Week 1 Media: BC at Florida State
August 28, 2024 | Football
Official game notes, depth chart, weekly news conference and more ahead of the Eagles' week-one match-up against the Seminoles.
Match-Up: Boston College (0-0, 0-0 ACC) at No. 10 Florida State (0-1, 0-1 ACC)
Date and Time: Monday, Sept. 2 • 7:30 p.m.
Location (Stadium): Tallahassee, Fla. (Doak Campbell Stadium)
Television (Stream): ESPN (WatchESPN)
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM
GAME NOTES
FIRST-AND-10
» Boston College football begins a new era under first-year head coach Bill O’Brien, the 37th coach in program history, with a Labor Day night game at Florida State.
» The game will be broadcast on ESPN. BC alum Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Louis Riddick (analyst) are in the booth with Kris Budden (reporter) on the sideline.
» 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.
» Through 125 seasons, Boston College is 73-50-2 all-time in season openers. The Eagles have lost back-to-back season openers and are 12-7 in season openers since joining the ACC in 2005.
» In season openers against ACC opponents, BC is 3-2, including 1-0 on the road with a 2020 win at Duke; the last time the Eagles opened the season against a conference foe.
» Boston College is 19-17 all-time in head coach debuts with wins in game one under each of the Eagles’ last four head coaches.
» Against the Seminoles, BC trails the all-time series, 5-16, and have lost five in a row. Since BC’s last win in the series, four of the last five games have been decided with seven points or less.
» The Eagles scored 19 unanswered and fell short, 31-29, to FSU at home a year ago.
» Boston College is 33-123-1 all-time against ranked opponents.
» BC last opened the season against a ranked opponent in 1995, a loss to No. 12 Ohio State at Giants Stadium. The Eagles’ last season-opening win vs. a ranked opponent was a 14-13 win over No. 7 Texas at home in 1976.
WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE
PODCAST
The Podcast For Boston
Available on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, the Audacy app and everywhere else you get your podcasts. Rate, review and subscribe today!
A part of the Boston College Sports Network, the official podcast of Boston College Athletics is available everywhere you get podcasts. Weekly football episodes “Committed to BC” are hosted by former Eagles’ quarterback Scott Mutryn and BCEagles.com’s Dan Rubin. Tune in for the latest insights and recaps to BC football games and stay for the stories of the Eagles beyond the field.
Committed to BC 2024 Episode 01: The newly rebranded football show “Committed to BC” launches with head coach Bill O'Brien as guest number one. He covers the Eagles' week-one match-up with No. 10 Florida State, meshing his scheme and the team's skill set, and his go-to pregame meal.
