2024 SPRING FOOTBALL CENTRAL
THE LATEST
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College football held it's 14th and final spring practice inside Fish Field House on Thursday morning. The Eagles wrap up the spring season on Saturday with the Jay McGillis Memorial Maroon & Gold Game. The team takes the field for warm-ups at 11:15 a.m. with a Noon ET start on ACC Network.
Offensive Highlights
- Grayson James took the majority of the first team reps on Thursday, starting the day with a completion to Treshaun Ward in the first team session.
- James spread the ball around on Thursday, linking up with Matt Ragan, Luke McLaughlin and Jaedn Skeete over the next two team sessions.
- Matthew Rueve spread the wealth as well, connecting with Jayden McGowan and Jeremiah Franklin on consecutive plays in the second team session.
- Rueve tossed two touchdowns in red zone work, first finding McLaughlin in the flat and then to Datrell Jones on a great play-action design.
- Jones logged his second score of the session on a strong run on a draw play.
- James accounted for three touchdowns in red zone work, first finding Jerand Bradley on a jump ball at the goal line.
Defensive Highlights
- Bugg Jones made the first interception of the day in 7-on-7 work.
- Sedarius McConnell and George Rooks combined for a strong pass rush for a loss in the second team session.
- In the third team session, Neto Okpala brought pressure and Max Tucker was there to stop a short pass play in its tracks.
- Max Tucker made another great play in goal-line work, breaking up a crossing route and forcing the incompletion.
- Owen Stoudemire stuffed a run in the backfield as a part of a strong day for the defensive line.
- In red zone work, Jalen Cheek blew up a read-option on the first play, with pressure from Okpala.
- With the offense backed up in their own end, Ryan Turner flew unchecked into the backfield to force a safety.
- Donovan Ezeiruaku finished practice strong, first stuffing a swing pass in the backfield and then bringing QB pressure to force a throwaway.
- Over the final two team sessions, the secondary locked in with PBUs from Jones, Daveon Crouch, Carter Davis, KP Price, and Sione Hala.
Special Teams Highlight: Luca Lombardo drilled a 52-yard field goal in the final session.
Seen on the sidelines: Former Eagles quarterback and BC alum Phil Jurkovec returned to watch practice.
Gallery: Spring Practice No. 13
SCHEDULE AND TICKETS
Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Game
Boston College's annual Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Football game is scheduled for Saturday, April 13 at Alumni Stadium. The game will kick off at Noon ET and be broadcast nationally on ACC Network.
Admission is free and is the first opportunity for BC fans to witness a new era of Eagles football on the field. Bill O'Brien was introduced as the 37th head coach in program history on February 15 and the spring game offers the chance to see his offense in action as the maroon and gold take the field.
Complete event details will be announced later this spring.
2024 BC Football Schedule
Boston College football received its complete 2024 schedule from the ACC on Jan. 24, which features seven home games and two bye weeks. The Eagles open play at Florida State on Labor Day, September 2, for a primetime, Monday night match-up against the defending conference champions.
New season tickets and renewals are available now at BCEagles.com. Kickoff times and television selections will be made at a later date.
This season marks the second for the ACC without division and the second schedule format in as many years as the league welcomes California and Stanford from the former Pac-12 and SMU from the American Athletic Conference. BC retained Syracuse and Pittsburgh as its annual opponents. Under the new format, each team will face a conference opponent a minimum of twice over the next seven seasons.
