Boston College opens ACC play on Saturday with Virginia Tech coming to Alumni Stadium, and the Eagles will try to keep the early-season momentum rolling in their third straight game at home. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. ET in Chestnut Hill, with the game airing on ACC Network and on the Boston College Sports Network on WEEI 93.7 FM.
The matchup comes with Boston College at 2-1 and Virginia Tech at 3-0, but the bigger story for the Eagles right now is what they’ve done through three games. Mason McKenzie has been driving the offense, sitting fifth in the ACC in total offense at 291.0 yards per game, a number that also lands him inside the national top 25. He’s added 225 rushing yards, which puts him eighth in the conference in both total rushing yards and rushing yards per game at 75.0.
McKenzie also kept producing through the air last week against Maine, hitting Johnathan Montague for a 31-yard touchdown in the first quarter. It was McKenzie’s third passing touchdown of the season.
On the ground, Evan Dickens gave Boston College another big play, scoring on a 39-yard run in the first quarter and finishing with 102 yards on 15 carries. That was his first 100-yard game of the season and the seventh of his career, and it also marked his third touchdown in three games as an Eagle.
Boston College’s defense has been making noise, too. Anthony Palano posted 12 tackles against Maine for his fourth career game with at least 10 stops. He now ranks second in the ACC in solo tackles per game at 5.6 and fourth in tackles for loss per game at 1.6.
KP Price turned in the kind of game defensive backs dream about, intercepting Maine in the first quarter and again in the third for the first multi-interception game of his career. His two picks on the season rank eighth nationally and third in the ACC.
The Eagles as a group forced three turnovers against Maine - two interceptions and a fumble recovery - making it their second straight game with three or more takeaways after forcing four turnovers against Rutgers on Sept. 11.
There was more than just turnovers on the stat sheet. Boston College forced a safety in the first quarter, its first since Nov. 9, 2024 against Syracuse.
The Eagles also finished with nine tackles for loss, their highest total since Nov. 30, 2024 against Pittsburgh, when they had 13. And in the fourth quarter, Micah Amedee blocked a PAT, giving Boston College its first blocked extra point since KP Price did it on Dec.
28, 2023.
Saturday’s game will be called by Wes Durham and Max Browne on ACC Network, with Madison Fitzpatrick reporting from the sideline. On radio, coverage begins 30 minutes before kickoff with Jon Meterparel, former BC linebacker Pete Cronan, and Scott Mutryn on the call.
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