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Representatives from the Chick-fil-A and Champs Sports bowls were at Alumni Stadium yesterday, watching Boston College's Atlantic Coast Conference game against North Carolina.

Linebacker Mike McLaughlin and coach Frank Spaziani know BC will have its hands full today when it takes on surging North Carolina in the Eagles' home finale.

" No. 25 North Carolina travels to Chestnut Hill with hopes of winning its fourth-straight ACC contest, but Boston College is 6-0 at home and fighting for a third-consecutive trip to the ACC Championship Game.

Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich There has been so much attention this fall -- and deservedly so -- on the fact that Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich isn't playing, that one of the best freshmen linebackers in the country who is following in Herzlich's footsteps has gone virtually unnoticed by everyone except his own teammates and the ...

His mantra is the same each week: Repetition, repetition, repetition. With twists, of course, as the face of the opponent changes.

Former NFL tight end Pete Mitchell stopped by Boston College practice this week to play a little defense.

It is the million-dollar question surrounding Clemson football these days: Why do teams continue to kick and punt the ball to C.J. Spiller? Spiller has three kickoff returns for touchdowns of 90 or more yards and one punt return of 72 yards for a score.

Big-hitting safety Marcellus Bowman is second on the Eagles in solo tackles, including eight last week against Notre Dame.

From A Family Of Superfans By Diana C. Nearhos Heights Editor I sat at Media Day Wednesday, listening to the football players discuss the rivalry with Notre Dame and what it meant to each of them.

Rich Gunnell had the best performance of his career on Saturday against Notre Dame.

Golden Tate caught 11 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns to lead Notre Dame to a 20-16 victory over Boston College on Saturday, ending a six-game losing streak to the Eagles.

College football is a game of tradition. When it comes to Catholic universities playing Division I-A football, however, there are only two that can claim this custom: Boston College and Notre Dame.

Sophomore Montel Harris was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a school record 264 yards and five touchdowns in Boston College's 52-20 win over NC State.

A week ago, the Boston College football team was soul-searching. Defensive cocaptain Mike McLaughlin decided a players-only meeting was necessary, to put a 48-14 pounding by Virginia Tech behind them and to focus on the final six games of the regular season.

" Now N.C. State can't stop the run, either. After giving up a combined 820 passing yards to Wake Forest and Duke, the Wolfpack couldn't shut down a Boston College offense whose strength seemed to play into N.C. State's hands.

Tom O'Brien and Frank Spaziani were assistant coaches at Navy in 1975 when they made each other a promise.

With the game all but over by halftime, the Eagles trailing, 34-0, there was no point in yelling and screaming to exhort his teammates.

Joe Trombetta rushed for a 2-yard score and Sean Kelley landed the point after to help UC Davis eke out a 24-23 overtime win at South Dakota Saturday.

Florida State is a tricky team to figure out. One week the Seminoles trounce then-No. 7 Brigham Young University by the final score of 54-28; the next week, at home, they lose to an unranked and overmatched University of South Florida team.

The Eagles almost let one slip away this past weekend, as they allowed Wake Forest to rally with two touchdowns with less then four minutes to play in regulation to force overtime.