BC Eagles vs Kent State Golden Flashes Preview

Boston College opens up the 2008 season at Cleveland Browns Stadium tomorrow against the Kent State Golden Flash in the Patriot Bowl.  This is the first time the two schools have ever played against each other but not the first time the coaches have met.  BC coach Jeff Jagodzinski and KS coach Doug Martin were assistants at East Carolina when BC offensive coordinator, Steve Logan, was head coach.

The most intriguing matchup in this game will be Kent State Running Back, Eugene Jarvis going against the BC defense.  Jarvis led the country in rushing last year where he ran for a total of 1975 all-purpose yards.  BC’s defense was #2 in the country last year against the run, allowing only 75.5 yards a game.  BC’s defense should be as good or even better than last year with DT BJ Raji and LB Brian Toal returning to action after both missing last season.

Overall the game shouldn’t be a close one.  Although both teams run basically the same offense, the depth of talent sways heavily in BC’s favor.  I expect Jarvis to get some yards since he ran well against Iowa State, Kentucky and Ohio State last year, but keeping him around the 75 yards mark isn’t out of the question. The game against Kent State will give fans a chance to see how new starting BC QB, Chris Crane runs the offense.  He should have a good day in the air against Kent State’s secondary.  This game should allow him and the young RB corp to ease into their starting roles before the schedule starts to get serious next week against Georgia Tech.

Score prediction BC 35  -  Kent State 14

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