Most years we wouldn’t do a team likely to finish in last place this early in our previews but Boston College is undeniably intriguing. This is a team that has almost no one significant back from a four-win season.
What could possibly make them interesting?
Earl Grant, that’s what.
Or who for the grammarians.
BC has struggled since dumping Al Skinner after the 2009-10 season. Steve Donahue seemed promising but never really got traction. Same for Jim Christian, who at least found some good players but couldn’t make it work.
Donahue won 21 games in his first year but since then the Eagles have only gotten as high as 19 once, in Christian’s fourth season.