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Nov 23, 2024 3:44 pm

Boston College wallops North Carolina to gain bowl eligibility

Boston College, North Carolina

Boston College scored on five of six trips to the red zone and possessed the ball for 38:02 en route to a dominant 41-21 win over visiting North Carolina in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Grayson James finished 18-of-27 passing for 192 yards and a touchdown while rushing for another score to lead the Eagles (6-5, 3-4 ACC), who had a 420-212 advantage in total yards.

James connected with Reed Harris for a score, while Lewis Bond caught a team-high nine passes for 81 yards. Kye Robichaux paced the Eagles’ run game with 93 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.

The win lifted Boston College to bowl eligibility for the second straight year and eighth time in the last nine seasons.

Chris Culliver’s 95-yard kickoff return was North Carolina’s (6-5, 3-4) lone touchdown before Davion Gause rushed for two in the fourth quarter.

Jacolby Criswell threw for 176 yards (16-of-309), but the Donovan Ezeiruaku-led defense sacked him seven times and intercepted three passes, including a Ryan Turner return for a touchdown.

Omarion Hampton rushed for only 53 yards on 11 carries for the Tar Heels, who were 3-of-13 on third downs and committed eight penalties.

The Eagles put together a 13-play scoring drive in 6:15 following the opening kickoff. After Robichaux’s touchdown catch out of the backfield was nullified due to offensive pass interference, Liam Connor snuck a career-long field goal of 49 yards just over the crossbar.

Following Boston College’s quick stop, James faked the Tar Heel defense and scored on a 3-yard run to the left. A key third-and-9 conversion to Harris set up the 10-0 score.

Boston College got the ball back after stopping a fourth-and-2 and scored again in three plays on John Montague’s 24-yard end-around run to the left with 9:05 left before halftime.

Culliver’s ensuing kickoff return was Carolina’s longest since 2017, cutting the deficit to 17-7.

An incompletion on fourth-and-2 turned the ball back to the visitors with 1:55 left in the half, but Joe Marinaro’s interception three plays later set up James’ 18-yard, over-the-top connection to Harris to set the 24-7 halftime score.

Turner’s sack forced UNC into a three-and-out immediately following the intermission, and after Isaiah Farris busted out a 52-yard punt return, Connor booted a 27-yard field goal to extend the Eagle lead to 27-7.

After Hampton’s 15-yard run on fourth-and-2 moved the chains, Neto Okpala’s pressure forced Criswell to hurry a throw that Turner picked off for a 78-yard touchdown with 12:38 left.

Robichaux took a direct snap and scored on an 8-yard run with 5:51 left, capping a nine-play, 64-yard drive in 5:48.

Gause scored twice in the final 2:09.

–Field Level Media

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