BCCentral previews the Eagles upcoming season’s opponents. Up next is Western Kentucky.
The Boston College Eagles play their final game before conference play in week five against a Conference USA opponent in the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Western Kentucky is led by head coach Tyson Helton, who is headed into his sixth season with the Hilltoppers, the opposite of the Eagles, who will go into the matchup with head coach Bill O’Brien, who will be coaching his first season since 2013. While the Hilltoppers are looking to get a quality win, the Eagles are hoping to be in good standings heading into ACC play.As a whole, the Western Kentucky offense averaged 30.46 points per game in the 2023 season. The group relies mainly on its passing as the team recorded 539 pass attempts versus 357 rush attempts. In the air, the Hilltoppers averaged 296.38 yards per game, 7.15 yards per reception, and 38 total touchdowns.
The Eagles, on the other hand, are the complete opposite. In 2023, Boston College focused primarily on its run game, attempting 547 rush attempts and averaged 195.5 yards per game, 4.4 yards per attempt and tallied 2,593 total yards with 25 touchdowns versus 361 passing attempts for 15 touchdowns.
Similar to the Hilltoppers, the Eagles lost its top two tacklers in graduates Vinny DePalma and John Pupel as well as interceptions leader Elijah Jones, however retained junior defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku, who led the team in tackles for loss , sacks , and forced fumbles , as well as junior defensive end Neto Okpala, who led the team in fumble recoveries and quarterback hits .For both programs, this matchup is the last game before conference play.
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