Offense Explodes, Defense Turtles, BC Wins

Did anyone see this coming?

In a game that went down to the final minute, BC rallied behind 5th year senior Chris Crane to score on the last drive of the game and pull out the ACC road victory 38-31.

Not only did BC's vaunted defense bend, it broke in several key situations, including in the final minutes of the game. After a questionable decision by Coach Jags & Co. to go for it on 4th down at the NC State 40 yard line, the Wolfpack took the ball and almost immediately tied the game at 31 with 3:33 left in the game.

Enter Chris Crane.
The much maligned QB, who ran for 3 TD's and threw for 2, got it done when it counted most, taking his team the length of the field and scoring the winning TD with :21 left to play.

Crane's game winning score topped off an offensive explosion for both the QB and the team. Crane threw for a career high 428 yards which led BC to the victory despite a spotty performance from the defense which blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead. Conversely, on the offensive side of the ball, BC had its way with an over-matched NC State Wolfpack defense and finished with 578 yards.

In a complete reversal from last week's romp over URI in which BC attempted fewer than 10 passes, the strategy against NC State was a little different as Chris Crane threw the ball 51 times while BC managed just 30 rushing attempts (11 by Crane). Even more encouraging about BC's pass happy approach was that Crane was able to spread the ball around to 10 different receivers - perhaps a sign that he is becoming more comfortable in his role as team leader.

INJURY REPORT
With a week off before their October 18 ACC Championship game rematch against Virginia Tech, Boston College should be fairly healthy. However, Eagles' fans got a scare when Ryan Purvis was tackled awkwardly and suffered what the team has initially diagnosed as a "bone bruise." Further details should be released soon....

Meanwhile, Brandon Robinson also left the game a little woozy, but should be good to go for BC's next game.