SMU VS BOSTON COLLEGE LIVE - NCAAF Fenway Bowl Game Score Dec 28, 2023

[Music] who's in who's out today's injury report is presented by Mass General Brigham the official medical provider of BC Athletics big injury for SMU their quarterback Preston Stone out with a broken leg he started the majority of the Season Kevin Jennings gets the start today he started their AAC championship game a game they won against two lane BC chrisan mahogany is opted out not an injury but he's going to the NFL draft first team all ACC guard Joe Griffin is out with a non-f football injury Jack Conley starts at Right Guard for Christian mahogany because Jude bowry is also out with an injury he was backing up mahogany throughout the year our quarterback Scott Mutan is healthy he has to Brave the elements today at Fenway mute you played one bowl game in your care career I know you look back on that fondly but a quarterback today might have trouble gripping a football yeah it could be tough with the weather and in the wetness and Thomas castalanos doesn't he's he's not the biggest guy so he doesn't have big hands but you know you mentioned our bowl game meet and it's kind of a similar situation we were playing U Kansas State who is a team that was you know 10 and I think they were 11 and one and they were they were disappointed that they were playing in the eloha bowl they felt it was beneath them to play Boston College and they kind of prepared that way and and BC we came out with one of the most dominant defensive performances I've ever seen Mike mamola Steven Boyd and Company I don't think they crossed Midfield until the fourth quarter you know so there's something to be said about that maybe maybe they're saying all the right things that they're not disappointed to be playing Boston College but BC should capitalize on and use that emotion uh to their advantage uh you when you look at their their strength of schedule and everybody that SMU has played this year uh and now you're playing a backup quarterback that although he's had some game experience he hasn't played a ton and we've seen that you know there's Growing Pains that come with that and with all the B buol preparation that you have all the wrinkles and different things that you can add in if you make it difficult for him to not trust his eyes and make it hard on Kevin Jennings and control the line of scrimmage then BC has a chance hopefully SMU is going to sleepwalk through it like Kansas state did uh almost 30 years Jesus Mary and Joseph almost 30 years ago uh and I was there there yeah so wow the 30y year anniversary of Melly kikim makaka my goodness somewhere big Crosby's rolling over I had some of that at dinner I do not doubt it you're an Eclectic man this is BC game day coming up we'll hear from the Coach Jeff affley as we approach kickoff at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl between SMU and Boston College keep it here on the BC sports network from lafield Source promo is the best choice for your company's branded promotional products and wearable needs Source promo works with you like 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day continues with this week's Coach's Corner now alongside head coach Jeff Halley here's John meter Perell Jeff before we get into the fway ball tell us about this week and what it's been like for BC to experience Boston it's been outstanding um to have our our own families and then our obviously our team our family together celebrate Christmas together do some things in the community um giving back to the community there were really some special moments there um obviously got the practice in our own facility which which is always helpful we we got better we continue to get better we continue to develop our players um I thought the Fenway Bowl did a phenomenal job of welcoming us and and really the hotel and everything about it was first class you guys actually got to play some baseball the other day we did last night we got to play some baseball uh threw the ball around hitting the batting cage U um guys had a lot of fun some guys looked really good and others looked really bad the Red Sox might not be signing them anytime soon when you heard about going to the sway bowl a month ago what was your reaction excited just just excited to get get a chance to play in another game um excited when we got the chance to play a nationally ranked team um you know I think maybe some of the players were disappointed first didn't get to go on a plane and get somewhere else but once you get here you feel like you're on a trip regardless and it's been um it's been really nice so excited grateful I think one of the underrated aspects of any bull is the 15 practices what did that mean to the team it's like having another Spring football the development for the young players and even the older guys and the coaches it's just you know you wish you you you wish when when you look at around you talk to your buddies going in a bowl game you wish everybody got a chance to have the 15 practices because there's nothing like developing your own players and and getting them better so it's it's probably more important than anything you can do is just have those practices what did you learn about the team this year I learned they're resilient and I learned that they believe in Boston College and they believe in each other and they believe in the coaches I think you know anytime you face adversity and you're able to fight through it and go on a run like we are like we did um I think it says a lot about them and then they get into a bowl game and and really basically keep your team intact I think that says a lot and I think that's really um gives us a boost of confidence going forward said all week they're one of the best teams you've played this year what do they do well they do everything well I mean and I don't see that to be coach speak I mean they're scoring more than 40 points a game they hold people under 17 a game they're good on special teams um they can throw it they can run it they got a good old line they're old they're experienced I mean they're going to lose a lot of players next year and I know we H in the portal again to try to reload it but they're an experienced team with older talented players offensively what do you have to do to attack their defense well I think one it's going to depend on the weather conditions for tomorrow uh you know based on the rain based on what it looks like out there we're going to have to do what we do and run the ball but we got to hit more explosives um it's something we lacked late in the season we got to get get the ball down the field or get those explosive runs you can't always count on 16 17 18 play drive cuz usually bad things happen in those moments and it's hard to sustain defensively they're facing an offense that's explosive similar to a lot of ACC ACC teams you faced uh what do you have to do to slow them down well one their wide outs are really good and they play a lot of them they're six seven guys with looks like between 25 and 30 plus catches tight end is really athletic we know him well uh obviously started a different quarterback cuz their starter was injured but but very athletic he wants to get you on the edge he wants to run it keeps his eyes down the field and then their backs are good um you know people keep asking you know this is an ACC team does this look like yeah this does this looks like a team that would finish in the top of the ACC this year clearly they're top 25 17 team whatever ranking you look at um they got they got good players finally what do you have to do to pick up your first Bowl win yeah I think it's going to be a big team effort it's got to be one of those games where where we create turnovers on defense and steal possessions defensively we got to eliminate their explosives um because that's what they thrive on the big plays offensively we got to take care of the ball we got to establish the run but we got to hit explosives of our home and that's the thing I've challenge the offensive staff and the offensive players with all all po season is I I love it I want to be able to run it run it run it but but we got to get the ball we got to get some big plays all right Jeff Happy New Year to you and your family and good luck today thanks a lot appreciate it Happy uh Happy New Year everybody Jeff CLE on BC game day our kickoff from Fe Park is next Boston College 1992 along Matt McGovern is the proud owner of the McGovern Auto Group Boston's fastest growing family of car dealerships Matt is proud to serve BC its students alumni and their families with 22 dealerships across the Boston Metro and over 5,000 vehicles to choose from don't settle for a new vehicle from just anyone join your fellow Eagles Matt McGovern Mark Walker and Tom kilgarth at McGovern Auto Group visit them online online at McGovern auto.com go Eagles this is JP plunket BC 93 I'm excited to join my classmates this fall in celebration of our 30th reunion and to reminisce about coaches pcell and Coughlin and players like Willie Hicks Glenn Foley and Mike mola I'm also 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All-American linebacker Pete Cronin here's the voice of Eagles football John meter Perell and welcome back to the Wasabi Fenway bowl at soggy Fenway Park with the weather is going to be intermittent rain throughout the day it's 45 de wind swept and that was brought to you by our good friends at it's clear water brought to you by Clear Water Plumbing pure water and peace of mind for Southern New England homeowners he's Pete cron and I'm John me Perell our red Dome realy sideline reporter is Scott Mutan the Eagles wearing maroon jerseys and maroon pants for the first time since 2015 that's a new look for BC SMU white jerseys white pants and white helmets with a pony on the helmet Eagles win the toss they defer as their usual custom is they will kick off to the home plate end zone right below us from right to left as Liam Connor will do the honors as we get set to start the second meeting between these two teams they last met in 1986 the kick is a line drive shoots it to the one yd line and fielded past the 10 to the 15 to the 20 moving past the 20 and going east west to the 25 yd line and then almost tackled still on his feet finally tackled at the 29 with a flag on the play so in dicey return as the stop was made at the 29 yd line but there is a flag down as Liam Connor hit it to the one yard line referee is Marcus Woods mate you talk about deferring right well smu's 124 first quarter points lead to FBS during the return illegal Block in the back receiving team number 29 clip 10yd penalty first down Jaylen Davis Robinson on the return there's a clip against against SMU yeah they they're just no doubt about it Pete they Define explosive SMU has been terrific all year four games of 55 points as they average 41 points per game 465 yards their quarterback is Kevin Jennings he's a red shirt freshman 6' 190 lbs as he sends them to the line of scrimmage at the 17 yd line snapping from the right hash moving left to right they sent three wides to the left single wide to the right tight end to watch for them as RJ Maryland one the best in the country Jennings throws left it's caught by Davis Robinson past the 20 moves it inside to the 26 yd line where he's brought down by John pupil pupil was an all New England safety second on BC in tackles the Eagles defense in battled in those last three games they were gashed they give up 391 yards per outing and is there a quick hand off to Jaylen Davis Robinson they work fast SMU is a high Tempo team one of the best tempos in the country and BC knows they're going to have to be aware of that this Eagles defense gave up 29 points per game as it will be second down now Jennings to the shotgun ball in the 21 yd line three wides to the left two wides to the right tight end slot right is Maryland back next to Jennings is Jaylen Knighton a Miami transfer eagles with a blitz pressure throw caught at the 30 yd line bouncing off a tackle to the 31 as the stop was made there good throw under heavy pressure by Kevin Jennings as it was caught at the 30 yd line by the receiver romelo Brinson who has 26 catches for 47 yds that's the first down gain so first down from the 31 of SMU as they move towards the right field End Zone that's where the Boston College logo is adorned from the shotgun clean pocket Jennings looks right now out of the pocket left he throws it it's caught past the 40 to the 43 yd line gang tackle good throw Again by Jennings he Jake Bailey his leading receiver a transfer from Rice 36 catches 474 yards and no touchdowns but that's a 12yd gain and a first down for SMU as they approach Midfield yeah the hurry up offense Boston College well they knew they were what they were going to get uh playing a lot of the Zone which is a little bit of a change up for Boston College and you get into the details as to why but the the la absence of pressure is giving Jennings the opportunity to find the open receiver they move left to right play fake Jennings out of the pocket looks left scans the field throws that way caught by Knighton past the 45 and Out of Bounds at the 48 pushed out by John pupil and cam Arnold but another good throw by by Kevin Jennings and you know they don't know much about him yet but they do know he's very talented he was a four-star recruit out of the Dallas area and there's some thought that he might go in the portal because they have a quarterback that's hurt with a broken leg and Preston stone is one of the top quarterbacks this year in the American Athletic Conference they'll move to the ACC next year but Stone's a very good quarterback now second down with four yds to go a hand off big hole for LJ Johnson as he hits past Midfield to the 49 stopped by cam Arnold the ball was at the 48 yd line of SMU LJ Johnson another one of those transfers from Texas A&M as pet has mentioned they have mined the portal well with 1140 to play no score SMU on the Move in plus territory yeah BC's playing a little bit more Zone the uh the absence of interceptions during the regular season Jeff halfy thought they played a lot of man so you don't see the quarterback so they're going to change up here looks like they change up to Zone but without pressure you know this quarterback's going to find the spots Jennings play fake with some pressure hounded now out of the pocket he runs it Jennings Far Side 45 to the plus 40 and tackled at the 38 of BC by Vinnie dama who led the Eagles in stops with 87 he was 13 te all ACC playing in his final game the sixth year Vinnie deama but again nice job by Jennings who picked up six yards balls at the 30 they Mark him down at the 36 the snapping from the right Ash and with multiple penalty markers as the snap hit the hands of Kevin [Music] Jennings F start offense number 51 5yd penalty first down out that offensive line averages 320 lbs Pete they have a guy playing on the right side at right tackle who 3 35 lbs hon white he blocks out the Sun not that there is any today to speak of they are a formidable opponent uh across the board pick a area you want to focus on First and 15 play fake screen left it's caught past the 40 to the 38 yd line three- yd gain on the screen to the left flat as it was caught there by Jake Bailey is second catch of the drive the senior 510 188 averaging 13 yds a [Music] reception so it'll be second down to and 13 ball at the 39 of BC they move left to right towards the right field End Zone play fake and Jennings gets hammered ball is loose BC picks it up Eagles recover the fumble Donovan asaru hammered Kevin Jennings and the fumble are covered by walk paa turnover for Boston College they come up with it as Jennings fumbled what a hit by auraku well you talk about disciplined play I won't focus on the what he didn't do earlier in the season when you have quarterback you take quarterback he didn't buy the fake came up field the quarterback figured he's going to get away with something and he got stuck right in the chin with the with the crown of his helmet as zaku uh knocks this one loose the Eagles come up with a turnover and are these in Clement conditions good play by the defense but the in Clement conditions work the Boston College's favor could be an edge for BC as the rain continues to fall on the Back Bay BC football at their 39 with 10:3 to play in the first quarter no score at the faabi Fenway Bowl after Neto oo's fumble recovery SMU nothing BC nothing on the BC sports network from [Music] learfield hi this is Paul Sullivan vehicle maintenance may be the last thing on your mind but cars do need regular checkups come into any salivan tire and our experts will let you know what looks okay or what may need attention you decide what fits within your budget get the peace of mind that you deserve at a price you can afford thanks Paul make an appointment online by visiting civan tire.com and go BC [Music] Eagles this is Karen's experience I looked at for over a year but only had a weekend to lock in an offer at Cambridge Savings Bank we know your home buying 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game in the Miami game as araku in the same situation covered the decoys and then turned into a big play for the other team today he didn't cover The Deco he did his job caused a fumble yeah you got quarterback you quarterback make him pay and that's something we talked about during the week when we saw the weather forecast you and Muk both mentioned it forecast could be a major Edge for BC well you get the ground you they're not going to try to we don't know yet they've had a what's the equivalent of a spring practice behind them a lot of personnel changes uh a lot of new faces probably a lot of thought about what they did some self- evaluation let's see what they on cork here this afternoon here comes Thomas Castellanos first snap and a handoff straight ahead Eagles try to hit the interior of the defensive line to maybe a yard thanks to Kai roash show on the on the Run robish show the second leading rusher for the Eagles he was over 600 yards and he was injury play in the last half of the Year 10 games 691 yds seven touchdowns ball is at the 43 yd line of BC with 938 to play in the first quarter and no score between SMU and the Eagles as the Eagles drive toward the home plate end zone right below us moving right to left snapping far hash single wide to the near single wide to the far now receiver in the slot to the near it's Lewis Bond castalano shotgun back to throw Quick Pass is caught by Bond across the 50 to the 48 nice diving catch up the near hash for Lewis Bond as he was stopped there but a good throw by Thomas castalanos in dicey conditions to throw for any quarterback I don't care who you are and imortal words to Bill Murray the heavy stuff won't be coming down for a while boy it was it was a long walk to Fenway today where we parked eagles with a first down pickup in plus territory at the 48 of SMU with no score under nine to play in the first quarter castalano shotgun he will take off and run 43 yd shy of a thousand gets a couple as he tried to run over his left guard Kyle herle Kobe Wilson their best linebacker and their leading tackler made the stop SMU defense defense rugged 17 points per game 299 yds per game only 111 on the ground they only allow three yds per Rush yeah this is a tough defense man they are uh number one or number two in the AAC in nine categories they'll get to them in a moment castalanos to the shotgun it's first down Eagles Here Comes castalanos taking off running past the 40 to the 30 castalano's tackled at the 26 outstanding run of 20 yards by Thomas Castellanos as he was tripped up by Jonathan McGill a safety transfer from Stanford Eagles go Tempo after that 20-yard Rumble as they move right to left towards the home plate End Zone castalano shotgun quarterback keeper and he doesn't find much room now maybe a yard as he dove into their defensive line as the stop was made by Elijah Roberts Roberts a transfer from Miami one of the best defensive ends in the country with nine and a half sacks he was first team all eight AC also had 11 tackles for LW and he's going to be a guy the eagles need to watch here you go third down conversions defense defensive touchdowns first down defense passing yards all Rush defense scoring defense team passing efficiency team sacks all number one or number two in the AC AAC no gain for castalano second down and 10 BC at the 26 the give underneath to robish show and he's hit maybe lost a yard trying to run up the far hash Jordan mil defensive tackle made the stop another good one in that front for the Scott Simons Le defense they have a couple Pros up there Roberts Elijah Chapman who was at media day yesterday he bench presses 225 45 times I can do that over maybe a 45 day period one a day how about how about a month period third down and 10 6:30 to play first quart to no score Eagles on the move with the plus 27 shotgun castal is throwing and it is dropped inside the 15 at the 13 up the farash by Jaden ski The Freshman from Everett High School Charles Woods flustered him on the third down throw that's ball you got to have though pretty good throw by castalanos and ski just dropped it ski came on late in the season now the Eagles will attempt a field goal the line of scrimmage is the 27 so it will be a 45 yard attempt wind whipping around from left to right Liam Connor is the BC kicker he was 10 for 12 with a long of 45 that will massive season high if he kicks it snap kick is on the way towards the home plate End Zone and it is good the Eagles are on the board a 45 yd field goal by Liam Connor as they take the first lead in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl three to nothing with 621 to play in the first quarter Well Done by Connor in tough conditions yeah you know uh he's really turned into a reliable source for points uh you know there was a lot of a lot of debate whether the the kicker the kicking position would stand up to the test this through the course of the season and frankly looking back that's one of the bright spots yeah no he's done a really nice job we have a to on the field BC leads number 17 SMU 3 to nothing with 621 to play in the first quarter this is the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on the BC sports network from fi Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine top Specialists who understand your athletic dreams goals and the need to get back to them together we'll write your comeback story call 877 sport1 to start yours today Boston College 1992 along Matt McGovern is the proud owner of the McGovern Auto Group Boston's fastest growing family of car dealerships Matt is proud to serve BC its students alumni and their families with 22 dealership across the Boston Metro and over 5,000 vehicles to choose from don't settle for a new vehicle from just anyone join your fellow Eagles Matt McGovern Mark Walker and Tom kilgarth at McGovern Auto Group visit them online at McGovern auto.com go Eagles Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine top Specialists who understand your athletic dreams goals and the need to get back to them together 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memory I at least I hope you do walked in with your father your mother your uncle who your grandfather who whoever brought you to your first game at fway Park the green grass the green wall everything's so green and even today field is in pretty good condition yeah and you know it was a great day for me seven hot dogs and three buckets of popcorn later I thought we were supposed to come here and eat not watch baseball uh yeah that might have been a priority at times but Connor will kick it off as the Eagles lead three to nothing he'll kick off to the home plate End Zone from right to left Conor out of lemonster mass and the kick headed towards the end zone it's a short kick and boxed around and dropped at the8 yd line past the 15 running East West to the 20 with a hole at the 25 to the 30 and out of bounds Far Side 32 yd line of penalty marker as the return was Roderick Daniels backup receiver from Duncanville Texas had some trouble with the kickoff but Scott mutans our red Dome realy sideline reporter mute the Eagles 7pl 30 yard drive and a drop by Jaden ski yeah and just so we know that we remain a cromulent broadcast Jaden ski is a Catholic Memorial kid meet you know to call you out we just don't want the locals getting upset but good drive by the Eagles capitalized off turnovers a key and and anytime you're trying to face a team that's you know may maybe ra RAV favored ahead of you is capitalize on turnovers personal foul face mask receiving team 15yd penalty first down and when you have those opportunities you got to score points on them obviously you want touchdowns but the ability to score off turnovers when you're the underdog is is very essential and now BC's got SMU backed up keep that momentum going but a good drive by the Eagles but Ski's got to make that play BC uh BC would have been in the inside the Red Zone with that one the enforcement will be half the distance this sideline report brought to you by Red do realy commercial sales Leasing Property Management principal JP plunket who I believe is in attendance today uh for a footnote SMU BC coming into the final game here 79 penalties SMU a 58 pretty disciplined they got three already today Jennings the give to LJ Johnson a dive up the right hash to the 15 after the penalty Hest scrimmage was the 14 so a Oney Dive by L J Johnson Johnson was busy this year as they're back up to Jaylen Knighton 100 carries 544 yards three touchdowns with a long of 67 sophomore 510 211 Jennings in the shotgun as they move left to right towards the right field end zone out of the pocket right throws incomplete for Jake Bailey bad throw skitted it at the 18 yd line would have been a minimal gain for Bailey was open in the right flat so now it's third down and nine for the ponies with 537 left in the first quarter in BC leading 3 to nothing and uh earlier this week at practice had a chance to make a few because of the holidays uh Boston College was practicing with wet footballs and uh you know you assume that everybody does that looks like maybe SMU didn't but the way that ball came out of the quarterback's hands third and nine SMU they're on third down 42% throw by Jennings deep and dropped at the 45 yard line should have caught it but they did not dropped by muchi Dixon a junior Texas transfer 24 catches four touchdowns pretty good throw up the right sideline by Kevin Jennings but the Eagles dodge a bullet and SMU will have to punt for the first time that was a good throw by jenx Under Pressure coming over the bow he'll helding in there know held his ground threw the ball to a spot took the lick ball should have been caught would have been a big play but the Clement conditions again kfy into the punt Eagles got a hand on it it was deflected as it dies at the plus 45 BC brought pressure and they flustered Brian bfy was a 30-yard punt he had to just get enough of it because BC was bringing heavy heat and good for them as the Special Teams gives them a boost both teams are on the same sideline and shallow left field and shallow left Center Eagles and left Center SMU in left Fields that's a quirky look at Fenway Park but good news is BC has a three to nothing lead with a Time on the field 521 to play an excellent field position at the SMU 45 coming up after that 30-yard punt this is the BC sports network from learfield be sure to visit Apex entertainment in marro located right off Route 495 Apex is the largest family entertainment center in New England it has over 100,000 ft of pure fun you can enjoy over 30 Lanes of bowling including C pin a multi-level go-kart track Apex kids sports simulators bumper cars laser tag mini golf ropes course and arcade also don't forget about their chef inspired menu in the pit stop Tavern with over 65 gluten-free items Apex entertainment where perfect weather is always guaranteed go Eagles life is full of choices how to manage your time your energy and even your money but what if you were given the chance to stop and get rewarded 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I mean fumble recovery capitalized got three points out of it here's their next opportunity misue well great play by Boston College but a misc in terms of protection by SMU Bon College in plus territory capitalize Eagles playing without Christian mahogany outstanding Right Guard who opted out he is declared for the NFL draft could be a late first round pick definitely an early second based on projections from NFL draft Knicks he will play in the east west Shrine Bowl Thomas castalanos Jack connley is starting for them at Right Guard today castalanos is in the shotgun Eagles moving towards the home plate end zone and the handoff straight ahead it's KY robish show rumbles past the 45 to the 43 between the hash marks R to Ahmad Walker a weak side linebacker Junior a transfer from Liberty Liberty o by the way is the team that edged out SMU for the Fiesta Bowl nod SMU felt like they deserved a spot in the New Year's six bowl projections and Liberty will play Oregon on New Year's Day that is what many SMU fans felt like they should be in that game going 11-2 with nine straight wins including the AAC Championship second down and eight castalano's back to throw scampers out of the pocket Far Side now takes off cross the 40 to the 35 slips a tackle and he's out of Bounds at the 31 he's got a first down and more Thomas castalanos came into the game 43 yd shy of a th000 yds rushing he rushed for 957 yds and 11 touchdowns 80 yard yards per game for castalanos he also threw for 2146 and 15 touchdowns castalanos QB draw and he's tackled at the 29 as the Eagles go Tempo impressive start the BC offense they look composed Alexander Kilgore made the stop a middle linebacker for SMU well you knowu uh loaded with sacks 47 sacks coming to the game great way to slow them down is get your quarterback on the run and is an example of castanos in the pocket saw the protection uh G gave him an angle or an or an alley I should say and Castle showing his athleticism just a burst of speed now play fake he's chased out of the pocket he throws it incomplete to Jaden ski barash at the 21 threw it behind him as he got heavy pressure from Elijah Roberts we talked about him on the BC first possession Roberts their best defensive end two Force fumbles three pass breakups n and a half sacks and he creates Havoc for any offense that right there it looks like a broken play but uh but Thomas cast makes the right adjustment he doesn't get his SE feet set he's got a receiver wide open just has to go back to fundamentals you know I think if you ask mute he'd agree with me he was a little awkward with his throw ends up ditching it yeah he tried to rush that throw got it got didn't get his feet set he has ski coming on a Crosser in a sail route wide open that's stuff you would hope that they were going to work on in the uh in the bull prep second down and nine eagles with a penalty marker before they got the snap off time out Boston College that's why the marker flew 32 timeout timeout BC no flag no flag flag picked up by the back judge 349 left first quarter at rainy Fenway Park you can hear it as our crowd mik continues to pick it up we are in the nessen broadcast Booth high above home plate last time BC played a Fenway 2017 they beat Yukon a J Dylan led the way they played Notre Dame before that it was a Notre Dame home game and it was a Yukon home game in that Yukon game the Yukon offensive coordinator was Rett Lashley who is now the head coach of SMU he talked during the week about what fway means to him his best friend lives in Boston as a venture capitalist in Boston he comes up here during the summer to visit him knows his way around loves going to Fenway Park so Lashley has some Fenway connections but he's done a really nice job at SMU they sign him to multi-year contract extension well he went uh he went shopping last year into the portal pulled a lot of kids from Big programs uh you know Alabama for example uh you know my a couple from Miami you know he he went shopping and it it's showing up in their record now third down and nine after the timeout and stoppage and play clock operator please reset the game clock to 343 referee is Marcus woods part of this ACC crew big third down play here yep at worst give yourself a little bit a few more yards to to help your field goal kicker Liam o Conor uh at best convert but uh get some yards Conor 11 for 13 on field goals including the 45 y minutes ago third down and nine castalanos takes off he runs past the 25 stifled at the 23 gains about 6 yds outside the far hash got gang tackled so pushes them closer towards Liam Connor's range but Jeff Halley has had a pension of going for it on fourth down and he looks like he's going to do it again he's a gambler 37 attempts on fourth down to lead the nation 28 successful attempts that leads the nation so BC going for it yeah you're going strength against strength fourth and two Pete with 314 to play in the first quarter the Eagles lead three to nothing they're in the pistol roash show the back behind castalanos moving right to left hand off robish show with a flag down and that was uh two yards and more Robos show makes a little flat little jump cut at the line of scrimmage it is nothing but End Zone in front of him but the flags come out and the whistles blow they're going to uh probably get Boston College which will uh take this off the the fourth down attempt off the table it'll penalize them move get give back SMU the five yards that they got on that last play and set Boston College up with well an extra play that hurts the cause as they sort it out here's Marcus Woods false start offense number 53 5yd penalty fourth down that's on Dwayne Alec who will alternate with Jack connley at Right Guard Alec is in there now for the opted out Christian mahogany so the Eagles will have to attempt a field goal and the line of scrimmage will be the 27 so another 45 yd attempt for Liam Connor his season best earlier of 45 yards tying his season best the holder is the punter Sam candad Michael White is the Long Snapper he's pting from the far hash from right to left into the home plate End Zone wind whipping around from left to right the snap is a good one kick is up and the kick approaching and it is no good missed it and wide left Liam Connor kicked the 45 y this time they leave points on the field with 247 to play in the first quarter so a missed opportunity for BC and Jeff Halley's fired up not sure what he's angry about but he is not happy at all well I think he's unhappy with the call on the false start but that's a you know that's a back breaker there if you don't call false start BC gots more gets more than two yards now you get take points off the board these these miscues can't have them whether it's draw passes penalties in these situations eagles need to be clean in in these situations and capitalized on this and can't have pre and post Snap penalties you just can't have them if they expect to beat this SMU team sine report brought to you by redo reality commercial sales Leasing Property Management principal JP plunket class 1993 that is a misfire mute no no question about that 45 yard attempt no good SMU football their 27 Jennings from the shotgun throws right low throw caught at the 31 yd line as Jennings completes it it was romelo Brinson making his first catch of the game he had 26 during the season two touchdowns transfer from Miami as they go Tempo that was a four yd gain two and a half remaining in the quarter hand off knon running East West approaching the 35 and cut down good tackle by KP price who's going to be a future star for the Eagles playing safety with John pupil and more Tempo it's third down now third and three play fake Jennings throw and broken up well done by the Eagles broken up at the 45 yd line on third down and three that's a heck of a play by Tucker he comes in uh well defended ball comes out quick snap snap play keeps his left hand which is the Back Field field hand off the back of the receiver contorts his body around in front balls right on the numbers knocks it away Eagles hold on third down in minus territory another three and out for SMU as they will punt bfy had trouble last time was partially blocked they're punting from left to right with 203 left under heavy rain first quarter wanting stay ages BFI gets the snap but a timeout both teams look like they played in a month kicking team 5y penalty sloppy ladies and gentlemen sloppy delay game against SMU Third special teams penalty wow that tells you a lot my goodness special teams three penalties and a block punt giving up a block punt Lewis Bond drops back for the Eagles at the 25 5 yd line as BFI will punt from the far hash from left to right towards the right field End Zone thre man wall in front of him to block Here Comes pressure he gets it off this time but another flag it's going to be nullified false start kicking K number 48 5yd penalty wow coming Dallas I'm unhappy they can't get out of their own way four special teams penalties you know you know and uh having played that in that role before you can really clock operator please reset the game clock to 203 you can uh really get a pulse of a team by the way the Special Teams approach a game right now it's been problematic ponies Trail the Eagles three to nothing 203 left first quarter BFI from the 10 pushed up now punting to the right more pressure by BC Bond coming up to field he boxes it around and pushes it out of bounds he tried to field It On the Run could not Corral it good news is it's good field position for BC close to [Music] Midfield ball is Out of Bounds at The Far Side 49 yd line of BC well if you're not going to feel the punt you're going to take an take a shot at it kick it out of bounds and I'm not sure he knew it he was was trying to do that but I'm going to give I'll give him the benefit of the doubt tough catch by Bond oh that thing looked like a a duck with One Wing floating over there and fitting weather conditions for the duck 34 yd punt by BFI after the mishaps they look like Verdugo trying to make a catch in shorts right field there throw by castalanos is incomplete over the head of the backup running back Alex broom at the plus 40 sailed on Thomas Castellanos who's one yard shy of 1,000 yds rushing six carries 42 yds so castalanos will become first BC quarterback since Tyler Murphy to rush for a thousand or more yards Murphy did it 10 years [Music] ago second down and 10 151 left first quarter three wides Far Side Eagles at the 49 of BC moving right to left towards the home pled end zone Shotgun snaap by Drew Kendall castalano's back to throw airs it out far side and incomplete for Nate Johnson a freshman from St Petersburg Florida at the 25 yd line threw it too far ahead tight coverage by Jonathan McGill was an all ACC safety and they thought he might go pro but he's coming back for Rett Lashley as they transition to the ACC next year so the Eagles now have third and 10 at the plus 48 with a minute 45 remaining in the first quarter in leading SMU 3 to nothing here's a little folklore Isaiah nooba safety wears 23 in honor of Jerry levies who is the first black player in the Southeast Conference screen right balls loose Bon recovers the fumble Alex broom got blown up in the right flat what a hit by SMU as Bon recovered the fumble outstanding tackle that was one of those Lookout Pete that you love kale Sanders a junior safety from Porter Texas made the stop on broom and the Eagles will have to punt for the first time an ugly possession after they had excellent field position after the 34 yd punt but lucky that Bond was there to dive on the loose ball well uh Alex broom's going to have a conversation with Bond Bond just has to throw a block that's why he's out there he throws a a woy a whiffy lookout job which means hey I missed look out and it's a tap tap knock it out almost a fumble so uh you know you got to you got to execute blocking receivers extremely important punt by kandadi is a knuckle ball bouncing on the Fenway grass and down at the 23 by Owen mcgaan fullback linebacker from Canton Mass 29 yd punt but still poor field position for SMU with 46 seconds remaining in the first quarter and the Eagles leading thanks to Liam Conor's 45 yd field goal three to nothing so overall pet an ugly start to the Wasabi Fenway bowl for both clubs but a feeling out process yeah and the thing I think many of us are surprised about is it just looks like uh Boston College is playing with enthusiastically in SMU maybe not so much that's a lot of lot of Buzz that they wanted to be at the Fiesta Bowl of course they did jet screen and Jet Sweep rather and over on the left side of the line pushed Out of Bounds at the 31 yd line is Jake Bailey pretty good gain around the left Edge as they go Tempo again 28 seconds to play in the first quarter they'll use those sweeps throughout the game we expect now hand off Knighton bangs it east west and then gets hit hard at the 33 yd line get stood up by sonone Hala linebacker from Los Angeles who's coming coming on he was their best special teams player this year had 13 tackles that was a rugged hit by holl to stand up the Miami transfer running back Jaylen Knighton that's going to be your final play that's the end of the first quarter the first quarter two-y Rush by Knighton it will be second down and eight for SMU as they will flip the field at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl bc3 SMU nothing SMU is one nine straight the Eagles have lost three in a row come on back to fway park after this on the BC sports network from L field when the game goes into overtime but the game goes into overtime the choice to enjoy is easy but light easy to drink easy to enjoy order bu light online today enjoy responsibly and a Bush bulik beer St Louis Missouri for over 20 years Chestnut Hill technologies have been providing best practices in cyber security and Technology Solutions and Consulting support to the midcap 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today we appreciate Ray all his support throughout the year as well I'm Jam Perell happy New Year everybody hope you enjoyed your Christmas was Santa friendly at the Cronin house uh they're still opening for the kids the seven grandchildren you kidding me oh I can't imagine what that what that must have been like Christmas every day there was quite entertaining let's say that speaking of entertaining I got a question for the quarterback uh you know we talk about you know John Jeff Halley practicing with wet balls this week uh I'd never really handle the ball that much other than when I was long snapping but what's the what's the net effect of a ball in the rain uh it's interesting that you bring that up Pete and I could see why you didn't handle the football I've seen you on the dance floor but I can't imagine you holding the football doing those same moves so I totally respect that I have a small hand too um the thing is with footballs is it there's the cumulative effect right you're only allowed to check a certain amount of footballs a game it's 17 footballs a game right so the cumulative effect is yes the ball's wet but they get heavy so ideally what you need to do if you got a smart equipment guy is you hold a couple of those footballs back for the second half so that if it does clear up that you don't have the heavy footballs and you still may have some dry pearls back there so that's something that you know sometimes the ball guys get a little anxious and they start throwing all the balls in then by the time the second half rolls around it's like you're throwing a shot put so it' be interesting to see if BC um does that I mean I've talked to murf murf is pretty pretty up on that PC's equipment head equipment guy he does that a lot I don't know if these guys do it but it's it's an advantage to have those dry dry pearls in the second half Pak I watched them in practice this week and the the you absolutely right the heavy balls they weren't uh picturesque in terms of the the spirals the spin in practice second down and eight hand off SMU football as they now drive towards the home plate End Zone they flip the field it's a run up to the 39 about five yards and the tackle was made by netak Pao who recovered that fumble forced by ezar Raku that was a red Dome realy sadon report from Scott mut and that's good information mute about the footballs I'm still shocked that Pete wasn't a ball handler but they're also uh also for running backs the ball gets slick you know I was the ball like long snapped I third down and four head off here comes a missed tackle and a first down and more for Jaylen Knighton slip past a tackle at the first line of defense to the 45 yd line seven yd gain on third and four Eagles getting a little sloppy with her tackling Donovan auraku made the initial hit and there's an injured BC Defender it is Clive Wilson a backup defensive end he is down for the Eagles just underway second quarter they lead SMU three to nothing but Pete you can definitely speak to this Miss tackles in this type of weather is that problematic not necessarily it's primarily footing uh you know if you're tackling properly you know you get your shoulders and your arms your hips every feet and good position uh you know it's uh there's not a lot there's a lot of friction at point of contact but the footing is where uh players get kind of they can lose their um lose their angles in that particular case that was just a uh they they were very aggressive SMU was very aggressive at the point of attack they ran a a bread and butter trap play that they were run all the time and when and it's I think it's very frustrating for a coach that you run a okay this is a bread and butter play when you see this you do that and well they saw this they did something else and it ends up being a big game it was J knon was the beneficiary time on the field after the injury CDE Wilson helped off the field by the BC training staff Eagles lead 17th R SMU 3 to 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holding offense number 53 10yd penalty first down example of Lee's shopping spree went back to South Florida for this guy my University of Miami transfer L was at University of Miami so uh he's uh he's well versed in the talent embedded in that area and uh he he kind he says I'm going to go to South maram South Florida I'm going to place a lot spend a lot of time down there like everybody else I guess why would why would you right first down and 20 screen to the right caught by nighton tripped up at the 40 yd line looks like there could have been another fly but they didn't throw it Pete well they're on um that's some news on a they're on a T Pace here one two 3 four five six penalties just into the second quarter unbelievable you spread that out over four quarters it's 24 only three yards like the SMU game I mean the uh Florida State game for BC not bring that up second down and 17 throw is dropped by the tight end Maryland who's a Pro Prospect he had it between the hash marks at the 45 yd line on a fast ball throw by Jennings he just purely dropped it and the Eagles now will have a third and 17 to defend and that's something RJ Maryland hasn't done a lot no he's got 34 catches on the season he's amongst the best in FBS uh 64 233 pounder his dad played the NFL for the Cowboys so uh he's quite a talent you wouldn't expect that from him yeah Russell Maryland great defensive tackle out of Miami Jennings shotgun escapes the pocket flips it it's caught by Bailey at the 45 of BC car cares it to a first down over by the SMU bench in Shallow left field and good job by Jennings to escape pressure got it on the Edge from Donovan as a Raku but he flipped it to a wide open Jake Bailey in the left flat pupil made the stop for the eagles they go Tempo first down at the plus 42 Jennings hand off to the fullback Tyler LaVine he gets stood up by nwok paa after a gain of one lavine's A 222 lb transfer for Miami seven touchdown Downs this year including three in one game and he's a classic throwback fullback there aren't many left well he was a big uh big part of their victory over against tane uh became a favorite Target for for Kevin Jennings one particular play he came out as a in a play action and got knocked down and Jennings got flushed out of the pocket and you know he got back up the LaVine get back up became a receiver turned in a catch and a run after catch and a key first down it led to what touchdown so uh there's a new there's a new found friendship right there well that 18 yd gain for the first down to Bailey then LaVine up the middle for two yards there was a quick timeout for an injury Max Tucker got hurt for BC but looks like he is okay but he has left the field now the corners are Amari Jackson and Jaylen Chic it's second down and eight hand off wide Zone past the 40 and tackled at the 36 good stop by KP price as they go to another sweep it was this time it was Hudson a receiver Jordan Hudson you know this is a perfect example of SMU having very little respect for the speed Boston College defense uh from like the hash marks out they're trying to get their Speedy athlete in space with Boston College's athlete Eagles lead three to nothing 1135 remaining in the first half third down and four SMU on third down three for five shotgun Jennings back to throw right to left throw and it's incomplete at the 15 yd line for Hudson good coverage by Amari Jackson right below us John pupil had deep coverage the safety transfer from Dartmouth and it's fourth down and three the SMU likes to gamble as well on fourth down Rett Lashley joked about that yesterday said he probably should go for it more now that he knows that Jeff Halley has gambled 37 times this year they went 24 times on fourth down they were successful 15 of them and it's fourth down and four with 1124 left in the second quarter Eagles lead three to nothing they are going for it B at the 36 BC moving right to left fumble and it's fumbled by Jennings he throws it it is caught by Bailey at the far side and out of bounds for a first down he fumbled the snap as Pete mentioned Bailey stepped out of bounds though at The Far Side marker for a first down he needed four he got five how do you like that good throw by Kevin Jennings on the Run Jennings starting for the injured Preston Stone and that's uh you know the receiver reading the defender get knowing where the sticks are breaking the route off just enough to get the yardage they need now a hand off and Vinnie dep fit to the task he carals the ball carrier LJ Johnson the transfer from Texas A&M Thunder it's hit by dep slamming down Johnson at the 31 yd line for No Gain 1034 left in the first half with the Eagles leading three to nothing the only score a 45 yd first quarter field goal from lean Conor so it's second down and 10 for the ponies moving towards the home plate End Zone that's the SMU logo End Zone late substitution Gilbert Tang gangu BC defensive end is in replacing Edwin Kang Eagles substituting Liberty with a 4-3 defensive alignment shotgun Jennings back to throw at the 40 scanning the field flips it right flat caught past the 25 to the 20 and Out of Bounds at the 15 good throw by Jennings again receiver was wide open in the flat and that's a first down gain for SMU with under 10 to play in the half now they go to Tempo inside the BC Red Zone that was muchi Moore catching the ball hand off big hole past the 10 to the five it's LJ Johnson towards the goal line goes Johnson down at the one close to the end zone good run by Johnson ripping through a hole on the right side of the line as SMU is close to cracking it first and goal at the one Jenning shotgun two wides near handoff straight ahead and they are in touchdown SMU uptempo drive by the Mustangs that's what they do as they lead BC pending the extra point six to three simple dive play and that was easy for LJ Johnson he ripped off a 14 yd run and then the touchdown right over the top yeah that's a uh it's kind of of a long drive when you come out of go out of the quarter you you know you hold the ball you don't do anything great but you do have couple double digit plays you get 11 yd run a 19 yd pass and a 16 yd pass uh all coming in critical downs and uh you know SMU just was able to keep the keep the ball in the their possession keep the drive alive March down the field and Boston College buckled there inside the 10 yd line it was a 15pl 78 yd Drive Colin Rogers with the extra point attempt into the home plate End Zone and it's good he's 65 for 66 on extra points 7 to3 SMU 914 remaining in the first half LJ Johnson the Oney touchdown plunge his fourth touchdown of the Season BC football coming back at rain plagued fway Park after this Timeout on the BC sports network from learfield Mass General Brigham Sports Madison top Specialists who understand your athletic dreams goals and the need to get back to them together we'll write your comeback story call 877 sport1 to start yours today Eagles fans do you 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Scott mutans our red D realy sideline reporter and credit to the fans who came out today braving the elements been raining throughout the day and it has been heavy it's been wind swept and it has been ugly Pete you mentioned during the break the elements only affect those who they let it affect but still difficult task for both sides let the point being it's very a lot of it psychologically you can't control it so why concern yourself with it make the appropriate adjustments regardless of the conditions that's the good thing about football playing you know you play out regardless could be you know imagine if it was seasonally cold under these conditions 45 de of game time we get the get the sled dogs out to get home y we'd have a few feet of snow on the ground but SMU has won nine straight their only losses they lost to TCU and they lost to number 17 at the time Oklahoma that was a 2811 game the second week of the season they have not lost since falling to TCU and that then their schedule you know doesn't scare you the difference neither with BCS but the difference was they really lit up the guys they were supposed to kick off fielded by Bond at the five running it past the 20 and tackled near hash at the 23 as his helmet came off Lewis Bond BC's leading [Music] receiver a 18yd return so the Eagles backed up in the shadows of the home plate End Zone they'll move left to right wearing their maroon jerseys maroon pants and the gold helmets Yeah he have many coaches over the years the on that really focused on emphasizing the importance of of the right frame of mind under uh working under adverse conditions like these you you was if you don't allow yourself to be infected by them you make the appropriate adjustments it's easy to assume the your your opponent is allowing or they are allowing themselves to affected by it it gives you an advantage Kevin Klein is in at Right Guard for the Eagles they've been alternating with Jack Conley Dwayne Alec and Kevin Klein playing for Christian mahogany a wide Zone rerun to the left by Alex broom he stumbles at the 25 then gets brought down maybe the surface coming into play conditions that will be a factor as we move along in this game just a one- yd run for broom broom the back backup running back 10 games 58 carries 280 yards this year and one touchdown five catches for a touchdown as well he's only 57 190 lbs Eagles bringing in a back in the portal Tran Ward from Kansas state by way of Florida State he'll play a huge role next year with Kai roash show play fake and a quarterback draw castalanos runs East West and he's tackled at the 26 Kobe Wilson brought him down their best linebacker their leading tackler nothing going for Thomas castalanos 807 left in the first half and the Eagles Trail 7 to three it will be a third down and eight castalanos for that carry seven carries 43 yards so he's at 1,000 yards for the season BC very uh unproductive on first down I'll get to that in the second on third down the Eagles are one for four the PC has only 48 total yards castalanos takes off QB drw past the 30 35 first down a more scampers to the 43 yd line Thomas castalanos with a first down run of 18 yards that's what the doctor ordered and he capitalizes BC on the move towards Midfield castalanos picks up the first down they go Tempo no huddle two wides left single wide Right Moving left to right play fake castalanos takes off again East West and he's down at the plus 4 38 good job again by castalano says Kilgore made the stop for the Mustangs but that's what you need Pete the slide of hand from Thomas castalanos on the QB draws I want to say that not very productive on first down they are no gain two yards no gain two yards uh on the on the possessions in each one of their possessions however they have been more productive when they've been able to convert their third Downs I'll get to that in a second you see moving towards the right field End Zone and before they snap the ball in the shotgun a stoppage looks like there's something on the field and it's removed I think a water bottle was loose or a kicking tea maybe Castellanos from left to right waiting the snap from Drew Kendall center from Nobles back to throw castalanos rushed heavily as ludes the rush now he runs castalanos to the plus 45 on his feet sliding at the 39 Thomas castalanos with a 10yd rumble on second and three well done they brought the heat with three men but he eluded the rush and got by the first line of defense and that's a great frustration for anybody who's what likes offense you actually get pressure with three rushers five blockers and if you keep the back in that's six blockers against three Defenders but what the trouble is you don't have the extra Defender at the line of scrimmage so castalanos does a really good job of manipulating the pocket finding the the the the alley and then it's a burst of speed for the first down castalano 77 yds on 10 carries first down Eagles at the plus 41 robish show a throwback to castalanos he has it carries past the 45 to the 30 and he's tackled at the 25 a throwback by roash show got the handoff from castalanos it was a halfback option Pass castalanos open in the flat and he's tackled on the far side by the BC sideline and shallow left center field and coming up a little bit lame looks like he's okay but good throw by robish show to an open castalanos as Chris Adam Mora made the stop 18yd gain for BC they're at the plus 27 trailing 7 to three a little little trickeration I like it extra practices why not haven't seen that all year robish show is the back and the pistol the modified shotgun gets the call running East West past the tackle robish show approaches the 20 finds his way to the 15 and he's tackled there 12yd Rumble for robish show as he gets tripped up by Isaiah woia safety a junior from Dallas he's their best defensive back and a slip Tackle by robish show rugged at 61217 but BC's on the move with four and a half to play in the first time good job of robish show running out of the arm tackle got a Defender got a kind of a he gets gets chipped on the way across the line of scrimmage but kind of a free run to the running back the running back with a burst of speed a stiff arm pushes the way out and picks up the extra yards now castalanos flips it to Nate Johnson on the far side he's out of Bounds at the 11 they like to use him on jet sweeps he's only 5'8 but he runs a 4440 Charles Woods made the stop Corner for SMU with the Eagles inside the Red Zone with four minutes remaining in the half as they drive towards the right field End Zone that's the far end zone from our perspective second down and five at the 10 ydd line of the ponies with 345 left in the half I feel at Giant like I'm at Giant stadium in the top [Music] row we're about as far away from the action as you can get castelos to the shotgun throws left squeen caught Bond and he carries to the five and he's tackled there five yds for Lewis Bond good job by castalanos on a play fake is jari Rogers made the stop a 6-o corner back but Bond had 48 catches 61 yards for the Eagles and seven touchdowns a productive season now I hand off straight ahead robish show fights toward the end zone and he's in touchdown Boston College Kai robish show is the eagle in the end zone a punitive drive by Boston College do I even have to ask don't bothered go ahead take a bow kyoba show Merry Christmas Happy New Year well there's a uh textbook Boston College Drive right there you know no surprises well there was the quarterback throwback uh which was pretty pretty slick but you know uh primarily run oriented only a couple passes in the drive and they're starting to move SMU off the ball and the extra point is Up and Good by Liam Connor as BC grabs a 10 to7 lead with 307 left in the half that was a 10pl 7 seveny drive a 6-y touchdown by Kai robish show the transfer from Western Kentucky eight touchdown of the Season took 559 off the clock your 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one of the founding fathers of that organization Mutan is our red Dome realy sideline reporter he's at straightaway C field 420 ft away Scott mut you watched that impressive drive by BC how'd they get it done well you know what the key was Thomas castalon using his legs smu's playing a ton of man coverage they don't account for the quarterback that way they're put bringing a lot of guys down in the Box stop it committed to stop in the running game but they're not taking care of the quarterback Thomas castalanos was deadly with his feet in that drive BC continued that uh it's a good it's a good recipe for that but you know and still have matching contributions for FRS of the heights through the end of the year love to get all your contribution for BC Athletics help our athletes out this side Island report brought to you by Red D realy commercial sales Leasing Property Management and did you see that snag off the 420 side I just made unfreaking believable hello inch of the bullpen yeah dude I sold out the Tigers guy could have did that versus Big Poppy they wouldn't have lost you look like Fred Lynn in his prime I'm better looking than Fred Lynn Liam Conor kicking off from left to right not sure about that big hole though on the kickoff return past the 40 to the 4 7 yd line my goodness a 40 plus yard return by SMU and Liam Conor made the stop now one of the things that uh adding to insult to injury statistically speaking is uh SMU extremely explosive in the kicking game so BC had to really Shore it up there and you got to look at what they can do and you know this was just north south running downhill get to the point of attack and you know when you you look at kickoff cover kickoff returns punt returns they're nothing more than side offensive plays that are spread out sideline to sideline rather than tight end to tackle so good execution by by SMU gives him good field position 38 yd return by Kean Smith toss sweep by the ponies wide side of the field and out of bounds past the 50 yd line as that was Jaylen Knighton the Miami transfer the tail back they call him rooster and 249 remaining in the half BC leads 10 to7 they do a lot of wide Zone runs today they go Tempo no huddle handoff Knighton gets thrown down at Midfield good stop by the Eagles cam horley honorable mention all ACC defensive tackle Pro Prospect made the hit he's gotten better every year 300 lb defensive tackle it'll be third down and four that was no gain ball is at the 49 of the Eagles as the rain continues to fall at Fenway small crowd they sold about 20,000 tickets but those that have come have enjoyed an entertaining first half Jennings pass the first line of defense on a QB draw right up the gut and he's pass the 45 to the 43 but there's a flag down on the far side of the field by the BC sideline that would also be the SMU sideline true as the those of you keeping track at home their joint sidelines smu's in left field BC's in left Center have the conversation down there and you if you're listening at home you hear these tap tap that is uh rain drops I knew you were going to start second offside Defense number 35 lined up in the neutral zone 5yd penalty first down so problematic for BC's defense after they just scored moments ago thanks to 407 yds rushing on the drive by Thomas Castellanos who now has 11 carries for 90 yards he's over a th000 yards rushing for the season SMU moving closer towards the end zone they're at the plus 44 moving towards the home PL End Zone from right to left Jennings lined up in the gun two wides to the near back to throw throws it right flat caught by LaVine the fullback spinning past the 45 and that met met head on by Vinnie defama BC's leading tackler LaVine took it wide but then moved back towards the near hash dep had 87 tackles to lead the Eagles third Team all ACC linebacker but a first down pickup ball is at the 42 with 80 seconds remaining in the half and the Eagles leading SMU 10 to7 they need a defensive hold here second down and four shotgun snap play fake Jennings chased out of the pocket by the Eagles and he is flustered out of the pocket still on the run though at the 40 now throwing and it is caught at the 28 yd line are you kidding me a miraculous throw by Kevin Jennings who eluded three BC rushers and he still made the throw on the Run somehow miraculously to the receiver Adam Moore backup tight end from Miami my goodness 20 yd gain Jennings out of the the pocket hand off LaVine running wide to the near side and he thumps it to the 24 before he's tackled Colin Rogers their kicker 20 for 26 attempts 47 seconds left in the half as Stout Meer made the tackle for the Eagles but a timeout SMU he's got a long of 51 timeout SMU but he's got a long of 51 yards uh Rogers has missed a 36 a 38 a 40 a 48 and a 49 so you're talking about if I'd say iy yes but still capable capable correct politically correct time out on the field SMU timeout they are on the move as they Trail BC 10 to7 with 47 seconds 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half as BC leads number 17 SMU 10 to7 BC at three-game losing Street they did not score 10 points in a first half during any game during that three-game losing streak so maybe bucking some Trends here Pete and you thought that this might be a game where SMU might be surprised by some things that BC has shown the Eagles have 123 yards SMU has 168 but moments ago inexplicable BC had three pass rushers hounding Kevin Jennings and he somehow completed a 15 yard pass on the run to Adam Moore good quarterbacks will do that the kind of quarterback that Jennings is he's uh he's a he's a run asset I'm I'm surprised they're not using him more the way Boston College is using castalanos but you know when those guys get under pressure they have the ability to extend plays and we talk about it when castalanos does it how difficult it is to play defense and hold hold your defensive position uh on a receiver for more than four or five seconds and that play lasted about 20 seconds so you know really good job of avoiding the sack and then an excellent job of throwing the ball on the Run finding the receiver coming up with the key first down second down and seven Mustangs ball at the 24 BC 47 seconds left in the half Kevin Jennings in the shotgun 6 foot red Shir freshman quarterback snapping between the hash marks moving towards the home PL End Zone back to throw throws in the right flat incomplete at the 25 for Tyler LaVine more pressure up the gut from BC's Quan Williams a defensive tackle their fourman defensive line ezar Raku Williams horley and oala the linebackers dep and Arnold the corners Jackson and Tucker the safeties price and pupil perfect example of the quarterback Under Pressure making a bad throw Eagles put do a really good job of closing the gate right there forcing jannings to come up a little short ditching the ball to his receiver third down seven 42 seconds left in the half ball the 24 BC Jenning shotgun scans the field fires caught at the 15 and that's a 9yd gain good throw by Jennings the hit was made by John pupil as it was corraled by Jordan Hudson he made the reception 28 catches seven touchdowns to lead the team first down SMU ball at the 15 back to throwing in the gun Jennings looking scampers out of the pocket with some pressure still on the run past the 10 running to the seven yd line and stood up there an 8- yd run by Kevin Jennings between the hash marks as to made the stop along with KP price but an impressive answer to the BC 10 place scoring drive by the ponies SMU their second timeout of the half they have an eight play 49 yd drive going it's taken 213 off the clock and it's a team that averages over 40 points per game for a reason we talked about their explosive nature 465 yards per game 180 of those on the ground 285 through the air 52 for 56 in the Red Zone with 38 touchdowns they've only lost five fumbles they've only thrown eight interception so a decorated offense how about uh eight receivers who have averaged throughout the course of the season 26 catches each amazing only team of the country that has eight receivers with more than 300 or more yards oh an interesting stat here asu's 19 and one when they score first and they did today no the Eagles scored first well that's why I mentioned it checking to see if you're you're paying attention I was gonna say you uh you play with me yeah I got it on my chart that's why I write things down throw the Ed zone is batted away good pressure by Amari Jackson on the antenna receiver Jordan Hudson excellent play by Jackson it was the ball was thrown towards the near corner of the end zone Jennings trying to Loft it and Jackson had excellent coverage yeah tucked inside they trying to throw the ball over the top uh you know give the kind of drop it over the top let the receiver run underneath it but Boston College defensively an ideal position uh you know taking away the inside now the the complimentary play here is to throw the ball to the corner well it's third down and one at the six of BC right below us in the home plate End Zone Jennings is under center for the first time today deep back LaVine they fake The Sweep throws in the right flat caught by Knighton rolling into the touchdown Jaylen Knighton has a score for SMU outstanding answer by the Mustangs as they grab the lead again my goodness he was wide open in the right flat that was easy sixy throw Jennings T night that's a little it's a that play keeps linebackers up at night you get the back in coverage and you got the back and the quarterback pressing the edge you know you want to be true to the Run game but you have to respect the back if you chase the quarterback the receiver's open if you cover the receiver the quarterback has a soft Edge puts the linebacker on an island very tough play to defend and it resulted in a touchdown for SMU and an extra point by Colin Rogers is good so it's 14-7 SMU 10 plays 55 yards capped off by the 6-y touchdown catch by Jaylen Knight in his first touchdown reception of the Year took 252 off the clock after BC's play scoring drive and the touchdown for KY robas show SMU answers so it's 14- 10 8 8 seconds remaining in the half Mustangs lead by Four Points a prohibitive favor entering this game with the nine game win streak and an 11-2 record a team that felt they were snub by the committee thought this should be a New Year's six day bowl game team it's been some entertaining games around bll season we saw Virginia Tech wallup AAC runner up to Lane last night Virginia Tech played well at the end of the year they might be a tough out next year under Brent pry they got that running game going again kickoff by Rogers Line Drive bouncing on the Fenway grass and towards the end zone and out of bounds 8 seconds left uh you know it's kind of a you sit there and you go well B Boston College they played reasonably well against formidable opponent statistically speaking now SMU loaded you know numbers wise in every every area uh but clearly the Boston College Eagles came in here with a sense of purpose here in the first half and it made this a football game uh however you know SMU has shown little flashes of Brilliance and that's been kind of the difference they've been made a couple of plays Eagles have made their plays don't get me wrong but but the the uh it looks as though SMU was coming up with plays when they needed them Boston College making little mistakes that SMU is good enough to take advantage of so castalanos takes the knee in Victory formation as they head to the locker room content with a 1410 deficit from the 25 yd line SMU headed to the visitors Dugout BC headed to the Red Sox Dugout they dress in the Red Sox locker room today as the home team but the Eagles Trail SMU 14-10 let's go down to Scott M with Jeff Halley coach good good first half for you guys to come out in this in these conditions in battle uh offensively starting to get the running game going there at the end of the first half what do you need to do offensively to keep it going in the second we got to run the ball it's really hard to throw it's it's not that it's raining a lot right now but it's just really wet we'll see if we it lightens up we can throw it in the second half and then defensively we got a chance to sack him for about a loss of 25 and missed a couple tackles there and then we give up the touchdown should have been up up at halftime disappointing there schematically wise you guys look like you're in good position to make some plays looks like you have a pretty good feeling of what they're doing what do you need to do second half to kind of Corral them a little bit got a tackle and then we got to win on third down a third and 17 killed us again when we get the quarterback in the back field we got to get him down all right good luck second half coach yeah well said by Jeff hle have to take advantage of those opportunities as you and mute mentioned defensively too many Miss tackles and a terrific 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nine Missouri and seventh ranked Ohio State this will be the 12th major Bowl appearance for the tigers with the last coming in 2013 where they defeated Oklahoma State Bou finished second in the SEC East behind Georgia and reached double digit wins for the first time since 201 14 as for the bucke guys this is a team with national title aspirations nearly each year their program is made a living off these games they lost to rival Michigan for the third straight year in disappointing fashion yet they have a chance to notch their 21st victory in a major bow Saturday features the last handful of college football in the 2023 calendar year it gets rolling with 11th ranked Old Miss and number 10 Penn State in the peach bow at noon Lane keen's team the rebels took care of every one on their schedule besides the typical obstacles those being Alabama and Georgia and they got out scored in those games 76 to 27 the same goes for the nney Lions who lost their seventh in a row to Ohio State and have now dropped three in a row to Michigan nonetheless they'll be squaring off in a high-powered matchup with both teams trying to reach 11 wins out in the desert we got a good one New Year gets underway at 1:00 p.m. with eighth ranked Oregon and number 23 Liberty in the fiesta bow the Ducks try to to walk out of the Pack 12 before heading to the Big 10 with another major Bowl victory they experienced two crushing defeats at the hands of Washington one in the middle of the year then of course the Pack 12 Championship where they were a field goal short each time around now the Flames out of Lynchburg Virginia get the New Year's six bid they go 13 and0 in their first year in Conference USA pretty much demolishing everything that stood in their way now they have a chance to really put the program on the map with a win over Oregon the committee made their decision on December 3rd all kinds of questions and now it's time for it to play out 5:00 on January 1st the Grand Daddy of them M the rose bow this features number four Alabama and top ranked Michigan the tide were on the outside looking in after home loss to Texas early on next week barely held on to take down south Florida and questions set quarterbacks swirling all around the program it was Jaylen Miller milro that finally settled into the role under Center they buckled down went undefeated in the SEC and dethroned the back-to-back Champs of Georgia and Atlanta in the SEC title game for Jim Harbaugh it all fell into the place for the boys in Ann Arbor got the win over Ohio State for the third year in a row shut out Iowa in the Big 10 title game now let's see what the Wolverines can do in their third straight appearance in the playoff two years ago they got throttled by Georgia in the semi-final then of course the heartbreaker at the hands of TCU last year the second semi-final features number two Washington and third ranked Texas at 8:45 in the Sugar Bowl the huskys were resilient all year long consistently finding a way to get it done this is this is something that really stands out though they won their final nine games of the Year by 10 points or less quarterback Michael penx Jr recipient of the Maxwell Ward threw for over 4200 yards and launched 33 scores for this high octane offense the turning point in the season for the horns came against Kansas State the this was a game where they had a major lead started to crumble down started to crumble towards the end they had to make a goal line stand in overtime to avoid their second loss and what do you know Steve sarkeesian's defense got it in the Big 12 Championship they blew the doors off Oklahoma State 49-21 and they got the outside help they needed to reach their first ever playoff coming up we'll inspect first half stats from the fen weight bow and assess the 14-10 score SMU would lead you're listening to Boston college football from learfield State Electric's commitment to client satisfaction and Excellence drives them to deliver best-in-class 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wood here inside learfield Studio 3 to break down stats of first half action we'll start off with the boys from Dallas quarterback Kevin Jennings has been consistent 15 of 22 for a buck 22 in that late touchdown strike to knon having a hard time stretching the field in these horrible rainy conditions there's not really a lone rusher that stands out for SMU but it's been balanced after a slow start to the ground game 70 yards total as a team switch it over to the Eagles Thomas Castellanos with all the horsepower in the first half he's got 96 of the 123 total yards 90 of those with his legs pretty much sticking to the script for the majority of the Season cyob bash show chipped in nicely though 20 on the ground in the 6-y touchdown Scamper that got them across the plane for the first time so the summary there for the most part SMU had more offensive balance as BC has relied heavily On The Run game penalties have killed the ponies though majority of those coming on special teams 6 for 49 compared to two for 10 on the maroon side Boston College playing a very clean game there in the first half third Downs Mustang doing a good job keeping drives alive five of eight BC not so bad as well three of six SMU one of one on fourth down Boston College yet to gamble as their fourth and two attempt early on was canceled due to a false start and the guys mention on that play that easily could have been house call but I got called back fourth and seven and then a missed field goal that's going to do it for our Village Bank halftime report coming up the guys will get you ready for the second half of the Fenway Bowl where SMU leads Boston College 14 to 10 stay right here on the BC sports network from learfield Eagles fans do you have money questions the team at EMP power can help you tackle them so you have a clear understanding of where your finances are today and where they're headed plus with the free Empower personal dashboard you can link your accounts to see your net worth plan 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downs SMU had 14 SMU efficient on third down they were five for eight BC was three for six but the story was Thomas castalanos with his legs Pete Cronin he's over a th yards rushing for the season he had 11 carries for 90 yards three for seven passing just six yards and Jeff Halley told mute at halftime they're going to have to run the ball more and that's indicative of the weather conditions but SMU got terrific play from their quarterback red shirt freshman Kevin Jennings who was 15 of 22 for 122 yards and the one y touchdown at the end of the half to Jaylen nigh well it looks like Boston College is you know we've been talking about it all along you know they live and die by the Run game and uh despite the fact that that Thomas castalanos had a really good half he had 90 yards rushing in the first half uh his Supporting Cast was not nearly as productive uh you know you get got robish show had 20 yards net you know Johnson had six yards so you know what's happening is in in run down run situations smu's done a really good job of Shoring up there's a defense it's only giv up 111 yards a game on the ground uh you know and so uh it's kind of a uh it's it's it's they're saying okay you want to run against us we're playing man coverage we're going to go downhill with our cornerbacks with our safeties with our linebackers uh we're going to play Man coverage behind it and we're going to defy your ability to run the ball against us so then that's then you've got that concept the picket fence concept you know where they're really loading the Box not maybe loading the Box by alignment but on the snap they load the Box what you got to do is punch a hole in it and if you can punch a hole in it you get the explosives and that's another thing that that is kind of jumping at me BC has got four explosives today where they are averaging only two per game coming into this game the last four games of the Season they've got a Russians of 20 13 18 and 12 which means that element has been reintroduced that's the good news the bad news is it's they're not getting it from their their receivers to getting it from their quarterback SMU to kick it off to start the second half after bc1 the toss and deferred we're underway for the second3 here at Fenway Park fielded by Lewis Bond as he runs it from right to left right up the middle of the field past the 30 to the 31 yd line 15yd return off the kickoff from Colin roders and it's first down BC wearing the maroon jerseys the maroon pants the gold helmets the right white numbers this is the first uniform combo that they've had since 2015 when they lost to Wake Forest three to nothing in Chestnut Hill SMU white jerseys white pants and white helmets with the pony on the helmet they're coached by Rhett Lashley BC coached by Jeff Halley as the Eagles transfer quarterback from Central Florida Thomas Castellanos will take a shotgun snap from Drew Kendall Eagles playing without Christian mahogany first Team all ACC guard he opted for the NFL draft handoff roash show running east west across the 30 stumbling to the 35 and tackled by Jonathan McGill SMU safety and it's a gain of about four for Kai roash show in the first half he had six carries for 20 yards and a 6yd touchdown the only touchdown by The Eagles the other points a 45 yd season tying long field goal from freshman Liam Connor he's pretty stout secondary back here Mill in no no Cobia is uh between them they get over 110 tackles and a penalty marker after a shotgun snap to castalanos didn't even get the playoff F start offense number 67 5yd penalty still second down and those are ones you shake your head at Pete pre- snap penalties it's as old as dirt you want to do that you know take your take your daringer out and aim it at your big toe and pull the trigger do you remember we had Tom O'Brien earlier on their broadcast oh not this season he was in the booth not a happy camper he was not happy with the amount of pre-nap penalties when we had him on the air quarterback draw castalanos right up the middle past the 35 to the 38 got eight yards on second down and 11 before he was tackled by Charles Woods a corner a senior from Dallas by way of Illinois State and West Virginia as they have mined the transfer portal for Rhett Lashley many members of this defense are from other schools now it's a third and five for the Eagles just underway 13 and a half to play third quarter they Trail SMU 14-10 three wides to the far single wide tight end Jeremiah Franklin to the near back as the protector Alex broom shotgun snap castalanos flips it right flat brooms got it past the 40 spinning past the 45 now still on his feet past the 50 to the plus 44 and a first down for Alex broom how do you like that wide open in the far flat made his way down the rest of the field for a first down for Boston College as they keep the drive going stop was made by alad Walker Eagles go to Tempo and no huddle and it is a Jet Sweep big hole for Gino Tomlin past the 40 to the 38 stumbling for six yds goes Tomlin is First Carry of the game first time he's touched the ball today the son of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin as Kobe Wilson made the stop but the eagles with some nice industrious work on the offensive side to start the second half uh you know you get uh Alex broom 56 192 pounder you know I he's kind of a jump cut guy at the lant of scrimmage he was I think he's more of an asset catching the ball out of the back field got to look at it right there with a big gain Eagles moving right to left play fake castalano's plenty of time looking looking still on his feet throwing caught by Bond had to come back for the ball at the 35 and now he's tackled at the 28 good job by Lewis Bond up the far hash to make the catch from Thomas castalanos had about 5 Seconds to throw and found the open Bond Eagles still going Tempo inside the 30 of SMU driving towards the home plate end zone right below us from right to left castalanos to two wise to the far single wide Reed Harris to the near he looks to the near side and he throws and it's intercepted bad throw picked off at the 15 balls loose scooped up by SMU still has it and tackled at the 15 yd line my goodness a poor throw by Thomas Castellanos that's been a problem all year Alex Kilgore made the interception and the fumble was recovered by Isaiah woia and SMU has the football field an fumble recovered by the defense first down what a killer for BC a drive Ender in an interception thrown by Castellanos that is his 14th interception of the Season dicey throw in coverage we'll take a timeout get your thoughts on a p right after this 1128 remaining third quarter SMU 14 BC 10 come on back to Fenway Park and the Wasabi Fenway Bowl after this on the BC sports network from learfield hi this is Paul Sullivan vehicle maintenance may be the last thing on your mind but cars do need regular checkups come into any Sullivan Tire and our experts will let you know what looks okay or what may need attention you 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insurance.com and see why they're a Boston College fan favorite Pete Cronin a poor decision by Thomas castalanos his 14th interception of the season and Alex Kilgore was the beneficiary for SMU well you're on the 21 yard line you know you you're you're moving the ball you're in scoring position and and you know you've got to be have that that awareness that that game awareness situational awareness of where you are what's at stake and you know Castle Lanos gets caught in the moment and you know they're going to look at that and he did a couple of things really well keeping the drive keeping the play alive but then making the decision you mentioned it's all about the poor decision poor decision throwing the ball into a you know a gaggle of Defenders and you know the result is an interception you know in in the Red Zone I mean this is we've seen this movie before it's it's no way to run a railroad no and SMU has some momentum as they play in the shadows of the home played Endzone with Kevin Jennings ready to take a shotgun snap Kamar weaton is the back next to him as protector haven't seen him today two wise to the near single wide to the far receiver in the slot is Jake Bailey who led them in receptions in the first half now play fake Jennings scans the field rolls to the right throws on the Run rips it and it's caught and then bobbled out of bounds incomplete yeah that's a ball we're right on right on the sideline so that's going to bring that'll jallify the Boston College Sidelines and uh you know that's a big play went for the big bite of the apple and uh run just ran out of real estate jallify as a soggy dollar word of the game we could use some soggy dollar weather the weather has shifted a little bit the rain has stopped but it's still cold 42° was raining heavy throughout the first first half fields in pretty good condition ball was intended for ramelo Brinson second down and 10 Jenning shotgun throw it's caught by Bailey between the hashes past the 20 to the 26 he gains a first down of 11 yards cam Arnold weak side linebacker third leading tackler for BC during the year made the stop but a first down throw by Kevin Jennings Tempo three wides left single wide right back is protector left weaton he gets the call running East West and he's tackled Well Done by cam orley tackled at the 25 as horley made the initial stop and then Quan Williams a fellow defensive lineman help bring him down excellent Tackle by horley he's second down and 10 two wies to the left two wides to the right back as a protector left snapping between the hashes left to right Jennings throws right down the sideline incomplete for Brinson sailed on him at the plus 42 good coverage by Amari Jackson who had a nice first half of the Eagles they'll be third down and 10 for SMU they lead BC 14-1 with 1033 left in the third quarter see if Boston College can dial up a little pressure here that's the one thing continue to harp on quarterback under pressure is uh subject to making bad decisions two young quarterbacks both very athletic very productive but both suffering from the the sport oils of Youth Jennings airs it out deep left side towards the BC sideline sight adjustment by the receiver but incomplete at the 35 boy that ball sealed on Kevin Jennings and the receiver would have been miraculous for him to bring it down that was that was uh Hudson Jared Hudson was the attended receiver but now SMU will have to punt so the Eagles fors the three and out great possession great great series for Boston College defense in a situation a mo big momentum shift points off the board you got to Bow up Eagles do so going to get the ball back in pretty good field position BFI with a punt had one partially blocked this time he angles it towards the right and out of bounds it bounces on the nearest sideline good field position for BC at their 44 lues is a transfer punter it was a 30-yard punt no return with 1019 remaining in the third quarter Eagles see if if they can capitalize on some nice field position 6 yds from Midfield they Trail number 17 SMU 14-10 1019 left in the third come on back to Fenway Park after this on the BC sports network from learfield this is JP plunket BC 93 I'm excited to join my classmates this fall in celebration of our 30th reunion and to reminisce about coaches pcell and Coughlin and players like Willie hex Glenn Foley and Mike mamola I'm also excited about my firm red Dome realy commercial sales Leasing and ADV we focus on Eastern Massachusetts and reach Beyond via my relationship with nii global 617999 4993 redom realy 617999 4993 go get them Eagles college sports fans now have access to hundreds of weekly podcasts that zero in on the college sports world now available in the varsity podcast Network and part of the new Varsity app the app is free and available from wherever you get your favorite apps download The Varsity app today to have access to hundreds of national podcasts as well as your favorite team Focus podcasts The Varsity podcast Network now available for free on the varsity app download from the App Store and listen [Music] today FEC Trails number 17 SMU 14-10 at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl the bul group did a terrific job throughout the last couple days putting this game on despite some poor weather conditions today they're doing their best to make sure this thing keeps on track and they're out there tending to the field Pete as they've done throughout here as the rain has stopped but the groundcrew is still there I don't see David Miller out there the longtime Fenway Park ground screw guy but his assistants are there and they're trying to patch this thing together yeah you know pretty cool though considering they this thing's been down since what since Thanksgiving surface is pretty solid but like I said this is sacred ground you know I do have it on high Authority that uh SMU on the sidelines is shivering like baby penguins in the Arctic Breeze they're down there because they are chilled to the bone this is an unfamiliar environment they're in uh and somebody uh uh made an observation Dan Dan Rubin in particular I won't mention his name on the air but said that they are literally shivering on the sidelines so there's that's a little thing but it can make a big difference they didn't bring any heaters from Dallas these are all heated seats they're on look at them they're crowding around them like it's a campfire put put some s'mores on that fire Peak where are my Christmas cookies by the way I ate them first down handoffs big hole for robish show past the 50 and and tackled at the 46 Kai robish show a huge hole open up by Drew Kendall the BC Center as Brian Massie of safety saved a possible touchdown robish show had a 6-y touchdown score in the second quarter but outstanding hole open up by the BC offensive line for the first time you notice how the secondary is tackling the tackling like at the knees this is called hurdle time you take a chance on one of these guys you hurdle this Defender you might go for six that was a yard Rumble by robish show shotgun for castalano screen pass this time to robish show eludes a tackle and he is tackled at the 44 got by the first line of defense but not the second line as Kobe Wilson linebacker junr from Snellville Georgia by way of Temple made the stop three yards for robish show be second and seven eagles with 920 left in the third quarter they Trail SMU 14-10 SMU 15pl scoring Drive of the the first half longest scoring Drive of the season for them castalano shotgun two wides receiver in motion and a penalty marker multiple markers on the field false start offense number 79 5yd penalty second down it's on Kevin kleene Right Guard filling in for Christian mahogany who is opted out due to the NFL draft that's College's fourth penalty uh only to be eclipsed by SMU with 2 4 six penalties so uh the the thing about Boston is much better with penalties than they were early in the season but they just tend to come at just such inopportune times Castellanos in the gun on second and 12 from the plus 49 throwing screen caught and hit for a loss Alex broom at the minus 45 they just just lost six yards in the right flat it was styed by Kale Sanders of safety by way of Fresno State and that was dicey well see what the penalty does you know you got uh you're kind of in the driver's seat you're grooving get everything going penalty knocks you back puts you behind the sticks try to throw the ball to a a screen you got people out there set up pretty well you get a couple of whip blocks next thing you know you're really behind the sticks you need a and Uber to get a first down third and 15 Eagles on third down four for seven ball is at the minus 46 castanos moving right to left farash back to throw out of the gun looking looking backpedaling throwing and it is Dro by Bond at the 40 could have had it late hit was applied to fluster him by Johari Rogers corner from Florida by way of Arlington Texas but still a missed opportunity for the Eagles on Third and 15 it was a good throw by castalano Bond could not hold on and a rugged hit by Rogers and the Eagles have to pump for the second time yeah this is a stout group back there they're really good defense no question about it D Loretto into punt transfer from WPI from right to left is Bailey Waits so let it bounce on the grass takes a fortuitous roll for the Eagles and it's down at the 12 by The Long Snapper Michael Wright 42 yd PT by Lauren D Loretto and 738 remaining in the third quarter SMU 14 bc1 empow honored to be a part of the Boston College Community and is a proud sponsor of BC Athletics so would you leave those Christmas cookies home no I ate them I told you you ate them they're in his belly they were good oh goodness kiding me that's what the that's what New Year's resolution last time I saw Deb Cronin she promised me some cookies the meter needs his cookies she'll get them to you next time she sees you next May off to Sarasota handoff LJ Johnson Straight Ahead pass the 15 to the 18 cam Arnold makes the stop he's get six yards Johnson transferred from Texas A&M well they come at you at waves SMU over 200 yds the Eagles have 181 shotgun stop hand off Johnson straight ahead again this time to the 20 for two on second and four cam horley on the stop along with K Johnson a transfer safety from Arkansas it's evident that uh halftime conversation was about establishing the run against Boston College here we go with third down and short they've rushed for 78 yards they've thrown for 13 33 the ponies have third down and two Jennings hand off Johnson first down and more to the 24 yd line Davon Crouch linebacker made the stop but they keep it moving with 637 remaining in the third quarter and a four-point p lead over BC two wides to the left single wide to the right back as a protector left Johnson Jennings takes the snap clean pocket now it breaks down as aracu missed him Jennings takes off and slides up the right Ash to the 30 yd line for 6 yards Kevin Jennings taking off and running with it that's his fifth carry of the game for 31 yards so he's done a nice job of quitting himself in the absence of their starting quarterback Preston Stone Jennings started the AAC championship game against Tain they blew out Tain that was a 2614 win for them Stone broke his leg against Navy they do expect him back next year they call it the Stone Age in Dallas pop pass on a Jet Sweep pass the 30 to the 34 with a a flag down they going to get SMU for illegal hit Blindside shot personal foul illegal Blindside block offense number nine the half the distance to the goal repeat second down a lot of times you see big yards gained after you know for a particular play and you go back and look it over and somebody did something wrong we apologize for some extracurricular activity down there as [Music] well MCI Dixon that's only the first time he's got the ball today and he's a weapon that they haven't used transfer from Texas 24 catches 420 yards four touchdowns but that will push them back there's a penalty that really hurts boy that pushes them back all the way to the 14 yd line right below us on the near hash they will snap it second down and 14 they were approaching the 40 but now they're at their own 14 back to throw Jennings screen left caught by knon past the 15 and Out of Bounds at the 18 pushed out by Davon Crouch he gets four yards in the left flat stops the clock with 534 left in the third now it runs again Eagles Trail the Mustangs 14-1 at the Wasabi fway bow SMU noticebly slowing it down they like to play with Tempo but now they're draining the clock Eagles substituting liberally for their defensive coordinators Oz Abdul Rahim and sha Dugen four men up front netak paa and donov vanzar Rocka on the edge Williams and horley on the inside Jennings shotgun back to throw with some pressure rifles it and it's caught by Dixon pass the 35 to the 39 21 yd gain on third down and 16 they converted a third and 17 in the first half now a third and 16 21 yds to muchi Dixon my goodness that hurts two wides left two wides right Tempo now for SMU at their 39 Jennings to throw throws it left and it's caught at the 45 spinning out of a tackle at the 47 so that's an8 yd gain Kean Smith transfer from Miami 23 catches three touchdowns this year makes the catch second and two Jennings the shotgun handoff Knighton pass the first line of defense has a first down they're in plus territory at the 45 jayen Knighton slipping through a tackle a Miss tackle first down for SMU at the plus 47 with under four to play in the third quarter it's been a scoreless third quarter SMU leads 14- 10 two wides left two wides right Jennings shotgun looks right now down the middle now to the left Jennings running out of the left still on his feet throws deep towards the endzone diving catch attempt incomplete incomplete for ke Sean Smith the senior 61 191 would have been a miraculous grab Jennings led him in the left corner of the right field End Zone got to give credit to Boston College defensively in the secondary uh really holding up uh no pressure to speak of you know Jennings back there having a picnic lunch and waiting for his receivers to get open actually one does come open but let's let's blame it on the the weather conditions the heavy wet ball another the drop yeah that would that would have been a heck of a catch though second down and 10 Jennings back to throw looks left wide open the flat LJ Johnson he's got it moves past the tackle to the 45 now to the 42 initial hit was made by Carter price a freshman Corner stumbled forward for five yards with 320 left in the third ABC needs this one third down situation you got to get it got to convert it's third and four Pete on third down the ponies are seven for [Music] 11 they've gained 258 yards the Eagles have 173 166 of those through the air for Kevin Jennings who's 20 of 31 for a touchdown now he's in the shotgun fakes moves right throws caught past the 40 to the 35 first down for LJ Johnson tackled at the 31 12yd gain cam Arnold made the stop check that Donan as araku on the tackle first down SMU 12 yds right flat they go left flat they go to the right flat it's been wide open well once again they're just trying to get their their guy in space you know theyve taking some deep shots but they're good you they think they're more athletic on the perimeter knighton's been tough as a receiver four catches and a touchdown now he gets the call inside run couple yards to the 27 line of scrimmage was the 32 ran into the teeth of the BC line and a timeout injury timeout for the Eagles looks like neak paa is down defensive end who recovered a fumble in the first half and we will have a Timeout on the field so 203 left third quarter rapidly moving moving third from the Wasabi Fen wve Bowl SMU 14 bc10 come on back to the Back Back Bay after this on the BC sports network from L field Source promo is the best 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game is brought to you by our great friends at Great Hill Dental a proud partner of BC Athletics great Hill Dental the a area's Premier Dental Group he's Pete cron and I'm John M Perell our red D realy sideon reporter is Scott mutran Steve CH chacho is our producer to see Ray Peron Varsity Club president in our broadcast Booth cozy environs of our broadcast Booth SMU 14 bc10 203 left third quarter but the story of the game for SMU has been extended drives they had that 15pl drive I told you about in the first quarter their longest scoring Drive of the season this is a 12pl 61 yd Drive ongoing they have the ball at the BC 27 after the injury timeout and BC's allowing third and long conversions yeah they they you know you get yes some you right where you want them third and long they spread you out and then you know you you either pressure the quarterback and you run the risk of uh you know playing one playing man coverage behind it and getting beat oneon-one one that's happened and then all you change up you say well we're going to go with a thre man rush and we're going to play pass defense and the quarterback sits back there and he hangs out with yogi beer and he has a picnic lunch and he's got all time all the time in the world to throw the ball so this the BC's got to find the happy medium they they've they' they've seen that pressure on this quarterback results in positively for them you know Jan in is throwing interceptions due to pressure poor throws I would know that's where I would place my bets and try to continue to keep pressure in this guy Jennings in the shotgun on first or second down and five hand off to Knighton who gets stifled nothing going for Knighton the ball loose for a moment and SMU gets it back but Jaylen Knighton ran into the defensive line of the Eagles led by clyve Wilson and Knighton is down now slow to get up Jaylen Knighton now he runs off the field or limps off the field 510 185lb Running Back didn't get much run at Miami left Mario Crist Ball's program but R lashley's been happy to have him and Lashley knew him well because he was the former offensive coordinator at Miami for two years incestuous business isn't it yes it is the network third down and five Jennings to throw pressured rips it incomplete BC brought him down good pressure by cam Arnold and Chris Banks defensive tackle to fluster Kevin Jennings and that time they cannot convert on Third and five so the Eagles will force a field goal attempt this will be a 45 yd attempt from Colin Rogers who was 20 of 26 this year with a long of 51 and you look at the uprights in that end zone pretty stiff breeze left to right yeah he's kicking towards the right field End Zone No Flag though and they'll kick between the hash marks trying to take a 17-10 lead with the 87 seconds left in the third quarter Rogers the right footed kicker the snap and it is blocked partially Eagles got it I think it was Amari Jackson who got a hand on it along with KP price so the Special Teams coming up in for BC it's a four-point lead for SMU outstanding special teams for Boston College oh you got a block punt in the first half block field goal attempt here big time I mean uh you know Boston College has been kind of quiet on special teams throughout the season but coming up big here hats off to Matt thurin special teams coach they got something every week me every week they get something on their opponent and uh they've had a month prepar themselves for this one and it's not only the preparedness but it's also you know give credit where credit is due great execution possible game changing play blocked field goal 45 yd attempt castalanos in the shotgun scampers out of it now he's tackled boy he had some chance to capitalize on real estate but he gets brought down at the 28 at the far hash Thomas [Music] castalanos who has rushed for 90 6 yards with a long of 19 he's over a th on the season second PC quarterback to do that behind Tyler Murphy who did it 10 years ago second and 10 no gain under a minute to play in the third receiver in motion Bond Far Side to near side they move right to left snapping between the hashes play fake castalano's throwback caught by roash AC cross the 30 to the 35 to the 40 to the 44 goes kyash show 17 yds in the right flat and a first down for the Western Kentucky transfer who has the BT touchdown a 6-y run and the play here you know he gets gets out free he's in the he's out in the flat but his Defender the linebacker who has him in on in coverage slips he slips and falls and during that little uh he pretty athletic getting back up off the ground to make the tackle but it cost him 17 yards good way to end the third quarter third quarter first down gain of 15 yards for KY robish show and the final 15 is coming up from the Wasabi Fenway pole but good news is the rain has stopped but it's Gold Elements have been an issue the Eagles try to pick up their first win and end this three-game losing skid as they're 1 and three in their last four SMU is w nine straight 14-1 SMU at the end of three come on back back to Fenway Park after this on the BC sports network from learfield when the game goes into overtime but the game goes into overtime the choice to enjoy is easy Bud Light easy to drink easy to enjoy order Bud Light online today enjoy responsibly anheiser Bush budlike beer St Louis Missouri a shs the game's on TV but I can't listen to the call of my favorite team broadcasters never fear sink my game is here uh sink my game yes s my game if you have a DVR and streaming device head to symy game.com from learfield it's never been easier to hear the impassioned voices of your favorite radio crew sink with the TV wow uh thank you just remember symy [Music] game.com trying to take a 17 to 10 lead with 87 seconds left in the third quarter Rogers the right footed kicker the snap and it is blocked partially Eagles got it I think it was Amari Jackson who got a hand on it along with KP price to the Special Teams coming up big for BC it's a four-point lead for SMU you see special teams Pete always harps on it game within the game and they block the kick 45 yd attempt at the waning stages of the third quarter it's 1410 as we get set for the start of the fourth quarter at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl he's P Cronin I'm John M Perell Scott mut our red Dome realy sideline reporter Pete will'll start with you for your keys to the fourth quarter for Boston College well I'm going to take a page out of Jeff Hay's book got to run the ball I mean I mean run it and ideally not use your quarterback on an exclusive basis so if you can get the Run game going inside what going to help all these swings swing screens they going to force SMU to kind of play more of the field you got to get them to play sideline to sideline play deeper less down downhill and when you get that going you can start to run the ball between the tackles where they want to do it now it's got to be a mistake a perfect quarter in terms of mistakes so we'll just keep an eye out in particular penalties and turnovers so those are the two things in the haunt Bost to college if they do rear their ugly head Duke what do you have for us no I think BC's finally done a good job executing their screen game it's it's been problematic throughout the season but they're hitting some screen uh game smu's aggressive they're front they don't you're not second in the nation because you don't go after the quarterback in sacks right so these guys get up the field use their pass rush against them and hit some big plays uh when they get up field and also I they got to use Thomas castalano's legs got to use him in this situation he's just so Dynamic when SMU is going to play Man coverage you got to take advantage of that here in the second half as the rain is stopped and the cold is set in yeah good point M about the sacks they only have one sack SMU second of the nation with 47 sacks robish show on first down and 10 from the minus 42 straight ahead to the 44 up the left hash he got stopped by Cameron Robertson a defensive end so it's about three yards for robish show second down and seven just underway fourth quarter with SMU leading the Eagles 14-10 BC has not won a bowl game since 2016 that was at the Quick Lane bow when they beat Maryland robishaw the back of the pistol single wide left Jaden ski single wide right play fake castalanos looking to throw on the Run chased out of the pocket and he's out of Bounds at the 45 got back to the original line of scrimmage so that play broke down no one was open for Thomas castalanos you guys have talked a lot about castalano's trouble as a pocket passer and such a tough day to throw the ball he's eight for 14 for 50 yards one interception that was a big one inside the 20 yd line of SMU I know you put a star by that one Pete yeah that's a you know you look back and they have the look at the net effect of some of the big plays in this game give SMU credit they're pretty good football team but then Boston College has gone toe to- Toe with them third down and seven castalano shotgun snapping near hash from the minus 45 throws right and it is caught past Midfield goes Jaden ski the pride of Catholic Memorial you stand corrected yes sir I I am coachable way to grow me way to learn from that I'm so proud you you know John debiaso is a friend I'm sure he's listening his son's on the BC coaching staff you should hear what the CM grads were saying in my text chain about you I'm sure they were they were rumbling you say Everett it's like calling you know Alex Verdugo a former Red Sox now he is I know he is still he will be for a long time first like you're a former Hall of Famer Pete or a current Hall of Famer first down and 10 for the 48 castalano flips one for Bond down the left side incomplete at the 20 yd line good coverage by smu's jari Rogers stride for stride with Lewis Bond castalanos kind of threw it up for grabs Bond well bond has been covered throughout the day castalanos threw the ball inside the numbers Bond was defended outside the numbers the idea he's going to he's going Bond's going to run underneath it but he was well defended Defender was uh inside and tried to fight through the the resistance but uh unable to do so and I think kudos to the to the refs they've been consistent in not calling the the hand files back there BC's gotten away with some as well so at least they're consistent in not calling contact second and 10 throw across the middle caught by ski moves it past the 30 to the 25 still on his feet ski carrying tackles to the 14 Jaden ski 33 yards first down Boston College how do you like that right down Broadway terrific throw by Castellanos Eagles on the Move they're at the 15 three wides left single wide bond to the Right Moving left to right castalanos takes off castalanos to the 10 to the five to the end zone touchdown Boston College Thomas Castellanos is the eagle in the end zone do I even have to ask don't bother Take a Bow Thomas Castellanos you got six BC's back on front that's uh that is a textbook Boston College Drive and they did it in short order entering the fourth quarter they did it with plays of you know kind of mediocre stuff one yard two yard one yard three yard but then they had a 19 Yer and a 33 yard pass two explosives the thing we focused on the absence of the explosive player the last month of the Season translated to a to a three loss finish the explosive play is back I haven't I'm I haven't aggregated yet but it's made a huge difference today what a pass by castalanos to SK 32y yd connection the extra point is good a big one up and in by Liam Connor 174 Boston College for every touchdown BC scores Wegman's donates $100 to United Way of Massachusetts Bay and marac Valley as part of the United score campaign wigman's helping you live a healthier better life through food 1222 left fourth quarter and eight plays 72y McGovern Auto Group scoring Drive took 359 capped off by the castalanos 15yd touchdown run that's his 12th rushing score of the Season as McGovern Auto Group is McGovern auto.com from arot to your driveway our tools help you find a car quickly and easily terrific drive by BC great Drive by The Eagles but one of the thing that you should be proud of is that route that that they hit ski on the big Play There Was the Same route they threw earlier that he dropped earlier in the game BC saw was open went back to it had confidence in the young guy to go make a play love to see the young guys learn from the mistakes and take that and get better from it so that's a that's a great job by ski making a big play from them and Eagles going back to him he also uh mute he ran underneath the defender you got to wait you got separation from the cover guy and the safety was just off like another couple three four yards so the first first time he was well defended probably should have caught the ball that time great route good catch excellent run after the catch he's a riser no question he is going to be a big Target next year for BC time on on the field the Eagles lead the 17th rank Mustangs of SMU 17 to4 with 1222 to play at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on the BC sports network from lafield has the record rainfall taken a toll on your home dealing with damage to your roof can be an overwhelming experience but with Mighty Dog Roofing you can rest assured that you're in good hands whether it's the roof gutters or siding with Mighty Dog Roofing you're more than just a customer you're our top priority BC graduates and owners Tony munack and Amy Highland will help you restore your home to its former glory call Mighty Dog Roofing in Needum today your home's best friend go eagles which schools will take home the prestigious learfield director's cup for the 2023 24 College athletics season you can follow the standings of your favorite school or Alma moer at L Directors Cup on Twitter and online at the directors cup.com that's the directors cup.com and L director Cup on Twitter trophies will be awarded in June 2024 to the winning institutions in all competitive divisions learfield director's cup the crowning achievement in college athletics [Music] we got a good one at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl Fenway Park johnmy deel Pete Cronin Scott muttin kick off by Conor Luton is a line drive scooped up at the 15 running East West past the 30 to the 35 and then thump down at the 36 as the returner was Jordan Hudson East West return and a first down for the Mustangs who are sharing a Seline with the Eagles SMU and shallow left field BC shallow left Center Eagles in the maroon jerseys with the maroon pants and the gold helmets SMU white jerseys white pants with a blue piping and the white helmets with the pony logo adorning them now BC's first game here was 1914 BC beat Norwich University how many tackles did you have in that one I was in my only my second year so I had limited limited time wow that is just mean that had to talk about broadcast Festivus there it was too easy I'm sorry he's come to expect that Jennings throwing off his back foot and incomplete boy that was ugly as Jennings got pressured he was looking for romelo Brinson down the far sideline throwing off his back foot good pressure by the Eagles and you've been calling for that all year PPC had just just 12 sacks this year well they had them hemmed in did a good job took away it really sharpened up the edges took it was crowded inside no Lanes I I got to get rid of this thing he says he throws it out of bounds Jenning shotgun on second and 10 from the 35 throwing this time to the near side up for grabs for Jake Bailey and incomplete you know near side 32 Y Line good coverage by jayen Chic you know mute you made a great observation I'm going to give the as much as we rip the referees for trying to unconsciously impact the outcome of a game it's happened a few touch yeah today they're letting them play they're probably not ACC officials that's why did wait I supposed to be off the air I'm sorry just kidding wow I'm not wrong by way festiv is for the rest of us third down and 10 Jennings back to throw eludes Chris Banks and stumbles at the 43 yd line 8 yd gain for Jennings off the broken pocket two ydd shy the first down Jenn or Banks hadam BC defensive tackle and then he eluded Chris Banks to find eight yards net net though fourth down yep on in negative territory I don't know how much of a Riverboat Gambler is Lei Lashley on fourth down this year was 15 to 24 minus territory timeout Lashley take a p page out of uh out of Boston College's Playbook you know you got halfy loves going for it in fourth down and I think you know he was self-critical at the press conference yesterday uh that he was um he probably in retrospect probably shouldn't have gone for it a few times when it did convert fourth down and three I thought there was a timeout but now maybe there isn't there's a lot of pump fakes out there on the uh the TV guy the guy in the red Hat's getting is working today but uh yeah I agree the previous play is under further review that's why play is under further review but in the zeit Gast you know it's got to be done the the what the what the zit Gast for what it's got to be done in the spirit of time it's got to be done no in the spirit of the time that that that conjunction means a lot when you throw it in there somewhere OC is throwing a massive flag on you for that one that's a penalty Mark now here's here's I have a reputation to protect fourth down and Fess is coming out big time fourth down and three at the 42 of SMU we have a Timeout on the field do play as fun further for what well spot spot spot yeah hold on a second hey since 1957 the civan group's worked closely with its clients to help them make the most appropriate insurance and risk management choices as one of New England's largest independent and privately health insurance agencies entering their third generation after review the ball will be 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John pupil all New England safety and there's multiple penalty markers flags are flying you heard the audible groan from Scott Mutan well that's because BC is going to get a personal foul taunting after the play though BC will have possession cuz it's a post Snap penalty but just not a smart play uh by Hala holla is out there barking on the sidelines BC is going to get the possession but it's they're going to be back 15 yards which is is just inexcusable at that point in time can't do it Noe I agree and Hala is uh one of those guys who has got a lot a lot of potential the result of the play the fourth down was not successful it'll be first down Boston College after the play was over and sportsman like conduct Boston College number seven that's a 15 yard penalty it'll be first down that's number seven's first on sportsmanlike foul of the gamees well Pete you Pete as you know you got to play with the level of perspicuity in these situations right you can't just be out there all foggy and doing silly stuff you got to play with a level of clearness I always it was persus when I played you you were what perspicuous this's another flag another multiple Flags if you're going to be wrong just be wrong all the time I respect that the consistency is there the Soggy dollar word the game has been butchered oh my goodness this is we've lost all control it was such a good broadcast lost all control for three qus my goodness we have lost it well that's a word who you know and you know whose seat I'm sitting Jerry Remy seat those to Jerry Remy is sitting here side we're side Jerry way to go buddy all right 174 BC time out of the field Eagles football coming back after this with 11:07 left in the fourth quarter at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on the BC sports network from field Eagles fans do you have money questions the team at empow can help you tackle them so you have a clear understanding of where your finances are today and where they're headed plus with the free Empower personal 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spot for New Year's Eve if it isn't fresh it isn't legal with Pete Cronin perspicuous one Scott mut I'm John M Perell bc1 17 SMU 14 with 1107 left in the fourth quarter a unsportsman like foul called on sonone holla BC linebacker from Los Angeles Eagles would have had the ball much better situation for them but they'll take it as they have it at the 43 the minus 43 it was a 15yd hit after a good play by John pupil that broke up a pass intended for the tight end hand off KY roash show who has a touchdown pass the 45 to the 46 gang tackled by SMU who by the way hasn't lost to September 23rd when they fell to TCU and a prohibitive favorite in this one but BC has played a terrific game it's just a matter of finishing the deal Pete well this is classic Boston College winning football you know you're you're ball controlling you got the lead late and you just keep the other offense off the field and that's one thing that's going to jump out at it statistically is the explosiveness of uh of SMU has really been held at Bay BC has held the ball for 24 minutes hand off East West Run robish show pass the 50 to the 45 to the 40 to the 30 could go on his horse at the 20 inside the 20 and tackled at the 11 Kai Robos show first down and more for Boston College as jari Rogers saved the touchdown BC back in business inside the red zone at the SMU 14 how do you like that Eagles go to Tempo three wides left castalanos running East West pass the 10 to the five towards the end d and in Thomas Castellanos once again is the eagle in the end zone a onew knockout punch perhaps BC leads 2314 take a B Thomas Castellanos once again you are outstanding that a really out standing is probably the best descriptive they run the ball over the right hand side of the offensive line uh Rob show kind of goes into the scrum it looked as though SMU thought he was down all of a sudden a burst to speed he comes out the other side it's a Sprint BC stays over the ball quick hurry up keeps SMU off balance and get the castle ows gets the ball off to the right hand side dives into the end zone but what just happened and missed extra point wide left Liam Connor just missed the extra point nine-point BC lead after the castalanos touchdown capping off a three-play 42 yard Drive was a 14 yd run by castalanos before that it was a 40 yard run by Kai robichau who now has 76 yards castalanos has 124 yards rushing and two touchdowns but we all know what happens when there's a missed extra point makes for some dicey moments our Drive summary is brought to you by McGovern Auto Group mgov auto.com McGovern Auto from our lot to your driveway our tools help you find a car quickly and easily time out on the field as BC leads number 17 SMU 23 to4 it's been the Thomas castalano Show in the late stages can the Eagles hold on come on back to find out from the Wasabi fway bow after this on the BC sports network from learfield this is Tom's experience I was completely committed to buying a house I just wasn't 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remaining in the fourth quarter for every touchdown BC scores you just heard one moments ago from Thomas castalanos wigman's donates $100 to United Way of Massachusetts Bay and marac Valley as part of the united we score campaign Wegman's helping you live a healthier better life through food with Scott mut and Pete cron and I'm John mut Perell mute is our red Dome realy sideline reporter you notice a tendency mute after the KY roash show 40 yd run set up BC inside the Red Zone they went back to a similar play didn't they yeah interesting BC's reaction off a big play is to get lined up really quick and and see what the defense reacts to BC goes huge uh three Bunch into the into the boundary to see if SMU reduces the Box they do both touchdowns for cast lel's long runs were both off of that same look off a big play where they're running quarterback off that cuz they they feel that they can get the edge and their reaction to the quick Tempo play is to come back with another play that they already have based on what the defense is lineing up great job by the offense to get out there and great execution on both those long runs by castalanos castalanos has the most rushing touchdowns by a BC quarterback in a season with 14 kickoff as a short one fielded at the 28 yd line by Adam Moore an upman so first down Mustangs at their 28 with 948 left in regulation bc23 SMU 14 and Pete we've said it all year about castalano the numbers are piling up for him he's well over a th000 yards rushing and man if he can just develop a little more touch as a quarterback he is going to be one of the best quarterbacks in the country uh well he's um only a sophomore so that tells you he's going to be back for more and that and the things they worked on just the things they worked on in in the uh the bowl practice the extra 15 practices you know trying to work on his ability to throw the ball from from inside the tackles uh you know that's working in progress but he's very effective he's so effective when he's on the run and on the edge play fake for Kevin Jennings out of the pocket he'll run it now out of castas Playbook past the 30 to the 35 and out of bounds Far Side he's got about six yards goes Kevin Jennings their red shirt freshman quarterback he's 21 for 36 181 yards and a touchdown they have only used one target for their outstanding tight end Maynard who might be hurt RJ Maynard interesting that he has not been on the field much one of the best tight ends in the country second down Jennings back to throw rifles it and it's caught at the 40 yd line pupil made the stop for BC on Jake Bailey close to a first down 913 left in the fourth bc23 SMU 14 and it is a first down for the Mustangs they go to Tempo running right to left chased out of the pocket by paa is Jennings throwing and flips It Out of Bounds at the SMU sideline good pressure by nwak paa he's going to be a guy to watch next year he's always productive isn't he yeah a hardworking guy you know he was kind of lost in a depth chart coming into the season that defensive end position you know you had shida Salah out there they had high expectations for him and overshadowed by him but he he out uh hustled the competition on his team ended up emerging as a star and is a is a Cornerstone for them next year second down and 10 throw by Jennings and incomplete near sideline through a No Man's Land good coverage by BC Amari Jackson and KP price provided it also good coverage by Carrie Johnson but a third down situation third and 10 for SMU with under nine to play and the ball is at the 41 of SMU well you know Pete has mentioned that BC's playing a lot of Zone today more than they normally play play uh it like to see it right there as you was expecting man coverage versus that look BC was in a was in a three High Zone uh forcing some miscommunication the one thing you do like about zone is traditionally you're going to keep everything in front of you when you're playing with a nine-point lead no big plays over the top missu a for 14 on third down here they come out of shotgun with pressure and the Eagles bring down Jennings for a moment yes they got him in the grass cam Arnold brings him down Kevin Jennings is sck field this forward progress will stop first sack of the game for BC coming at a key moment cam Arnold off the edge to bring down Kevin Jennings a fourth down and SMU will have to punt trailing BC 2314 and Boston College is coming up with a huge defensive series there and what's what occurs to me that this is a situation that SMU hasn't been in correct down by two scores playing catch up late in the game block oh almost blocked again you're right Pete but it's a knuckle ball punt by buvi BC brought the heat takes a good roll foru down at the 18 you're right they did bring pressure the special teams have been a thorn in smu's side they've have trouble blocking BC did have a block kick and a block punt 47 yd punt on the roll for brevi well they've been so close every time SMU has tried to punt it's an indication they really got something on them in terms of their protection scheme Pete it looks like they're overloading towards the uh the side where the kicker likes to roll the rugby style that they're putting four guys over there that they see something in that protection and they got a free run out of it and they got a block a a block right there all right guys under 8 minutes to play 758 fourth quarter bc23 SMU 14 could this be a clock killing Drive needs to be castalanos in the pistol back behind in broom right underneath us East West Run for broom pass the the 20 and tackled at the 25 he was proactive he got seven yards they stay on schedule stopped by Elijah Roberts their all ACC defensive end but a seveny gain for Alex broom who's been a nice change up for Kai robish show now robish Show's back in robish show sitting at nine carries for 77 yards huge 40 yd run on their last scoring drive and Pete I mean me I'll take the other side of that I think BC is going to look to try to hit a big play here SMU safeties are starting to get their nose the box they're trying to get down there to make a play in The Run game BC has an opportunity with with no safeties deep to hit a big play action play or beat him with the quarterback second down three throw left side caught by Bond first down and more and out of bounds Far Side boundary Lewis Bond well you know what you know what happened there meet what happened that play they've run all maybe four times today they've got zero yardage out of it you know why cuz the receivers out there weren't throwing blocks yep you got two blocks that like freed the sidelines up and as a result you get a receiver just sketing up the sidelines picking up the first down bomb with his fourth catch of the game that was a 12y gain Pete under seven to play BC at their 37 yd line leading 2314 shotgun two wides left single wide right hand off roash show Straight Ahead seeks a hole exploits one across the 40 to the 43 he's got six yards Eagles doing a nice job staying on schedule on first down five yards and is optimal production how about uh the push up front right now outstanding playing without Christian mahogany they're all ACC guard Take a Bow Logan Taylor Kyle hgle Drew Kendall Azie trillo Kevin Klein thought it would be that type of game could they control the line of scrimmage time of possession 26 for SMU 25 for BC castalanos on a QB draw but he gets hit no room at the end three tackles and castalanos paid for it with under six to play Elijah Roberts was the first man through will'll be third down and four ball is at the 43 of BC SM their first of the half Lashley takes the time out clock operator they have two remaining BC hasn't used one yet 541 left please put 551 on the game clock make it 551 thank you Marcus Woods celebrate this season with gifts deals and holiday felds find perfect presents for everybody in every budget hey maybe if you're still searching for a Christmas present that you need maybe for 2024 shop Kohls and kohls.com today we have a time out on the field no red Hat's not out there all right we're going to keep it right here is p C leads SMU 2314 I'll give you a little tidbit here you talk about explosives and how is Boston College there were absent last month of the Season 1 2 3 4 five 6 7 they have eight explosive plays today by definition SMU they have met a number of double digigit gains only one qualifies as an explosive a 21 yard pass so BC out exploding SMU an offense which averages 41 points a game has had three game or four games this year of 55 points third down castalanos takes off but he gets hit after maybe a gain of one tackled by SMU and that will be a punt situation now for BC on fourth down they will not gamble in minus territory with 535 left got an injury yeah the injury is to the well you like tackler Kobe Wilson you would have liked to have seen BC eat the clock a little bit there that's what I was calling for but they're going to punt the ball and now with as good as the special teams have been they have shown their a little Su susceptible in coverage they need to shut down this return create the long field and force SMU into a position which was considered the key of the game get them out of there run attack make the quarterback the Young quarterback beat you throwing the ball and over the last couple of possessions this become a primarily a a a past dominant offense fourth down and four the Eagles will punt we have a timeout 535 left bc23 SMU 14 Neil Diamond resonates around Fenway Park something you usually here during baseball season we'll take a timeout come on back to Fenway after this on the BC sports network from learfield Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine top Specialists who understand your athletic dreams goals and the need to get back to them together we'll write your comeback story call 877 sport1 to start yours [Music] today State Electric's commitment to client satisfaction and 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home game home game tail game yes and I know they were out in four Tios across the street from techically this is an away game though 5 miles up the road all right you want to go 50/50 I'll go 50/50 all right what they do you want to get close to the program that's a great way to do it John Merena and Don teron doing a great job Paul chrison of course always omnipresent omnipresent was in Brazil the last week we hope he had fun there he was uh with this lovely he was down there he was down there Mount weaseling I'm not going to take that any farther but I'll take your word for it decoy he was decoying he that's a soggy dollar word of the game brought to you by our good friends at the Sagi Dollar Bar where it's always sunny and 80° on Yos fand DK I might even throw a flag in myself I think that might be worthy of it wow the mount weasel just got butchered again we'll we'll move on Pete's now 0 for three at least he's swinging he's going down with a fight he is going down just happy we kept it clean with Paulie chrison you just don't know when you're talking about him in Brazil what could happen Lauren D Loretto into punt 503 left fourth quarter BC 23 number 17 SMU 14 D Loretto from the 30 punts it towards the BC sideline in left center field and it takes a good roll past the 20 and inside the 15 as they mark it Down and Out of Bounds at the 14 yd line of SMU great punt good job a Lauren doretto WPI [Music] transfer he's shifted swap duties with K all year 43 yd punt 42 yard punt says Steve chacho our official statistician plus or minus three yards first down SMU trailing by nine the eagles with 13 second half points SMU was up 14- 10 Jennings back to throw out of the pocket looking fires and it is caught far sideline at the 23 yd line a tight rope grab was pulled down by Kean Smith his second catch of the game Miami transfer BC defensive tackle Quan Williams is down Eagles have had a few injuries 439 left in the fourth quarter they lead SMU 2314 here comes the BC training staff Leed by trainer Mike vgu now Williams maybe with a cramp will walk off the field under his own power now coming out this game Castle was third in the country for rushing yards probably a quarterback he may scoreboard operator SMU has two timeouts remaining in the half he may jump he had 957 yards rushing on the season he may climb that being third you may end up moving up the ranks but gives you an indication of you know what kind of a weapon he is on the ground and now they're going to hone in on his passing skills and could be a long great ride for the Eagles fans he has just a 6 2,000 yd pass in 1,000 ydd rushing season by an ACC quarterback since 1996 impressive company Malik Cunningham Lamar Jackson DeShaun Watson Woody danler and now Thomas Castellanos Chris Banks just tips the ball defensive tackle 64 280 pounder got a hand on the ball incomplete pass third down and six Jennings in the shotgun moving right to left Shadows of the right field end zone two wides to the near two wides to the far snapping near hash Jennings back to throw with some pressure eludes it moving towards the 20 steps up fires and it's dropped at the 31 yd line big pop on the intended receiver was cam horley there along with jayen Chek the intended receiver was Johnson in the middle of the field and he dropped it but he felt the footsteps from Jaylen Chek who laid the wood footsteps sounds like bigfoot coming through the woods fourth down and six they're going for it trailing BC 2314 421 left in the fourth huge game-changing type play for the defense Jennings with a flag down throws it deep for the receiver and it is dropped at the 37 yd line dropped Far Side to Kean Dixon good coverage by The Eagles but there is a penalty marker KP price had coverage on muchi Dixon offside Defense number 10 lined up in the neutral zone 5yd penalty repeat fourth down on fourth down and six jayen Chik who made a great play moments ago lines up in the neutral zone and they'll repeat fourth down my goodness fourth and one SMU ball at their 28 415 remaining BC leads 2314 now it's uh you can you can just run a dive play and get a yard Jennings in the shotgun Eagles showing Blitz again Jennings takes off trying to run east west he's got the first down past the 30 to the 31 he alluded a few tackles but as Pete mentioned that was just too easy on fourth and one it would have been fourth and six before that but they give SMU new life with under SC to play in the fourth SMU scoreless in the second half Jennings back to throw on Tempo throws it deep near sideline incomplete incomplete at the 38 yd line for Adam Moore their backup tight end now their starting tight end with Maynard sideline Eagles doing a pretty credible job in the secondary against what was a pretty vaunted receiving core mentioned that these guys uh a receivers over the season averaged 26 catches each and uh have really held these guys back how about a scoreless second half for SMU second down and 10 Jennings throws it incomplete in front of Jaylen CH good pressure again by BC brought up the gut by Kanan Williams running the screen and you know the idea is to let the defensive line rush in the quarterback get out of position lose their angles to to pursue throw the ball over their heads but the pressure but just a little bit too much again quarter pressure The Freshman quarterback into bad throws third down and 10 from the 31 of SMU Jennings eludes the pressure right up the middle running past the 40's got a first down and now he's tackled at the 43 that's unfortunate another third and long gain first down SMU and an injured BC defensive end Edward Kang is down he blocked the punt earlier and he's been been productive bringing some pressure from The Edge but he is down banging his fists on the [Music] field first down run of 11 yards for Kevin Jennings who has 10 carries for 40 yards he's thrown for 191 in a touchdown he's 23 for 44 a grinder in the second half can BC hold on with 323 left set the game clock to 324 make it 3 24 says Marcus orus thank you very much 324 remaining in regulation 2314 BC do you have a what many yards they have on the ground thank you SMU has a total of 118 yards on the ground and they're averaging 180 coming in BC BC has conversely offensively yeah has 226 rushing yards thanks to castalanos 124 and robish shows 83 and they're 194 on average so uh BC getting a little bit more productivity out of their run game again the the missing piece here is been smu's explosiveness in the passing game and VC's done a really good job uh although SMU has had some had had their moments credit to the coaching staff for coaching this team up in those 15 practices Jennings back to throw screen and it's caught by Tyler LaVine who's been underutilized but he's out of Bounds at the 42 yd line got back to the or or line of scrimmage lavine's good fullback 220 lbs Rumblings that the Patriots may be interested and he hopes to get some postseason play as he goes to train and across the middle he just dropped the pass at the 46 yd line from Kevin Jennings and he felt footsteps from Davon Crouch linebacker that's what you get talk up on a guy exactly it's called the kiss of death third down and 10 42 yd line of SMU 255 remaining in the fourth and BC leads 2314 three wise to the near Jennings back to throw trying to elude pressure he does still on his feet throws it deep towards the home plate End Zone up for grabs an incomplete double coverage for BC it was Sean or Max Tucker and KP price covering the intended receiver and that was Dixon so that was basically just a throw it up for grab's job by Kevin Jennings and now it's fourth down and 10 ball at the 42 of SMU in the waiting stages of the game 246 left make them beat you passing the ball you got it on fourth down they're two for three and a timeout timeout Boston College their first of the half 30 seconds so there you have it two timeouts left for both teams anxious moments for the Eagles as 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down Broadway but incomplete and the Eagles are exhorted off the field by their coaching staff with 240 remaining in the fourth quarter they have shut out SMU in the second half Eagles 13 unanswered points now you got two 40 you need a couple of first downs ladies and gentlemen that's it couple first downs you got yourself a probably I'm going to call this a signature win if they can pull it out no question this is a this is a game changer for on on so many levels but 240 left Eagles got to hold on to the ball they got to execute they can eat the clock and like I said let me I cannot tell by the the scoreboard here at Fenway Park what inning it is or how many timeouts SMU has it's it's the eighth inning with two timeouts left two timeouts so I I see it now 240 left in the ball game I kid because I love Thomas castalanos on his feet out of the pocket to the 30 to the 25 to the 20 sliding at the 14 castalanos has a 28 yd run man has he been a magician simply superb Thomas castalanos take a b that's the jack rabbit run right there gets into the hole gets a big block who's he going to get who's he get the big block from Kai roboso a running back who's willing to throw a block knocks the linebacker back you got a quarterback Jack Rabbit style jump cut behind the block and he breaks for daylight he picks up 28 yep it just goes to show you Pete never doubt Thomas Castellanos especially when you give him 15 more practices to prepare pair Ball's at the 17 castalano's up the middle now towards the right running East West and pushed Out of Bounds at the 12 he's got five yards after that 24 yd gain it's a 5yd run for the Shifty 510 quarterback who has 20 carries for 153 yards rushing in two touchdowns a select list that I told you earlier Malik Cunningham Lamar Jackson DeShaun Watson Woody danler he's got how many 1 what he has 15 53 yards russan against the uh the rank the 17th ranked uh uh team in the country with a superlative defense that gives up on an average of 111 per game 142 left in the fourth quarter BC knocking on the SMU door up 2314 Eagles have dominated the second half hand off robish show straight ahead to the 11 what a great launching point for BC to 2024 they're 95 seconds away from arguably the biggest upset of the bll Season thus far7 on the game clock when you peel it all back which we will this really despite the statistical imbalance this game really was one that was one that Boston College had every opportunity to win and they Rose to the occasion the the one thing that that I think I noticed about great game plan y all right let's let's start start with the coaches offensive Co coordinator Steve shimko Rob chisi did did did great game plan all right number two just the kind of the intensity level that Boston College came on the field with as compared to that or the the what I perceived as an absence of it from from SMU and the fact that Boston College kept the pressure on against a team that frankly B with the exception of their two losses versus Oklahoma and TCU probably never had to deal with pressure because they were scoring 40 points a game so you got a team that's not used to be get them uncomfortable get them off balance that was a great observation you made early in the second half about about SMU not being in this situation for the last nine games and they were freezing their buns off on the sidelines that too they they're going using sign language to the bus driver start the engines warm them up warm up the shuttle for Dallas well don't forget guys they haven't seen a team like BC that's going to put seven offensive line with with physicality in the Run game where they're playing in the AC is play clock operator please reset play clock to 25 and we saw that last night too with t Lane against Virginia Tech and and that's but here's the thing with like BC they have to understand is BC even if you stop them at a couple times running the football they're going to stay with it and continue to run the football third down and four for the Eagles at the plus 11 Straight Ahead grinding it with robish show with 90 seconds left one timeout remaining for SMU will they take their last one there's a stoppage SMU has used their final timeout of that it is where did they get coming into this game 87 seconds left in the ball game BC up 23149 coming into the season offensive coordinator the the the brand of the outfit Rob chinsky uh thank you said we need to have an identity and they create an identity through patience and persistence they're going to become a a go back to the old school downhill run team which they are they are they're more than that but that's kind of their bread and butter and they had a stretch there where people had a hard time beating them then in the end couple things happened number one they became less explosive and teams they matched up against were willing to go toe-to-toe with them and be more physical than they were at the line on the line of scrimmage there's the difference today is Boston College in retrospect has been dominant up front against a very good defense yep and they and SMU came in here in implying hey we're going to go toe-to-toe with BC we're going to punch we're going to get into a fist fight with him we're going to turn it into a brawl they want a brawl we'll give him a brawl guess what BC won the brawl no question about that and that's been the tone for them all year when they won those five straight the last win was against Syracuse at the Dome November 3rd it was all about a brawl for them and that five game win streak when they beat Virginia and they beat army castalanos takes off trying to reach forward past the 10 looks like he's got the first down look get the ball ball was out but they going to call him down it was a fourth down and one at the 9 yd line with 83 seconds left and a first down for BC and that will do it that will do it for Boston College SMU out of timeouts the ball is at the nine 80 seconds remaining after castalanos just picked up the first down why not let him handle the ball and do his magic 155 yds rushing 102 passing on 11 of 18 completions he threw a pick inside the Red Zone but it's not going to matter the previous plays under further review ring on the field was a first down and it's a first down but they're going to they're going to take a look at it two on two fronts one is it a first down two did he fumble the ball and if he did fumble the ball SMU would be given possession but I don't think let you see here uh well we do not have an advantage of a television or Booth we're watching the center field scoreboard is there a um and we're not going to see the replay unfortunately is there a nine-point play in football there's not a nine-point play in football here in the United States not yet not yet no it's going to come in with the moving goal post might come in with the ex FL this year a nine-point play you never know and as the rain begins to come down once again yes stopped during the second half but now in 66 seconds left is Mr bright side is played at Fenway Park to the faithful Boston College fans you're familiar with that at alumni stadium and either way Pete as this play continues the review continues let's hear from Mark further review the ruling on the field stands first first down ball game all right do you do you kick a field goal rub it in no of course not you got to play him next year no yeah you're going to Dallas why you do that why do you do that no no no he won't do it I know Jeff affley has a lot of respect for red Lashley not not his style and uh but what a what a performance I think both of us and mute was more optimistic than us but both of us both of us looked at this as a really tough game hope is a good thing boysbe maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies it was a terrific performance All Around by BC especially in the second half when you when you shut out SMU that'll get some eyes that will turn a lot of hits castalanos in the second half of course castalanos takes the knee in Victory formation as the clock continues to wind 37 seconds remaining towards BC's Wasabi Bowl victory 23 14 will be your final castalano starts congratulating SMU Defenders and he will be your rabi Fenway Bowl MVP or he should be we don't know that officially yet but we assume that that will be the case that's a no-brainer he might be bow season MVP me he's he's as good as we've seen yeah up to this point it was if he played well BC was going to win castalano another knee and that will do it Jeff Halley Take a Bow Boston College take bow you have upset SMU you're final at the Wasabi Fenway Bowl bc23 SMU 14 the Eagles storm onto the field as they are celebrating and they should be everybody should take one big Collective bow BC seven wins for the first time since 2018 as they improve to seven and six and they end the nine game SMU win streak the ponies fall to 11 and three castanos and Halley embracing at Midfield Happy Days in Eagleville and they don't have to hop in a plane to fly home just take that 5minute bus ride down Beacon Street that's a great steping off point right there me it is you know you look at this on on so many levels this is I'm going to go out in the limb not much of one this is Jeff Halley signature win I agree for his career here at Boston in college this is one this is one you can you can turn a program around with and such the good energy the good mojo the the positiveness the effort the prep preparedness the everybody involved did their part coaches did a great job players did a great job staff did a great job let's go down to Scott muton with Jeff halfy coach tremendous second half effort by your ball Club excuse me how about the effort of Thomas Castle right there on offense just just him in the second half we'll get to the defense next it's incredible uh he's one of the best players in the country and people are going to have to look out for him next year that's for sure defensively you shut out the number 17 team in the country no points you guys played with heart you got to the quarterback you made plays in the secondary probably your most complete Game defensively with a whole bunch of new guys how about that ever for your boys that's incredible great great job by defensive staff great effort all around this is what we needed this brings momentum in the next season and how do you feel bu end of the year you got the fam down here ready to see after a great Christmas unbelievable unbelievable congrats couldn't happen to a nicer guy no he's he's he's great he's great and you know it's an emotional time for him is he you know he knew that not many people expected them to win this game Pete probably zero for that matter around the country I I WR that little plog and I said basically said at the end of my weekly blog is you know no one gives these guys half a chance the only people who matter were the guys in the locker room yeah that was great and them giving themselves a chance it's clearly they did they came here with a with with a with an effort in mind and it it paid huge difference I think something came together in those 15 practices they became more cohesive they became better they became maybe matured a little bit more their offense got more confidence the defense got more confidence that was such an essential part of what this win means to them and Jeff hle told us last last a couple days ago at the BC athletic show that you can't underestimate what those practices mean it's an extra it's an extra ster it's another Spring right and it's and what they were able to do is they were able to the first you know you you treat the bowl game like a regular game in terms of your commitment to practices a number of them you know you don't even think about your opponent on the player level for 10 of those practices so what do you doing you working fundamentals you bring the Next Generation along you're giving young guys who didn't get reps more reps you you working uh other working people into positions maybe they they haven't played uh you making adjustments on the defense the big adjustment like all over but big adjustment today was they moved uh cam Arnold to outside linebacker Vinnie Tama to middle linebacker and Shion Hala to outside linebacker where traditionally they had not listed an out two outside linebackers so there's a shave so now they they're putting Vinnie in the middle cim Arnold and cion Hala outside it's a different look for the opponent well wait a minute surprise surprise we did something different there's a there's a wild card we weren't looking for that SMU so I mean just the fact that the way they approached this thing and the result this wasn't this wasn't an accident nope not at all they approached it the perfect way they had to they were ex extremely well coached throughout those 15 practices that was clear here today as they shut out SMU in the second half they win the Wasabi fway Bowl 23 to4 with 13 unanswered and Thomas castalanos your player of the game 156 yards rushing two touchdowns 102 yards passing he was superb they're awaiting the Trophy presentation of the Wasabi Fenway Bowl we'll take a timeout come right back to Fenway Park Eagles beat SMU 2314 this is the BC sports network from learfield at Jersey Mike's watching them freshly slic the meat and cheese for my sub is a sight to behold the layers of ham salami and pepperoni are even more glorious than the pink and orange layers of a sunrise yeah the sun's pretty and all that but in about 7 billion years it's going to explode obliterating the Earth and every living thing on it and if there's no sun there's no subs meanwhile the only thing a sub ever obliterated was my Hunger freshly sliced right in front of you it's a Jersey Mike's thing a sub above Eagles fans do you have money questions the team at Empower can help you tackle them so you have a clear understanding of where your finances are today and 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