During September's game against UMass, a play nobody remembered and an injury nobody saw unexpectedly derailed the start of the Boston College football season. The Eagles were only 1-0 and won their next two games against Temple and Missouri, but their high-powered offense led by quarterback Phil Jurkovec missed its edge after Jurkovec, a player touted as one of the best in the ACC, went down with a wrist injury. His surgery and subsequent absence zapped BC of some of its explosiveness, and after the Eagles upended the SEC's Tigers, a four-game losing streak led to questions about the position and its future in a season that gradually slipped away.
Four Downs: Virginia Tech
