the conference.
» Thomas Castellanos is top-10 nationally in passing efficiency (5th, 176.2) and yards per attempt (9th, 9.43), which both rank second in the ACC.
» The BC defense has intercepted nine passes, ranking 15th in the FBS and fourth in the ACC. BC intercepted just eight passes in 2023.

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