Boston College cashed a profitable ticket within the NCAA switch portal sweepstakes when the Eagles’ secured the companies of quarterback Thomas Castellanos from Central Florida.
The 5-10, 196-pound sophomore from Waycross, Ga., added twin menace capabilities to the place which might be unavailable to incumbent pocket passer Emmett Morehead, who began towards Northern Illinois within the opener and lasted two units of downs.
Castellanos will make his twelfth look and eleventh begin when the Eagles (6-5, 3-4) host the Miami Hurricanes (6-5, 2-5) within the season finale on Friday (midday) at Alumni Stadium. Castellanos has a chance to change into the third BC quarterback to win seven video games in his first season as a starter on this century.
“I feel like I’ve grown a lot from the previous year,” stated Castellanos. “Obviously I wasn’t enjoying at (Central Florida) so folks say that is my sophomore yr however to me it’s actually my freshman season.
“Looking back at this year I feel I did a pretty good job in my first year playing Power-5 ball. But there is still a lot of room to grow and as the season goes on with two more games to play, I feel I can be better.”
BC is already bowl eligible and will climb to the third tier of the ACC bowl construction with a win over the Hurricanes. BC may register seven general wins for the primary time since 2018 and 4 convention victories for the primary time since 2020. BC hasn’t closed out a season with a win since beating Syracuse 42-14 in 2017.
“We definitely want to go in there and get this win,” stated Castellanos. “I feel that a win against these guys, even though we have the same record, means a lot to this program and to us.”
While making an impression on the BC program, Castellanos has gotten the eye of FBS statisticians. Castellanos has rushed for 827 yards and is inside placing distance of the BC file of 1,184 set by Tyler Murphy in 2014. Murphy was a graduate switch from Florida who had a earlier relationship in Gainesville, Fla., with former BC head coach Steve Addazio.
Castellanos additionally has 1,995 passing yards, inserting him second in FBS behind LSU’s Jayden Daniels (3,577 and 1,014) amongst quarterbacks with over 1,800 yards passing and 700 dashing. Daniels’ exploits of late have landed him on the Heisman Trophy brief listing.
Castellanos (2,882) is tenth all-time at BC for whole yards in a season and may attain the highest 5 within the remaining two video games. All 10 of the gamers on that listing are quarterbacks, with three named Doug Flutie and two named Matt Ryan.
“The film study that I put in with the coaches and stuff like that have helped me grow not just as a quarterback but as a leader,” stated Castellanos. “I know how to see my receivers in certain coverages and stuff like that.”
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