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Game Information Boston College (0-0) at Duke (0-1, 0-1 ACC) Date Saturday, Sept. 19 Kickoff Time Noon Sept. 19 | Noon | ACC RSN (NESN) | Wallace Wade Stadium | Durham, N.C. Location Durham, N.C. Venue Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium The Game The Series Capacity 40,004 Surface Natural Grass • For just the third time since 1970, • Boston College and Duke meet • During his college career, Ogho- Broadcast ACC RSN (NESN) Boston College opens a season on for the eighth time in series his- baase earned Freshman All-Amer- Internet WatchESPN.com Sept. 19 as the Eagles visit Duke tory. ica honors in 2006 and was twice Radio BC Learfield IMG Sports Network to begin the 2020 campaign. • It marks the first game against named honorable mention All-ACC (WEEI 93.7 FM) • The game at Duke marks the the Blue Devils since 2015 in a se- (2008-09). He received third-team Satellite Radio Sirius (134), XM (382), Online (973) beginning of the Jeff Hafley era ries that began in 1927. BC leads All-America honors from The at BC. Hafley was named the 36th the series 4-3. Sporting News in 2009. The Teams head coach in Boston College his- • BC is 2-2 against Duke in ACC • A native of Houston, Texas, Og- tory on Dec. 14, 2019. games. The Eagles and Blue hobaase graduated from Duke in • Saturday’s game will be broad- Devils met as conference foes in 2010 with a degree in sociology cast on ACC Regional Sports Net- 2006 (BC 28-7), 2010 (BC 21-16), and signed a free agent contract works and locally on NESN. Evan 2011 (Duke 20-19) and 2015 (Duke with the Miami Dolphins after at- Lepler, Dave Archer and Lindsay 9-7). tending the NFL Scouting Combine. 0-0, 0-0 ACC 0-1, 0-1 ACC Ranking: NR Ranking: NR Rowley will handle the television • The game at Duke will be a mem- He later played with the Hartford Points/Game: 29.0 Points/Game: 13.0 broadcast. orable one for BC defensive line Colonials in the United Football Rush Yds/Game: 253.2 Rush Yds/Game: 75.0 • Coverage on the Boston College coach Vince Oghobaase. League and spent time on the Rushing TDs: 27 Rushing TDs: 1 Learfield IMG Sports Network • Oghobaase began his coaching Washington Redskins’ practice Pass Yds/Game: 176.0 Pass Yds/Game: 259.0 begins at 11:30 a.m. with Jon Me- career as a defensive graduate squad in 2010. Passing TDs: 20 Passing TDs: 0 terparel, Pete Cronan and Scott assistant at Duke in 2011, and • The Sept. 19 start date to open Total Off./Game: 429.2 Total Off./Game: 334.0 Mutryn. Fans can listen to the helped the Blue Devils earn the the season for Boston College is Total Def./Game: 478.7 Total Def./Game: 441.0 game locally on WEEI 93.7 FM, program’s first bowl game ap- the latest since 1981 when the nationally on TuneIn and on Sirius pearance since 1994. Eagles also started the season on Team Leaders channel 134, XM channel 382 and • Oghobaase was a four-year Sept. 19. BC captured a 13-12 win online via SiriusXM channel 973. starter as a player at Duke from over Texas A&M on Sept. 19, 1981 RUSHING RUSHING • BC returns nine starters on de- 2006-09, seeing action in 44 in the first game for head coach #26 David Bailey #4 Deon Jackson fense, five starters on offense, games. He registered 165 tackles Jack Bicknell. (148 att., 844 yards, 7 TD) (15 att., 52 yards, 0 TD) including four of five All-ACC during his career, and finished PASSING PASSING #6 Dennis Grosel #8 Chase Brice selections on the offensive line his career ranked sixth in school (75-155, 983 yards, 48.4%, (20-37, 259 yards, 54.5%, from a season ago. In addition, history in both sacks (14.0) and 9 TD, 3 INT) 0 TD, 0 INT) the Eagles return their starting tackles for loss (36.5). RECEIVING RECEIVING kicker, punter and long snapper #9 Kobay White #6 Eli Pancol on special teams from 2019. (29 rec., 460 yards, 5 TD) (3 rec., 78 yards, 0 TD) DEFENSE DEFENSE #14 Max Richardson #28 Mark Gilbert BC Schedule & Results Broadcast Information (108 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 3.5 (7 tackles) sacks) Overall 0-0 TELEVISION ACC 0-0 ACC RSN (NESN) Non-conference 0-0 Inside the Series Evan Lepler (play-by-play) Home 0-0 Overall: BC leads, 4-3 BC vs. ACC: 108-162-4 Away 0-0 Dave Archer (analyst) Chestnut Hill: 3-2 9-18-2 vs. CU, 4-3 vs. DU, 5-13 Neutral 0-0 Lindsay Rowley (sideline reporter) Durham: 1-1 vs. FSU, 2-7 vs. GT, 5-7 vs. UL, Neutral: 0-0 6-24 vs. UM, 2-5 vs. UNC, Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result 10-7 vs. NCST, 14-17 vs. Pitt, RADIO Sept. 19 at Duke* (RSN/NESN) Noon BC All-Time Record: 21-32 vs. SU, 6-0 vs. UVA, BC Learfield IMG Sports Network Sept. 26 Texas State (RSN) 6 p.m. 10-18 vs. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) 672-499-37 (122nd season) Oct. 3 North Carolina* TBA Pete Cronan (analyst) Oct. 10 Pitt* TBA Coach Locations Oct. 17 at Virginia Tech* TBA Scott Mutryn (analyst) On The Field In The Press Box Oct. 24 Georgia Tech* TBA Jeff Hafley, Head Coach Frank Cignetti, OC Oct. 31 at Clemson* TBA SATELLITE RADIO Tem Lukabu, DC Sean Duggan, LB Nov. 7 at Syracuse* TBA Sirius channel 134 Matt Thurin, STC/Def. Steve Shimko, TE Nov. 14 Notre Dame* TBA XM channel 382 Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, DB Nov. 27 Louisville* TBA Internet channel 973 Matt Applebaum, OL Dec. 5 at Virginia* TBA Joe Dailey, WR Rich Gunnell, RB *Denotes ACC game ONLINE Vince Oghobaase, DL Streaming live on the ESPN app @BCFootball GAME 1: BOSTON COLLEGE AT DUKE MEDIA INFORMATION 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY No Media 11:30 am. 11:45 a.m. No Media No Media Boston College Noon Availability (Jeff Hafley & (Jeff Hafley & Availability Availability at Duke (Jeff Hafley Day-After- Student-Athletes Zoom) Student-Athletes Zoom) Noon Game Zoom) ACC RSN (NESN) (Jeff Hafley & Student-Athletes Post- Game Zoom) Boston College Athletics Communications Services Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, media operations for Boston College football games at remain subject to those restrictions outlined in the ACC News Access Guidelines. Alumni Stadium will be altered. 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