Boston College heads into Saturday afternoon’s trip to South Bend carrying a two-game skid and a brutal matchup against No. 3 Notre Dame.
The Eagles are 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the ACC after back-to-back losses to Duke, 47-2, and Florida State, 31-24. Notre Dame comes in at 8-1 and has won two straight, knocking off Navy 35-13 and No.
5 Miami 31-24. The Fighting Irish’s lone defeat this season came against No.
12 BYU, 28-24, on Oct. 17.
Game captains for Boston College are Mason McKenzie, Michael Crounse, Zeke Moore, KP Price and Anthony Palano. Notre Dame’s captains are Drayk Bowen, Adon Shuler, CJ Carr and Jordan Faison.
The last time these teams met was Nov. 1, 2025 in Chestnut Hill, when Notre Dame won 25-10.
Boston College’s depth chart for the matchup lists Mason McKenzie, Grayson Wilson and Femi Babalola at quarterback. The running back group includes Bo MacCormack III, Mekhi Dodd and Nolan Ray, while the receiver spots feature Johnathan Montague Jr., Landon Wright, Javarius Green, Nedrick Boldin Jr., Jackson Wade, Dawson Pough and Jaedn Skeete.
At tight end, Zeke Moore is listed with Kaelan Chudzinski, Danny Edgehille or Brady Clough. Up front, Veguer “JuJu” Jean-Jumeau and Trevon Humphrey are at left tackle, Robert Smith IV and Owen Snively at left guard, Michael Crounse, DJ Williams, Amir Johnson and Owen Snively at center, Judah Pruitt and Amir Johnson at right guard, and Kristian Phillips or Reggie Jackson at right tackle.
On the defensive line, Kris Jones or E’Lla Boykin and Israel Oladipupo are listed at end, with Cameron McGee, KJ Sampson and Josiah Griffin at one tackle spot and Micah Amedee, Christian Hudson, Gavin Neil and Chuck Nnaeto at the other. Demetrius Ballard or Onye Nwosisi and Favor Bate are at the other end position.
Anthony Palano and Kemori Dixon are at linebacker, along with Bodie Kahoun and Zacari Thomas. KP Price and TJ Green are at nickelback, Charlie Comella and Syair Torrence at corner, and Marcus Upton, TJ Green, Charlie Comella, Carter Davis, Da’Jon Green and Kameron Howard are listed in the secondary.
Cooper Crook and John Owens are at long snapper, Bryce LaFollette and Andy Quinn at punter, Luca Lombardo and Jonathan Hewitt at kicker, and Bryce LaFollette at holder. Charlie Comella and Javarius Green are listed for punt returns, while T.J. Green, Bo MacCormack III and Johnathan Montague Jr. are on kickoff returns.
Radio coverage is set for WEEI 93.7 FM in Boston and the Notre Dame Radio Network in South Bend.
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