Boston College aced its gown rehearsal for the three primary occasions on the schedule.
The Eagles recovered from a shaky begin to roll Maine 38-17 earlier than an introduced viewers of 34,325 on Saturday night time at Alumni Stadium. BC improves to 1-2 and resumes ACC play towards the titans of the Atlantic Division.
The Eagles interact unbeaten Florida State subsequent Saturday in a primary time (8) contest at Doak Campbell Stadium adopted by dwelling video games towards resurgent Louisville and dynastic Clemson.
“We won a game and there are probably things we could have done better,” stated BC coach Jeff Hafley. “But there have been some actually good issues we did and we improved in loads of areas.
“Now we have to watch the film and coach them hard. They excited to get a win and get some confidence and get this thing going in the right direction.”
BC quarterback Phil Jurkovec dissected the Maine secondary by finishing 25-of-37 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns, the seventh 300-plus sport of his profession. BC vast receiver Zay Flowers had eight receptions for 89 yards to maneuver into fifth place on the all-time listing with 144 profession catches.
Maine quarterback Joe Fagnano put a scare into BC by finishing 21-of-43 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns.
“I thought Phil played really well and I thought he managed the game well,” stated Hafley. “I like the way Phil led today and stayed positive. He was one of the most positive guys on the field and it was awesome to see.”
The Black Bears protection adopted the Rutgers’ blueprint and introduced strain on Jurkovec, holding BC to 1 first down and a pair of sacks within the Eagles’ opening two possessions. Maine went up 3-0 with 6:15 to play within the first quarter on a 45-yard discipline purpose by Cole Baker.
Jurkovec confirmed what he may do with a modicum of pocket safety on the Eagles’ third possession. BC took a 7-3 lead on a 51-yard landing go from Jurkovec to Flowers with 4:22 to play within the first.
Maine vast receiver Trevin Ewing returned the following kickoff 73 yards to the BC 22. Fagnano put the Bears up 10-7 with a 17-yard landing to tight finish Shawn Bowman with 3:33 to play. A 53-yard connection from Jurkovec to Jaden Williams arrange BC’s second rating and 14-10 lead with 1:12 to play within the first.
“That is what explosives do, you hit those big ones and score that quick,” stated Hafley. “Explosive plays are tough on defenses and its how you score and it gave us a ton of momentum.”
The rout started taking form on BC’s opening possession of the second quarter. The Eagles marched 46 yards on six performs and went up 21-10 on a 9-yard flanker reverse by Williams with 12:04 remaining. BC went up 28-10 on a purpose line dive by tailback Pat Garwo with 1:08 to play within the half.
BC took a 31-10 lead on its opening possession of the second half on a 46-yard discipline purpose by Connor Lytton, the second longest of his profession. Maine confirmed its spunk with a 75-yard, eight play scoring drive that made it 31-17. Garwo closed out the scoring with a 30-yard landing run with 1:48 to play.
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