On Saturday afternoon, the Boston College Eagles hosted the Northern Illinois Huskies at Alumni Stadium to kickoff the 2023 college football season here in Chestnut Hill. BC is coming off of a disappointing 2022 campaign that saw them go 3-9, tied for the program’s worst record in a decade. NIU faced similar struggles last season, going 3-9 themselves just one year after claiming a MAC championship. Northern Illinois proved to be more put-together to start the season, claiming a 27-24 victory over Boston College in overtime.
The offenses for both teams couldn’t figure things out for a while.