Emmett Morehead salvaged Boston College a measure of respectability from final Saturday night time’s 44-14 drubbing by the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium.
The 6-5, 228-pound back-up quarterback relieved starter Phil Jurkovec within the fourth quarter and suitably dealt with the boisterous sellout crowd and the malevolent Seminoles’ protection.
The redshirt freshman from Woodside, Calif., accomplished 3-of-6 passes, together with a 4-yard landing toss to true freshman Joseph Griffin for the sport’s remaining rating.
Jurkovec was below duress a lot of the recreation, with two ensuing sacks and two hurried interceptions. He accomplished 15-of-23 passes for 105 yards and a landing earlier than taking a seat. Jurkovec will likely be again below middle when the Eagles host the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday (midday) at Alumni Stadium.
“I thought Emmett went in and did a good job,” mentioned BC head coach Jeff Hafley. “It was in all probability probably the most comfy I’d seen him look.
“If you seemed again to watching him play final yr, he seemed comfy and assertive. He seemed in command, he removed the ball rapidly. I assumed it was one of the best he’s seemed in a recreation and I do know that’s restricted reps.
“That’s just going off my observations on how I saw him play and it is kind of what I see in practice with him. He is the big guy with the strong arm that gets rid of the ball quick. He works really hard making sure he understands what is going on.”
Morehead noticed restricted motion final yr even if Jurkovec missed six video games after struggling a right-hand damage on Sept. 11 at UMass. Dennis Grosel was an skilled back-up and he took over the place. Morehead performed in two video games and accomplished 6-of-16 passes for 87 yards.
“We do a good job of mixing him in during practice to make sure he gets reps with the ones and twos,” mentioned Hafley. “In his week of preparation, he goes by way of it simply as he would if he have been the beginning quarterback.
“All the additional assembly time with lots of one-on-one conferences as a result of he must be able to go each week. Last yr he didn’t have the information or the expertise. He solely obtained to play one yr of highschool as a result of COVID took away his second yr.
“So, he has not had a whole lot of reps so we are trying to do everything we can to gain him that experience in practice.”
DePalma shines
Linebacker Vinny DePalma performs a number of roles in BC’s base 4-3 protection and in nickel stop conditions when the SAM backer known as to the sidelines.
The graduate scholar from Wayne N.J., was the Eagles’ most vital defensive presence in opposition to the Seminoles by tying his profession excessive with 11 tackles and eight solos. DePalma leads the Eagles in tackles (32), solo tackles (23) and is second in tackles for a loss with three.
“I thought Vinny tackled for the most part pretty well and he was physical,” mentioned Hafley. “Vinny had a fourth and one cease late within the recreation with hit.
“Vinny is at all times attacking the ball and Vinny is at all times engaged on the small print he’s coached to do. He is sensible, he’s robust, he’s dependable and he provides you every little thing he has.
“You want to talk about a leader? He doesn’t flinch when things are hard, when things get down. He’s got the right attitude and that guy, whatever he does he is going to be a great success. He’s got ‘it’ and I appreciate him more than you know.”
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