Athletic Communications - Boston College Athletics

The Boston College Athletics Communications staff is pleased to assist members of the media in their coverage of the Eagles. Please find our department policies below. If you have further questions, please contact the staff at athcomm@bc.edu, or call 617-552-3004.

STAFF AND SPORT COVERAGE

Lucas Smith, Assistant Director | smitlu@bc.edu | 781-775-5263
- Football

Chase Colliton, Associate Director | collitoc@bc.edu | 617-552-0524
- Women's Basketball, Lacrosse

Emma Donnelly, Assistant Director | donnel@bc.edu
- Women's Hockey, Women's Soccer, Hall of Fame

Nick Romei, Assistant Director | romein @bc.edu
- Men's Hockey, Men's Soccer

Sydney Duenckel, Communications Assistant | duenckel@bc.edu
- Field Hockey, Skiing, Softball

Émilie Leger, Communications Assistant | legeremi@bc.edu
- Men's & Women's Tennis, Rowing, Volleyball

Lucas Wessel, Communications Assistant | wessellu@bc.edu
- Men's & Women's Track/Cross Country, Sailing, Men's & Women's Golf

Max Robison, Communications Assistant | robisonm@bc.edu
- Baseball, Fencing, Swimming and Diving

Brian Berard, Creative Video Producer | berardb@bc.edu

Zach Keding, Creative Video Producer | keding@bc.edu

Harrison Kelly, Creative Video Producer | kellyaqz@bc.edu

Eddie Shabomardenly, Creative Graphic Designer | shabomar@bc.edu

Joe Sullivan, Creative Graphic Designer | sulliayx@bc.edu

MEDIA CREDENTIALS
All football media credential requests must be submitted via www.sportssystems.com/bostoncollege. All credential requests will be handled on a game-by-game basis with a very limited amount of season credentials issued.
Credentials for Boston College home games are issued to working media only and should be requested as early as possible due to space limitations and demand. Media credentials which cannot be mailed will be left at Media Will Call (Media Entrance) at Gate C of Conte Forum.
    1. The Athletics Communication Office will do its best to accommodate legitimate requests for game credentials. Criteria for media credentials vary, as they are dependent on the availability of media seating. Priority seating for any event is as follows: local beat media, opponent beat media, local media, opponent media, national media, state/regional media, professional scouts, recognized Internet media and unaffiliated media. Those members of the media who are credentialed are asked to comply with guidelines set forth by the Football Writers Association of America. There is no cheering allowed in the press box, where there is also a no smoking policy in accordance with University regulations. Violators in both instances will first receive a warning, and upon any repeat violation, will be asked to leave the press facilities.
    2. When the press box is not expected to be at capacity, legitimate single-game credential requests will be granted. For those high-volume games, the criteria under No. 3 below are used in processing and approving credential requests.
    3. Credentials for home and road football games for local media are dependent on its organization’s coverage of the BC football and athletic program (all sports). To qualify for passes, the team must be covered on a regular basis, and media personnel need to make an effort to have a presence at press conferences and practices (when open). Newspapers must provide feature coverage; radio and television stations must occasionally cover practice and attend the weekly press conference (Tuesdays).
Media credentials are issued solely to the person identified on it. It may not be transferred or used by any other person. Acceptance of a media credential requires compliance with all Boston College rules and regulations applicable to the media credential. Any breach or failure to comply with these terms, conditions, rules and/or regulations may result in the cancellation and withdrawal of the media credential, including but not limited to expulsion from the athletics event for which it was issued, and denial of a media credential for any and all future athletics events.

APPLY FOR FOOTBALL CREDENTIALS
Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Hockey: All requests for working press credentials for Boston College home basketball and men's hockey games should be made at least two days prior to the game in question. Please direct all credential requests to the appropriate sport contact in our office (see above). Please include your name, affiliation, address, phone number and e-mail address on all requests. All approved credentials should be picked up at the press will call table outside the first-floor elevator on the south side of Conte Forum.
All other sports: Requests for credentials for all other sports beside football may be made directly to the sport's contact via standard mail, phone or e-mail.

INTERVIEWS
Interviews with student-athletes and coaches, other than those immediately following a contest, must be arranged through the Athletic Communications office so as not to interfere with the students' academic schedules.

There will not be any media access for in-person interviews with Boston College student-athletes or coaches for media members who are not fully vaccinated this season.
Please note that student-athletes' telephone numbers and email addresses will not be released to the media per department policy. If a telephone interview is necessary, arrangements will be made for the student-athlete to call the requesting outlet. Unless required as part of a rights-holder agreement, game day interviews will not be granted until the conclusion of the contest.

Football Interviews: A weekly news conference with Coach O'Brien will be held on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. during the season. Select student-athletes will be available post-practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of game week.

Approved media representatives will be alerted with the appropriate links and times for the media opportunities. Special requests for interviews may be made to Brendan Flynn (flynnhu@bc.edu; cell: 203-415-5381).

All other sports: Please contact the appropriate sport contact to arrange interviews with coaches or student-athletes.

Postgame Interviews
Boston College maintains a closed locker room policy, both at home and on the road. Postgame procedures for road games are dictated by the host institution.

Football: Coach Bill O'Brien and select BC student-athletes will be available as soon as possible following games for both home and away events. For home games, the post-game availability will take place inside the Yawkey Athletics Center in the Barber Room on the second floor.

For away games, BC will host a post-game Zoom press conference.

Links for the video conference, or phone numbers to dial into the conference, will be provided to approved media who request access from Brendan Flynn prior to kickoff. The press conferences will also be archived on BCEagles.com.

M/W Basketball, M/W Hockey: Head coaches and selected players (when requested) will conduct postgame press conferences in the Media Suite approximately 10 minutes after the final whistle. These postgame press conferences will be available either streamed live or archived, and also on YouTube.
All other sports: Postgame interviews are following a brief cooling off period.

PRESS FACILITIES
Wireless access is available through a dedicated network in all press facilities. Please contact a member of the Athletic Communications staff for log-in information. Pregame notes, team rosters and game programs are available to media before each home contest via BCEagles.com. Game notes and statistics will be available online at www.BCEagles.com in the 2020 Football Media Center. All notes, quotes, statistics will be distributed to the media digitally. Only a printed flip card will be available on gameday.

Live statistics will be available during the event online at www.bc.statbroadcast.com. A PDF of the final statistics will be posted postgame via BC’s Football Media Center on BCEagles.com.

Football: Written media will be accommodated in the Alumni Stadium press box during football games, while photographers will be set up in the Media Suite in the north end of the stadium at field level.
M/W Basketball: Written media will be accommodated along press row in Conte Forum, and the Media Suite is available for media to work.
M/W Hockey: Written media will be accommodated along press row in Kelley Rink (along the top of the upper stands on the south side), and the Media Suite is available for media to work.

MEDIA PARKING
Parking is limited on Boston College's campus and there are designated visitor parking areas. | Visitor Parking Map (PDF)

Non-game days: All media should park in the Beacon St. Garage when visiting the Main/Chestnut Hill Campus to cover BC. Parking is $3 per hour and $25/day maximum.
Game days: Parking passes in designated/assigned areas for approved media will be mailed if the credential request is granted five working days prior to the game. If requests are made sooner than five days before a game, other arrangements must be made to pick up parking passes before gameday.
Newton Campus: Parking surrounding the two athletic complexes on Newton Campus is all designated visitor parking. | Newton Campus Visitor Parking Map (PDF)