Pinstripe Bowl
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Red Five
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Bowl Week:
Bowl Presser -
BC Notes: https://collegepressbox.com/media/acc/bc/24gameday/241228bc_notes
BC Report: https://bostoncollege.rivals.com/news/everything-bill-o-brien-said-monday
Bowl Presser -
BC Notes: https://collegepressbox.com/media/acc/bc/24gameday/241228bc_notes
BC Report: https://bostoncollege.rivals.com/news/everything-bill-o-brien-said-monday
Based off of Nebraska game notes - Nebraska central park practice on Christmas Day is listed as open to media and select players and coaches will meet with media afterwards.
The offical pregame press conference with both coaches will be Friday at 12pm ET via Zoom.
Than your standard post game where the losing team will go first and the winning team will follow.
The offical pregame press conference with both coaches will be Friday at 12pm ET via Zoom.
Than your standard post game where the losing team will go first and the winning team will follow.
Guy Chamberlin
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I mean, I'm rooting for Rhule and Nebraska and will watch every minute of the bowl game and care more than a grown man should, but coming off the Wisconsin win and losing the way we did to Iowa really took a big chunk out of my optimism.
It's really the opposite of hysteria.....it's the normalizing of disappointment.
runningblind
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I've got the same sentiments, but the thought in my head is Nebraska went 1-9 after getting to 5 wins the first two years of Rhule's tenure, 1-5 this year alone. I am having a hard time getting past that to accept any optimism for the off season. A bowl win would help a lot, but another loss and losing season will pretty much fill the kool aid machine with cement for the winter.
Mierin
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Landing Riaola was about the only reason I paid attention to Nebraska football from January-August this year. I think if the offense has a breakout game against BC (and we win) then I'll be excited about what Holgorsen can do with the team next year.
HuskerStephens22
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Mierin
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MyBloodIsRed16
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ESPN Preview:
Nebraska
Season storyline: Here's the good news: Nebraska is playing in a bowl game. That's something the Cornhuskers hadn't been able to say since 2016. This year, they ended the longest bowl drought in the country, so that's an unquestionable success story. But, it's not exactly where Nebraska fans wanted their team to be, either. After a 5-1 start to the season, the Huskers dropped five of their next six and finished at .500. Their woeful record in one-possession games continued, too, with losses to Illinois, Ohio State, UCLA, USC and Iowa all coming by eight or fewer points. And although heralded freshman QB Dylan Raiola had some nice moments, his final stat line -- 12 touchdowns, 10 INTs, 6.8 yards per pass -- wasn't exactly going to get him into the All-Big Ten conversation. So yes, Nebraska is happy to be here. But it will be a lot happier next year if it's fighting for a playoff berth.
Player to watch: Ty Robinson is the leader of a veteran defensive front that has been one of the nation's best at stopping the run. Nebraska ended the regular season allowing just 106 yards per game on the ground, No. 12 nationally, along with just six rushing touchdowns. Robinson had 22 tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage, leading the way, along with John Bullock and Jimari Butler, who each chipped in with a run stuff rate better than 5%. -- Hale
Boston College
Season storyline: This was always going to be a season of change for Boston College, with Bill O'Brien taking over as head coach and a new approach to a system for the Eagles. A big part of that shift was reeling in QB Thomas Castellanos, who was a prolific runner in 2023 but was asked to play more from the pocket in 2024. That formula didn't quite work out, and Castellanos was ultimately benched -- a decision that resulted in him leaving the team. After Grayson James took over, however, the offense came to life and BC won its final two games, against North Carolina and Pitt. James had four touchdowns and no picks in those games.
Player to watch: Kye Robichaux and Treshaun Ward have been a dynamic duo in BC's backfield this season, combining for 1,131 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. They're a thunder-and-lightning combination, with Robichaux serving as the power back who dominates at the goal line, while Ward is explosive and a weapon in the passing game.
ESPN BET early line: Nebraska -4
Nebraska
Season storyline: Here's the good news: Nebraska is playing in a bowl game. That's something the Cornhuskers hadn't been able to say since 2016. This year, they ended the longest bowl drought in the country, so that's an unquestionable success story. But, it's not exactly where Nebraska fans wanted their team to be, either. After a 5-1 start to the season, the Huskers dropped five of their next six and finished at .500. Their woeful record in one-possession games continued, too, with losses to Illinois, Ohio State, UCLA, USC and Iowa all coming by eight or fewer points. And although heralded freshman QB Dylan Raiola had some nice moments, his final stat line -- 12 touchdowns, 10 INTs, 6.8 yards per pass -- wasn't exactly going to get him into the All-Big Ten conversation. So yes, Nebraska is happy to be here. But it will be a lot happier next year if it's fighting for a playoff berth.
Player to watch: Ty Robinson is the leader of a veteran defensive front that has been one of the nation's best at stopping the run. Nebraska ended the regular season allowing just 106 yards per game on the ground, No. 12 nationally, along with just six rushing touchdowns. Robinson had 22 tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage, leading the way, along with John Bullock and Jimari Butler, who each chipped in with a run stuff rate better than 5%. -- Hale
Boston College
Season storyline: This was always going to be a season of change for Boston College, with Bill O'Brien taking over as head coach and a new approach to a system for the Eagles. A big part of that shift was reeling in QB Thomas Castellanos, who was a prolific runner in 2023 but was asked to play more from the pocket in 2024. That formula didn't quite work out, and Castellanos was ultimately benched -- a decision that resulted in him leaving the team. After Grayson James took over, however, the offense came to life and BC won its final two games, against North Carolina and Pitt. James had four touchdowns and no picks in those games.
Player to watch: Kye Robichaux and Treshaun Ward have been a dynamic duo in BC's backfield this season, combining for 1,131 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. They're a thunder-and-lightning combination, with Robichaux serving as the power back who dominates at the goal line, while Ward is explosive and a weapon in the passing game.
ESPN BET early line: Nebraska -4
