NC State, Boston College Are Returning To Action, Returning To The Gridiron After Their Bye Weeks As They Match Up Tonight In Chestnut Hill Massachusetts
Last week NC State, Boston College both had a bye week!
What does that mean?
They weren’t playing an opponent!
Tonight NC State, Boston College who are both members of the Atlantic Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference are returning to action, returning to the gridiron after their bye weeks in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts.
NC State, Boston College last met on the gridiron on Saturday October 19, 2019 in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts!
In that game NC State lost to Boston College by a score of 45-24!
Why?
Boston College opened the scoring with an eight-yard INT return for a touchdown with five minutes left in the first quarter.
NC State's Christopher Dunn kicked a 31-yard field goal to open the second quarter, to be answered by BC's 27-yard field goal on the next drive to make it a 10-3 Eagles lead. BC went into the half up 24-3 after 54 and then 48-yard TD rushes by David Bailey. The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter, with the Pack getting a six-yard TD pass from Devin Leary to Thayer Thomas to bring the score to 31-10. In the fourth quarter, Leary connected on a pair of touchdowns to Thomas and Cary Angeline.
In that game Boston College won by a score of 45-24!
Why?
Boston College gained 532 total yards, including 429 on the ground, in a 45-24 win over NC State this afternoon at Alumni Stadium.AJ Dillon rushed 34 times for a season-high 223 yards and three touchdowns. Backfield mate David Bailey put forth the best performance of his BC career, logging 182 yards and two TD's on 16 carries.
In his first collegiate start, Dennis Grosel was 6-of-15 for 103 yards, while rushing four times for 21 yards. The redshirt sophomore connected with tight end Hunter Long three times for 84 yards.Defensively, Max Richardson logged a team-best 10 - six solo, including a sack. Mike Palmer and Mehdi El Attrach each tallied seven tackles. Jason Maitre made five stops and logged his first career interception - a pick-six for the first score of the game. -----Each of the first drives of the day for Boston College and NC State ended in a punt. BC's defense held stout on its first try, forcing a three-and-out thanks to Shitta Sillah's first career sack, pushing the Pack back 13 yards.
On their next drive, the Eagles broke into the red zone for the first time as Grosel and tight end Hunter Long connected on a 51-yard passing play. But penalty flags stalled the drive for BC and the 38-yard field goal attempt by Aaron Boumerhi sailed wide left with 8:55 to go in the opening quarter.On its next offensive possession, BC drove to the NC State 37-yard line but could get no further. Grant Carlson's punt pinned the Wolfpack at their own 1-yard line, setting up the BC defense for the first score of the day. Jason Maitre made a quick hands pick-six at the line of scrimmage, jumping in front of wideout Devin Carter on 3rd-and-8, returning it for the score. BC led, 7-0, with 5:36 left in the opening quarter.
BC's defense held the line again, stalling the Wolfpack's 10-play, 63-yard drive on the goal line, forcing a turnover on downs. But the Eagles would go three-and-out as the quarter ended. NC State began on the BC 41-yard line and engineered a six-play, 28-yard drive, resulting in a 31-yard field goal, making it 7-3 with 11:51 to go in the second quarter.
The Eagles extended it to 10-3, with 7:23 to go after a 27-yard chip shot from Boumerhi, capping an 11-yard, 63 yard drive. Dillon gained 53 of those 63 yards on the ground.
Another three-and-out by NC State - and a 13-yard punt - gave BC good field position on its next drive. On the third play of the drive, David Bailey blasted through the Wolfpack D-Line for a 54-yard touchdown run - the longest run from scrimmage in the sophomore's career, making it 17-3 with 5:07 remaining in the quarter.
Bailey broke it open again on BC's next drive, this time plowing 48 yards to the end zone for his second score of the afternoon. BC extended its lead to 24-3 with just under three minutes to play in the half. The score would into the halftime break.
The second half began with another strong series from the Boston College defensive corps. After NC State drove deep into BC territory, the Eagles notched another goal-line stand, forcing the turnover on downs at their own two-yard line.
BC marched the length of the field, using 16 plays to go 98 yards, capped by a two-yard plunge by Dillon into the end zone, making it 31-3 with 6:02 to go in the third. On the drive, Dillon gained 27 yards on the ground, while Bailey covered 28 yards. Grosel and Long connected for 33 yards in the air - including a 25-yard reception.
NC State's Thayer Thomas caught the first touchdown of the afternoon for the Pack late in the third quarter, on a nine-play, 75-yard drive. BC would lead, 31-10.
Dillon would log his second rushing score of the afternoon, this time from three yards out. He carried the ball the final 30 yards of the 67-yard drive, advancing the Eagles' lead to 38-10 with 14:32 to play.
The Wolfpack tacked on another score, as Thomas hauled in a six-yard TD pass from Devin Leary, making it 38-17 with just under nine minutes to go. But the BC rushing attack answered right back, as Dillon tallied his third rushing score of the game, capping a six-play, 54-yard drive, making it 45-17.
NC State added a late TD on a 15-yard connection between Leary and Cary Angeline, making it 45-24 with 2:04 left.
The Eagles logged better than 500 yards of total offense for the third consecutive game.
BC's 429 rushing yards were the most in a single-game since Sept. 13, 2014, when the Eagles had 452 yards on the ground vs. USC.
Entering today's game, NC State ranked fifth nationally in rushing defense. The Wolfpack yielded only 66.7 yards per game on the ground - 400 total yards through six games.
according to an article on bceagles.com”
NC State comes into the game with Boston College 4-1 1-0 in the Atlantic Division Of the Atlantic Coast Conference and is second in the standings behind Wake Forest who is leading the Atlantic Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference.
Why?
Because NC State topped Clemson by a score of 27-21 on Saturday September 25, 2021 in North Carolina’s state capital!
In the game NC State’s defense held the Tigers to just 8 rushing yards and 87 yards of total offense in the first half. The team defensive effort in the opening quarters resulted in just five first downs by Clemson.
The teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter with Tigers getting on the board first. Clemson's touchdown came in the form of a five-play, 8-yard drive that culminated with a 32-yard pass from D.J. Uiagalelei to Justyn Ross.
The Wolfpack struck back, scoring on a nine-yard pass from Devin Leary to Emeka Emezie at the end of a drive that spaced 10 plays over 54 yards.A 12-yard pass from Leary to Devin Carter gave the Wolfpack its first lead of the game with 5:10 remaining in the third quarter.
Clemson battled back to tie the game at 14-14 soon after the start of the fourth quarter, going 80 yards in just seven plays.
Clemson received the ball first in overtime, scoring on a nine-yard pass from Uiagalelei to Ross to go up 21-14.
NC State matched Clemson in the first overtime period, covering the 25 yards in seven plays. Leary's two-yard pass to Thayer Thomas secured the 21-21 tie.In the second overtime, Leary made quick work of scoring with a 22-yard pass to Devin Carter to put the Pack up 27-21.
The NC State defense continued its strong showing in double overtime, keeping Clemson out of the endzone to help secure the win for NC State.“according to an article on gopack.com”
Then NC State stepped out of the Atlantic Coast Conference where they hosted, played Louisiana Tech who unlike them is a member of Conference USA on Saturday October 2, 2021!
In that game NC State topped Louisiana Tech by a score of 34-27!
In the game ran its home winning streak to seven straight games, all four this season, with a hard-fought 34-27 win over Louisiana Tech.
The Wolfpack improved to 4-1 on the season, and won at Carter-Finley Stadium for the third straight week.
The game was a tale of two halves on offense for the Pack. After running for just 37 yards in the opening half, NC State had 141 yards on the ground in the second half and found the end zone for three scores.
The game was a back and forth scoring affair as well with NC State up 13-10 at the half after a pair of Christopher Dunn field goals.
NC State’s rushing attack opened up in the third quarter. Ricky Person, Jr. rushed for a 24-yard score to push the Wolfpack forward to a 10-point lead.
After a Bulldogs field goal cut into the Pack's lead, with a touchdown five-yard TD catch from C.J. Riley that came from a pass by Devin Leary.Louisiana answered again, with a TD three minutes into the fourth quarter that made the score 27-20.With 7:45 left, Zonovan Knight rushed for a 4-yard score to push the Wolfpack to a 34-20 lead. But the Bulldogs once again made it a one-score game with 4:43 left with a 14-yard TD pass.After stopping the Pack, Louisiana Tech got the ball back and took it down to the Pack's 22-yard line. With five seconds left, Louisiana Tech threw the ball into the end zone but it was picked off by safety Jakeen Harris to end the game.“according to an article on gopack.com”
Boston College comes into the game with a record of 4-1 0-1 in the Atlantic Division and is sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
Why?
Because they suffered their first loss of the season on October 2, 2021!
A 19-13 loss to Clemson who was then ranked 25th in the AP Top 25 poll in Clemson South Carolina.
In their 19-13 loss to Clemson Boston College B.T. Potter had four field goals, hitting a tiebreaking 35-yarder late in the third quarter, The Tigers (3-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won 31 straight at home despite the suddenly stagnant offense held to a first-quarter touchdown. They have won 11 in a row over Boston College (4-1, 0-1).
Boston College drove to the Clemson 12 in the final minute. But quarterback Dennis Grosel fumbled away the snap and defensive end K.J. Henry recovered to seal it.The Eagles were among the ACC's surprise teams with their first 4-0 start in 14 years. They just couldn't make much happen against the Clemson defense.When BC's Neto Okpala blocked a punt in Clemson territory early in the third quarter, the responded with a three-and-out. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles drove to the Clemson 43. But Grosel bobbled the snap on third down and lost 16 yards.
Clemson had hoped to break out of a season-long offensive funk where its has scored just 57 points combined against its four Power Five opponents this year.
The Tigers sure looked headed in that direction early on with sophomore tailback Kobe Pace broke off a 59-yard TD run - Clemson's longest play of the season.
The Tigers drove inside the Boston College 25 twice more in the opening half, once to the Eagles' 2. But had to settle for Potter field goals both times. The offense's struggles weren't helped by the early departures of two of their three leading receivers. Receiver Justyn Ross, the leader with 22 catches coming in, was walked to the locker room in the second half.
Tight end Davis Allen, third in the receiving list, was ejected for targeting on his punt return tackle.
It was the second straight season Boston College was in position for the upset and came up short. The Eagles led by 18 points in second half before falling 34-28 in what was Clemson's biggest comeback in Death Valley history.
“according to an article on bceagles.com”
What will happen in this match up on the gridiron in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts!
We will find out soon!
Why?
Kickoff is set for 7:30pm from Alumni Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!