1988 Pittsburgh at Boston College

baseball from alumni stadium in chestnut hill massachusetts new england sports network proudly presents boston college football 1988. today's matchup features the eagles and the panthers from the university of pittsburgh it's game number five for jack mcneil's football team and it's a crucial weekend indeed hi again everybody i'm eric reid joined by one of bc's all-time great ones gerard phelan this could be an all-time great football game today the eagles really need it gerard they come in one and three a very difficult trip to fort worth texas last weekend kind of a lost weekend the tcu lost the football game decisively and lost their starting quarterback mark camp house to injury double whammy a week ago camp house fading back late in the game the competitor that he is stood right in there to deliver the football took it right on the chin as he let the ball go and mark camp house broke his jaw he laid on the turf everybody didn't know what was going on when he got up you got a good view of what mark camp house looked like with a bloody mouth he walked off the field he will probably miss most of this season that'll bring mike power back into the starting group course power started every game last year including the 13-10 win at pittsburgh started the opener this year against southern cal big opportunity can't pass his losses mike powers gained one of the luxuries that jack mcnell has is that he has depth at the quarterback position mike powers started last year most of the football games for boston college he has a tremendous amount of experience good amount of poise throws the football well and obviously knows the offense at this point i think he'll take the reins for jack mcnell and do a fine job as protection key for the eagles power was sacked eight times in last year's game against pitt i guess when you talk about mike gottfried's two-in-one panthers you've got to mention their 42-10 win at ohio state a couple of weeks ago they were beaten rather soundly by west virginia last week this is a tremendous pit defense ranked seventh in the country and they've got an inside linebacker by the name of jerry olsofsky only weighs 218 pounds but this guy is a legit he packs a hell of a wallop and he's all over the football field he's got 207 tackles in the last two years 100 tackles over 100 tackles each year he's going for a record eric this year he would be the only pit defensive player to ever have more than 100 tackles three consecutive years he really wants that record he's a dominant player and a leader with two freshman linebackers outside of him look to him to make the big plays for the defense panthers go with that 4-3 defensive look very physical group in that front four and i guess when you talk physical you talk about the big sophomore right tackle mark spindler he's a real player a year ago he had more than 100 tackles one of only four players that started their freshman year at pitt in the last two decades he's really some kind of player by all means he's not a sophomore he's going to be the strength the backbone of the left side of the pitts defensive line eagles bring in a two-game losing streak in george one thing that has plagued them stopping the run game of their opposition happened at penn state happened to tcu eagles hope it won't happen this afternoon against pittsburgh but the panthers have a junior on the prowl and adam walker he's having a great year he is a fine football player a little injury last week with a groin pull but he's got good feet makes good decisions blocks well catches the football well they're going to look to him for offensive production today they also have a sophomore quarterback in darnell dickerson dickerson has a very strong arm but he affords mobility in the pit defen pit offense so between walker and dickerson pitt is going to have to generate some offense with only 200 yards against boston college just a year ago they're going to have to up that number this year if they expect to beat the eagles 2-1 and three boston college crucial game for both we'll have the kickoff for you next right here on the new england sports network the clydesdales the symbol of budweiser quality a beechwood aging the choicest natural ingredients and a genuine commitment to freshness and taste one beer lives up to all this budweiser boston college football is brought to you by budweiser beechwood age for that clean crisp taste this spot's for you and the 1988 matchup between boston college and pittsburgh just an opening kickoff away and it will be freshman scott kaplan kicking it to either tim frazier or tracy giles kaplan by the way gerard going for the injured jet van horn he's a freshman this is first martian again and we're underway here at chestnut hill line drive giles deep in the end zone lost that one in the sun good kick for the freshman kaplan first and ten eagles at their own 20-yard line and the heat on the shoulders of mike power eagles will really have to be wary of that pittsburgh blitz gerard mike power generally when he gets back into the pocket he's a little jittery with his steps and he's going to have to set his feet he's been practicing on it all week and if west virginia pitt can come after him and ruffle his feathers early it might be a long day for mike power certainly power has the luxury of having tom waddle who have the 13 catches last week the explosive marcus cherry on the other side on first down this is jimmy bell and a penalty marker down as bill goes through 5 to the 25-yard line for his gag tackle eagles really have to get the running game going today they held were held by just by tcu to just 25 yards in the game last saturday there you look at the starting backfield power bell and st pierre in the backfield cherry and waddle the white outs and the sophomore tight end mark chamorro the illegal procedure the call against bc it'll mark it back to the 15-yard line a lawsuit five so it'll be first and fifteen for that group twitch off second straight started left tackle white hill at the right tackle wolf and hank in the guards brian chainley the veteran center so the eagles penalized on the first play from scrimmage eight seconds in it'll be a second down and 15 to go from the 15. waddle night of the football game right now marcus cherry of the loan wide out to the bottom of your screen and again jim bell gets the carry bell will manage to get five difficult yards around left hand where carnell smith number 91 may have stopped the big junior 245 pound defensive end getting jimmy bell on track a major task for the eagles today a thousand yard ground gainer last year averaging less than four a pop this year he's struggling so far this year eric and if he's if boston college's offense is going to go and mix the run with the pass jimmy bell is going to be a key he's going to have to get that up around five yards of carry it is now second down in 10 for power and the eagles at their own 20. and this is jim bell up the middle for three yards good tackle by number 92 burt grossman with six six 270 pound senior he's a key for them missed last week's game against west virginia with an injury he is an all-american candidate this year 80 tackles the last two years burke grossman on it that side with spindler boston college will be hard-pressed to run that side of the line bolsowski the middle linebacker though standout hampton and riddick washington and holloway the secondary and a big play here third down and six for the eagles their first drive of the football game at their own 24. cherry with a wide side motion looked like a broken play power keeps and is tossed down at the 25-yard line tossed down by the strong safety lewis riddick the 6-3 210-pound brother of the buffalo bill running back rob riddick it's a and play for the eagles on third down they pick up just two and they'll have to punt it on fourth and fourth now you see the replay here he was off in handoff phase and mike powers goes around the outside and his tre chased by riddick riddick a fullback last year obviously having very good speed pit will get good field position as boston college has to punch from their own 26 yard line low averaging 36 yards a boot this year under a heavy rush gets it away line drive and calling for the fair catch on the 28 yard punt robert bradley came in from the right side pitt put some pressure there on the punter brian lowe number 16 came in robert bradley almost blocked that punt that would have been a catastrophe for boston college pitt nonetheless will start with good field position a yard shy of the 50-yard line as you look at the offensive front for the panthers they will try to open up the lanes for darnell dickerson and the tailback adam walker just a junior having a sensational year and he gets the call on first down and picks up about four inside eagle territory to the 46 yard line eddie duran or free safety from north bergen new jersey and almost stopped durant having another very solid year but adam walker having a sensational year for pittsburgh averaging six yards of carry has already scored five touchdowns 366 yards coming in ivan caesar having a great year at defensive end sailor and kelly two leading leading tacklers for the eagles each with 57 williams and brian williams at the corners lobby in durham with safeties second down five pits first possession at the eagle 46-yard line again this is adam walker and ivan caesar meets walker a pickup of about three caesar and gilday put adam walker down after a short pickup ivan caesar converted from a tight end just a year ago is having a fantastic year making the transition very easily out there on the right linebacker position 52 tackles so far this year the defense against the run been problematic for these 88 eagles they are hoping to toughen up here on this third down and two from their own 43. panthers in eagle territory billy osbourne in motion near shot and here is the delay and a big gain for the first down that was kevin richards the backup tailback shows a good bit of spark and acceleration he picks up the first down down to the 35-yard line matt kelly came from his left linebacker spot trying to guess on the left side shoots through a hole he's unable to come up with the tackle you see him just on the right side of your picture then he breaks the line of scrimmage and lobby has to bring him down only after a first down gervin richards having a sensational start he's a freshman from texas henry tooten to the left reggie williams up to the top wide side right on first and ten from the eagle 35-yard line darnell dickerson for his first throw this afternoon with loads of time finds reggie williams at the 29-yard line williams came back to make the catch a pickup of six on first down four stop immediately by the strong safety rico lobby reggie williams was the leading receiver a year ago with 31 catches for the pit panthers it's just a drop back pass not much pressure back there on dickerson he looks to the left side of the field then comes back to the right side on the curl william the veteran receiver that he is comes back to the ball very well finds a dead spot and makes the completion justice third catch this year a second and four good spot for darnell dickerson at the eagle 29-yard line around the option dickerson keeps it and is flattened by ed duran actually slipped down at the 26 yard line a three-yard pickup and that'll bring up a third down and one steve garr the fullback came up with a fantastic block on this play on the outside taking out the end boston college does a fine job coming up and making the tackle ed duran doing a great job from his free safety position 50 tackles that i said earlier you don't want your free safety making that many tackles but when he makes them up on the line of scrimmage those are big plays panthers averaged 263 yards on the ground per ball game they need one here on third down at the eagle 26 yard line and this is kevin richards the freshman with the stutter step move he picks up the first down at the 22 22-yard line irvin richards looking good lappy brings him down an assist from sailor this is an impressive one-two punch for the panthers adam walker and kevin richards they're rushing the football here they've thrown the ball only one time on this drive they've moved the football about 26 yards so far mostly on the ground if the eagles can't stop the run today it'll be a long day 10 25 left in the first quarter this is pitt's first drive they have it first down and 10. at the bc 22 yard line richard's still the tailback in the eye and this is the fullback being wrapped up crossman for the first time gets hit at the line of scrimmage boston college coming up with the tackle for about a one or two yard gain peter gray wrapped up dan crossman peter gray back this week after a shoulder injury a week ago he sat out against tcu boston college i'm sure if they're just stopped the run peter gray it's nice to have him back eagles want to get pitt in new passing situations they're in one now second to nine dickerson they're on the option dickerson had an alley but stumbled at the 20-yard line he could have went a long way around right now they had the option set up very very well out there walker in great pitch range phase crossman came around the corner had the block on lobby we'll get a look at it here the reverse pivot starts out to the right side you see crossman coming up making a good block on mike sailor dickerson just loses his feet the turf monster came up and grabbed him and pulled him to the turf that was a heck of a block taking sailor out now hit two for two on third down here in this drive it's the third and eight at the vc 20 yard line crossman and richard side by side dickerson will throw under a rush fires it knocked away in the end zone by brian williams williams and duran chris cross right in front of the intended receiver henry tooten but a fine play by williams the sophomore it sure was boston college was threatening a blitz you figure that they would have to come after the young quarterback they were threatening a blitz and then they dropped back into his own coverage but you see it the ball is delivered down on the post pattern ed durant coming across play has just broken up that's a good third down hold for the boston college defense after pitch showed some consistency in that drive being able to run the football he'll have to try for a field goal and the freshman kicker scott kaplan will tee it up at the 27 so a 37-yard attempt and it is blocked and picked up by steve williams who runs it up to the 26-yard line special teams big play we're scoreless with 850 remaining in the first quarter we're going to get a look at it again kaplan takes a stutter step before the ball snapped then he gets back in the face kicks the ball right into the line just the pressure remember stephen williams picks up the block field goal and then runs out of bounds returning the ball a few yards upfield that was billy osbourne on the tackle the wide receiver for pitt looked like a low line draft kick didn't see who blocked it but the eagles have it first and ten at their own 26-yard line and survived pitt's first drive of the football game which was 10 players and 31 yards tom huebner is the long snapper for pitt he snaps on extra points and field goals he may have flinched just a bit forcing kaplan to take a step and then he stepped back and then the ball was sent back maybe it threw off his rhythm that's why the ball was kicked into the line by the way it is a gorgeous afternoon here at chestnut hill temperature hovering around the 80 degree mark on this summer-like fall afternoon this copyrighted program is brought to you under pay cable tv rights granted by boston college solely for the entertainment of our audience any publication rebroadcast free transmission other use of the accounts and descriptions of this game without the written consent of the new england sports network and boston college is prohibited with gerard phelan and statistician ray perry spotter john anthony zanini i'm eric reid well this is early in this football game obviously still 850 left in the first no score but yet an important possession for the eagles to get some sort of offensive canoe continuity established well to start with better field position this time last time they started on their 20 now they're out to the 26th they tried to run the football last time i think we'll see him coming out throwing the ball a little bit more on this possession and toner in it fullback jim bell lined up behind him chico now the tight end and this is ray hilford in motion but bell goes to the short side gets a decent block from toner gets it up to the 29 a pickup of three on first down boston college trying to run the sweep to the short side of the field they're on the left hash the strong safety lines up on the left side that's where why we saw so much of kevin richards adam walker seems to have turned his right ankle on that first possession well he's a little banged up here he had a hamstring last week and now it appears as if he's twisted his ankle they're going to retape it he'll be back but obviously not at 100 second down and seven for the eagles this is the big tight end mark chamura coming in motion power with a deep drop and a real wobbler intended for tom waddle who is wide open at the 40-yard line well we mentioned it was 80 degrees down on the field and with the turf and the sun beating down it's got to be close to 95 or so you see power there in disgust that could have been a catastrophe with the ball floating around there in the secondary it possibly just slipped out of his hands powers first throw of the afternoon he put up some very good numbers last year well he ranked 11th in the nation a year ago and passed efficiency so he can get the job done well very quickly gerard a third and seven for the eagles back at their own 29-yard line safety blitz power in a bit of trouble power dumps it off incomplete intended for wattle and mike was knocked down as he threw it richard allen came in chasing him around the corner mike powers showing some good feet but unable to get rid of the football and boston college will have to punt once again six plays and two punts so far for the bc offense scoreless football game 758 remaining in the first quarter alonzo hampton's set to return the brian lopon his first one going just 28 yards on fourth down and seven a line draft kick hampton gets it 39 yard line straight up he comes and gets it to the 49. a 31-yard punt an eight-yard return scoreless in this football game we'll be back for more first quarter action right after this scoreless football game first quarter second possession for pitt for the second time they start at their own 49 and the freshman kerbin richardson follows his left tackle in the bc territory at their 48 a three yard gain pitt going back to the ground game boston college player down on the field we can't get a good look to see who it is that's kevin pearson the defensive end who is in his second game back with an ankle injury he is not 100 percent well he may have re-aggravated that ankle it appears as if he's favoring it on the right side of it sailor and kelly the two inside linebackers having outstanding years but certainly the star of the defense to this point number 88 ivan caesar and a good thing for it because pearson's been nicked up all year so far he sure has and also keep in mind that eric lindstrom has come back from a knee reconstruction just a year ago so he added some depth in that position ivan caesar a big bright spot on that right side of the defensive line big david moore the six seven junior from byfield massachusetts now to tackle spawn right next to caesar eagles looking to beef up against the run 733 left in this first quarter pitt looking to put points on the board second time in as many possessions they are in eagle territory they have had the field position working to their advantage reggie williams in the slot as the sophomore darnell dickerson sends him in motion and calls his signals big hole for kerbin richardson brian williams and ed duran finally write him down but kerbin richardson sprints to the bc 34-yard line a pickup of 13. kevin richardson really has some quick feet he saw that hole and he did not waste any time we'll get a good look to see what ed duran sees here he starts out to the left side both guards out in front of him sealing off kelly he just runs up the field runs into ed duran and brian williams comes in to clean it up you'll see the pulling guard here here's stephanowski an all-american kicks out caesar leaves a big hole up the middle kevin richards out of laporte texas a 510 190 pounder just a first-year player at first and 10 and pittsburgh a little confused with her offensive set and darnell dickerson calls for shot they have two left mark stefanowski you saw just on that play a little earlier but plays that right guard position he is a big player on that right side of the line mike godfrey says he's one of the finest offensive lineman he's ever had at pitt comparison to bill fraley he is a good one stepnowski matter of fact one national pre-season publication had stephanoski and wisniewski from penn state as their two-top offensive lineman in the east right now stefanowski off to a fine start at right guard and kerbin richards the recipient of some of those blocks has 30 yards and four carries there's a reminder to boston college alumni and students planning to tailgate at bc home games please keep your bottles and cans separate and give them to alumni volunteers their charity drive to aid the boston food bank please bring in any of any things you've saved at home as well the food collection will be at homecoming on october 15th when the scarlet knights of rutgers come in please bring kansas protein food and other non-perishable items at that time help the boston college alumni association make this a tradition for boston it's a great thing that they do here eric they have such a great community here at boston college and they do their best to utilize the getting everybody together and they use the numbers to help the people who are a little less fortunate good crowd on hand this afternoon as the eagles come home from their two game trip one up and three down last time a jack mcnail club started one and three turned into a success story 1986 he turned it around ended up with nine wins and a bowl game victory well ironically enough that was at one and three was when halloran was inserted seven in a row and now at one and three boston college goes with power after camp house goes down the offense gotten off to a jittery start here in the first quarter defense has to buckle up now first and 10 for pitt at the eagle 33-yard line darnell dickerson for the short trap has henry tooten wide open at the 27 and toot manages to get down to the 22-yard line picking up the first down rico lobby finally stopping the elusive junior henry tooten you can expect pitt to just go with these little three-step drop backs dickerson looks to the right side and he reads rico lobby if he goes for the post then he throws it outside there to tooten he goes out to tootin and he'll go to bill osborne on the post with a big game against west virginia has 13 catches on the year one of the talented athletes out of camden new jersey so another first down and 10 from the 22 for pittsburgh scoreless football game six and a half left on the first quarter little fullback crossman breaking a couple of tackles and able to rumble down to the 16-yard line where the free safety ed duran pulled him down another good game for the fullback nearly six yards they have so much talent in that backfield they can run the ball outside inside crossman's got so much strength strong safety a year ago is beefed up a bit to play that fullback position showing what he can do on that play mike gottfried pleased with his ground game third year head coach at pitt got for each teams five one and one following a loss in his brief tenure in pittsburgh they bounced back well second and five kerbin richards slanting inside the 15 down to the 13-yard line four-yard game it'll bring up a third and one this is where boston college got tough last possession of pitt they were able to stop him short of the first down and had to go for the field goal boston college defense has been out on the field a long time already in this football game they're going to have to stop this rushing attack for pitt it seems to be the ongoing scenario boston college unable to stop the rush there you see on third down and time of possession will be key today as fatigue begins to set in later on on this steamy afternoon third down and one reggie williams in motion this is richards he has the first down and bangs away and they'll watched it as he came back ivan caesar and rico labby got him on the rebound and the first down and bounced back may have lost it well they're gonna give them they're gonna it's gonna be interesting to see where they spot this ball you'll see kevin richards coming right at you behind a block of crossman showing some good feet there and then he just bounces to the outside it'll be interesting to see whether they give them forward momentum and where they mark the football he started into the line and then back back out if he still has his feet they will not give him that forward momentum impetus and they'll mark the ball where he was tackled first down pittsburgh panthers now five first downs in this football game eagles have yet to pick up their first first down what do you suppose is going through the mind of jack mcnell right now well they've tried so many things to try and stop this run game and they're not allowing pitt to come up with the big plays like tcu did a week ago but they're still not effective against the run pitts being consistent in running the football a scat guy with wide receiver bill osborne now going in motion this is kerbin richards and the freshman gets outside and into the end zone a 12-yard touchdown run for the freshman kevin richards and the panthers on the scoreboard first oh you saw walker was hurt on the sideline they don't lose anything with kevin richards in there getting the first down on the play before this showing some good balance and patience picking the hole running through the middle boston college unable to tackle three or four guys hit him on his route to the end zone pitt goes ahead six nothing a seven-play 51-yard drive and already kirbyn richards averaging seven and a half yards of pop six carries 46 yards kaplan will try to add on the point after with 4 35 left in the first quarter he booms it through so the panthers take a 7-0 lead we'll be back with more here on neson right after this no sport has changed more over the past few 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giles or frazier giles to your right fraser to the top of your screen eagles need a first down they've got to get that defense arrest and get some offensive flow going boston college has taken their last two meetings with pittsburgh but the panthers are often running seven nothing on the bounce giles will let her roll into the end zone for the touch back so the eagles get it first down and 10 from their own 20. well the sun is still shining on that side of the field they're having trouble fielding the football tracy giles unable to come up and feel that it was a low line drive but he was able to catch it he'd start up field a few fans want to see some boston college offense mike power the starter mark camp house with his jaw wired shot watching this game from the coaches box helping bc read the defense ed toner the loan setback and power quickly finds marcus cherry who makes a nice catch up at the 27-yard line dropped immediately by the right corner holloway good juggling catch by marcus cheryl who is having an outstanding season 16 receptions for 358 yards he's got a 22-yard average per reception two consecutive games with touchdowns marcus cherry overshadowed by tom waddle on the other side but he is a good one that was a seven-yard pickup eagles have it second down and three and ed toner the fullback is wrapped up a pickup of just a yard for toner jerry olszowski the middle linebacker number 55 got there quickly to wrap him up and got an assist from big number 91 carnell smith wilson reads the hole so well from his middle linebacker position he'll just mirror the backs mirror the flow of the play and pick a hole and get in there and try and stop them for a loss boston college here needs a first down third and one from their own 29 yard line eagles already today over two on third down ed toner dives into the pile looks like he had it but it'll be close well they started this drive on the 20 after the ball was down in the end zone they have to get it across the 30 for the first down it appears as if they have done so much to the liking of this crowded alumni stadium see the right side of the line there there's spindler crashing in able to grab the the legs of toner as he jumps over the top spindles so quick from the right side the smiling face of mark spindler you'd smile too if you played defensive tackle like spindler good bit of running for jim bell he dashes across the 40 for the 43 yard line a 12-yard pickup and that is vintage jim bell running jim bell got through the line of scrimmage good hole off that side you see only a 3.8 yard rushing average that time for more than 12 yards you're going to get a good look from also's point of view he comes through the hole there he's getting blocked very well inside jimmy bell showing some good strength getting a few extra yards and a first down for boston college 21 yards three carries for bell first down for power he's got his tight end mark chimera open he makes the catch at the 45-yard line a 12-yard pickup powers to mark chamura boston college runs that naked bootleg so very well camp house takes the ball he'll reverse pivot out to his left side and come down the line defensive lineman was full good block on the corner delivers the ball down to chamara he might have had some room to run if he was able to stand up and catch it the boston college will take any kind of first down they can at this point power was stepped down by his own lineman and goes down at the 47-yard line a loss of two that'll bring up a second and 12. pittsburgh leading seven nothing eagles moving for the first time this afternoon with two and a quarter left in this first period you see jack mcnell signaling in the formation there and all kinds of crazy gyrations and then they'll run the play in from the sideline so it's not to confuse the quarterback the eighth year for a cowboy jack been a rough ride through four games second down and 12. pitch back short side jim bell nice move bell gets out of bounds right at the 41-yard line that was forced out of room by a freshman linebacker named curtis bray curtis spray is a very big bright spot in the linebacking position like you said eric just a freshman but he was touted as the number one linebacker recruit a year ago in the country see also gets stuck inside trying to trying to pin him inside gets a good block right there unable to come up with a tackle and bray comes from his backside chico with a good block on him but gray showing some good strength and getting rid of him making the tackle great camera work as you saw safsky laterally moved sideline the sideline power on third and six is sacked and smothered right prentice wright the safety came blitzing in and then a familiar sight for mike power seeing a panther on top of him eight times last year he was sacked in that football game they came from both sides you'd expect it here at this point in the field there you see prentice wright coming up with the tackle grossman there as well nine yards makes it fourth and 15 and with a minute 28 left in the first quarter panthers will get it back by the brian lowe punt leading 7-0 another line drive short kick taken by hampton on the run and hampton dropped right out the 24-yard line brett chico running well on the special teams a 28-yard punt the three-yard return 7-0 panthers a minute 15 left here in the first quarter boston college that time with three first downs on the drive got some momentum off a big run from jimmy bell and then a pass completion to mark chamorro stumbling a little bit uh mike powers but at least pitt does not start on boston college's 50-yard line they're gonna have to go 75 yards for a score they'll have to earn this time this one this time freshman fullback in the game for pitt ronald redmond so a pair of freshmen in the backfield is dickerson looks deep on first down and has henry tooten at the 45. tooton in the eagle territory could go 30 25 10 henry tooton with a 76 yard touchdown catch big play for pitt they run the ball all afternoon and then decide to go over the middle you sue tootin very very happy with that pass play they sent osborne deep and tuned back over the middle linebacker had to come underneath him to cover him beautifully thrown pass by dickerson and he took it to the house 76 yards for henry tooton dickerson put it right on the money and henry tooten just out leg the rest of the bc defense so scott kaplan will try to make it 14-0 with a minute one left in the first quarter the panthers strike quickly starting from their worst field position they go one play 76 yards and with the kaplan point after it is now pittsburgh 14. boston college nothing this worthy of course of another look this was the hardest blow to the bc defense they're an option face to the right he steps back there he's got a post and then a crossing route by tooton underneath boston college's cornerback on the right side just gets a move made right there that's baker henry tooten now it's a foot race with kelly and ed duran and tootin tremendous sprinter with plenty of cushion scampering into the end zone pitt goes ahead 14 to nothing boston college has got to be stunned at this point well as tootin brook the tape of the end zone he does it with his second touchdown reception fourth this year thrown by darnell dickerson but most of the work turned in by henry tooten well reggie williams was the starter a year ago out on that side and you got a good look as to why they decided to go with henry tooten and ron williams in and out he's an explosive athlete and the media got it said last year it was learn and urine for henry toot and this year it is earn and burn and burn he did eric 76 yards and a camden new jersey the junior with a big play so the eagles down a hole gerard 14 to nothing what happens to your game plan at this point boss of college is gonna have to go to the air there's just no doubt about it that is their bread and butter at this point pitt will come after him on the blitzes as they did on that third down that stopped the boston college drive mike power's gonna have to get back there three-step drop or five-step drop plant his back foot and deliver the football he has not been able to do that so far eagles fell behind tcu last week fourteen nothing then seventeen the three became a one-dimensional football team and you lose your quarterback when the all-out blitz comes and it's a dangerous point for them here today down 14 nothing with still a minute one left in the first quarter one play 76 yards the scoring drive for the panthers of pittsburgh they have scored twice this afternoon in the first period kevin richards the freshman with a 12-yard touchdown run earlier in the quarter kaplan boots it away end over in and very deep chasing frazier back seven yards of jim frazier an exciting weapon for boston college we haven't seen him run from scrimmage in the last week or two did not have a carry against tcu although he did have several splendid kickoff returns yeah 250 yarders a week ago kaplan has the win with him that's why he's una he's able to kick the ball into the end zone the last few times field position hasn't worked well for boston college yet today this their fourth possession fourth time they start inside their own 30-yard line jim bell set up as a flanker to the right there he goes in motion to the side of marcus cherry and tom waddle on first down power in a hurry will be tapped well if this is the way it plays it's going to be an awfully long afternoon here at home power dropped by sims back in his own 11 that's a loss of nine on first down he's looking downfield to jimmy bell the motion man he gets back he's looking at him the whole way when he finds out he's well covered by osalsky he gets pressure right there and has nowhere to go with the football had tom waddle out in the flat on a smash route here's the big junior from the motor city tommy sims our first year starter jimmy dina sent it a wide out he's to the bottom of your screen the wide side cherry up top and on second down and 19 jim bell tripped up as he comes across the 50 into the 17 yard line and again it is sims in on the stop this time it is a pit player down on the field and it is tommy sims in on the last two plays for mike gottfried's panthers he may just have the wind knocked out of him it doesn't appear as if he's in a tremendous amount of pain he's trying to breathe we'll get an idea pittsburgh has taken a time out their second of this half i don't understand that one i guess the coaching staff mike godfrey wants to talk to his captain jerry osawski 17 seconds left in our opening quarter of football the eagles already trailing 14 to nothing and when play resumes it'll be third and 13 for pc so far this afternoon mike power 2 out of 4 19 yards and the running game hasn't netted them much although jim bell is off to his best start in a number of weeks with 31 yards and five carries well boston college is facing a third down and about 13. we're gonna have to throw the football it's going to be a five step drop mike powers going to have to make a decision as soon as he hits his back foot and let the ball go toner and giles will line up in the split backfield waddle and marcus cherry the wideouts on third down 13. deep drop for mike power looking to the flag for tommy waddle makes the catch up at the 36-yard line a 19-yard pickup power to waddle a very well-executed pattern by tommy waddle tom waddle working on a flag pattern against alonso hampton number three for pitt starts to his post and then goes back to the flag we'll get a look at it here mike power with enough time there they were on a blitz or sofsky came you see him break to the flag and the ball is in the air already tom wallace comes back to the ball well troy washington pushes him out of bounds first and ten for the 35 and jim bell smothered and flattened by jerry olsoski we said in the pre-game he only weighs 218 but he knows how to use that weight he sure does he put a wallop on jimmy bell in the backfield he likes to penetrate the line of scrimmage once that hole is opened up try and make the play in the backfield very quick as olsoski a one-yard game that ends the first quarter of football if it's out there it's in here the 9x yellow pages why would anyone need another boston college has had their defensive problems so far down 14 nothing it'll be even more of a problem if ivan caesar can't come back from his early injury ivan has been a strong point to that side of the defensive line for boston college he is really an intense football player taking a little rest here hopefully it will be a long rest boston college comes out on the ball they'll need to sustain a drive here to keep their defense off the field they've played too much in the first quarter already second down eight yards to go for the eagles at their own 37-yard line it's 14-0 panthers and a deep drop for power fires it over the middletown waddle makes the catch of the 45 and is dropped by alonso hampton right there an 18-yard strike power to tom waddle two catches already for waddle extending his consecutive streak to game number 20. while it comes across the middle running a man-on-man route against hampton breaks to the ball very very well comes across comes back to the football and beats hampton to the ball and comes up with the play right here you'll see him bend around to the inside that's where he developed separation comes across the middle comes back to the football hampton didn't have a chance waddle runs great patterns waddle nationally ranked has 34 catches and this is game number five on first hand jim bell tries to dance to the right doesn't get much bell with just a yard around right in there's a look at your first quarter numbers heavily slanted toward the way of pittsburgh key to pittsburgh's 93 yards passing obviously is a 76-yard touchdown strike and run by henry tooten pittsburgh dominating offensively at this point in the game second down nine to go for bc first trip in the actually their second trip into pitt territory this is the tight end tomorrow in motion jim frazier into the football game power in trouble being chased by prentiss wright unloads it and it is incomplete intended for fragile over at the 39-yard line they brought riddick in on the blitz to that side and boston college opened up on a break perimeter pass attack mike power did all he could do to avoid the rush see how salsky is going to be covering frazier right here fraser coming down he tries to throw the ball low and it's broken up down there by holloway here's washington the safety 4 out of seven is mike power for 56 yards eagles on third down or two out of five that's a third of nine giles goes to the right cherry and waddle split to the left lone setback ed toner is wrapped up and decked number 93 mark spindler the 270-pound sophomore was not fooled well they were just trying to run the draw there with spindler's quickness he is just amazing right here beating kwitch off to the inside now that's wolf to the inside toner had nowhere to go you beat joe wolf you're really getting it done number 64 an all-american candidate for the eagles mark spindler showing you how good he is brian lowe's fourth putt of the afternoon hampton calls for the fair catch let's it goes through his hands loose in the end zone touchdown bc a major break for boston college two big special team plays of boston college blocking the field goal and now this lightning has struck here at the height the sun obviously a factor captain une unable to come up with the cats the ball sailed over his head recovering the free football in the end zone well on the opening kickoff tracy giles had trouble with the sun deciding just to let the football go that time hampton wanted to field the ball pitt had a return off a return play on hampton unable to catch the football boston college and ron perryman coming up with a very big special teams play second one of the day eric a gift touchdown for the eagles putting him right back in the football game less than two minutes into the second quarter brian lowe for the point after booms it through 13 minutes eight seconds left second quarter it is now pittsburgh 14 boston college seven and here's another look see hampton singling for a fair catch he's having a little trouble with the sun it goes off his right shoulder pad he doesn't know where it goes and then the ball bounces back into the end zone around perryman showing some good athletic ability catching that bouncing pill for the touchdown boston college is back in this football game just down seven points two key special team plays it's been a 10 point turnaround here in this football game jack mcnell has got to be happy with that special team's effort frustrated early in the game when pitt strikes on a big 76 yard play now boston college comes back a costly blunder for the junior alonzo hampton let the brian lowe kick sail right through his arms on the fair catch resulting in ron perriman's fumble recovery touchdown in the end zone an interesting side to that mike godfrey's elected to go with a defensive player to be back there to try and catch the punch what that does is hampton's running around covering all the boston college receivers then he gets back there to receive this punt and he's tired fatigue could play a matter in dropping the football a very costly error for alonzo hampton and the pitt panthers well you've been looking at the bare foot of brian lowe who has 33 career field goals tying him with john cooper on top of the all-time bc records well hampton obviously down about his error getting bc back into the football game 14-7 eagles with a personal foul after the touchdown will kick it off from their own 20-yard line 14-7 pittsburgh 13 minutes eight seconds left second quarter eric reid with gerard fehlen here at alumni stadium in chestnut hill massachusetts pleased that you're with us on this sunday night on the new england sports network the panthers will get feel good field position once again here as the ball's blown off the the ball is blown off the the t it appears as if it's a glorified taped up can of copenhagen or skull or some kind of chewing tobacco you know kickers are all they're one of a kind and low goes with his skull of copenhagen to kick the ball off reggie williams and cliff moncrief back in twin safety formation this will be moncrief at his 12. minecraft with room across the 30 hammered down at the 33-yard line joe defranco came in from the left side putting the first hit on him he really took it hardly getting up i'm sure he saw a few stars on that hit 21-yard return defranco and pat murphy running the special team well so the panthers get it first and ten their own 33-yard line with a 14-7 lead we'll see what darnell dickerson and company can do dickerson hooking up a moment ago for a 76-yard touchdown to henry tooton it's a little confused henry tooten came back in the game late and crosswind went out they have a one-back set and put richardson on the flank that is the freshman fullback for pittsburgh ronald redman uh 205 pounder getting across the 35 up to the 36 yard line four yard again pitt has done a real good job to this point rushing the football on first down getting some good yardage that allows the play calling sequence to work out there's adam walker starting tailback twisted an ankle first possession doesn't look real good for him he seems to be a little tender you see both ankles very heavily taped specifically that right ankle by the way richards is running the football maybe they don't need him back in the football game this a guy they do need number 64. that's the offensive center dean caliguire uh six foot three 265 pound junior apparently with a hamstring injury there have been a fair share of injuries so far in this football game 12 34 remaining in the second quarter the news center john glesky a 6-4 senior so he is in for caliguire in its second down and six for pittsburgh at their own 37-yard line billy osbourne in motion this is kevin richards pull down on the backfield eric lindstrom got there first mike saylor made sure he'd go no further peter gray was out a week ago with a shoulder injury this time coming from his right tackle position getting in the backfield getting riches before he can even get the line of scrimmage he's coming down the line they didn't even block him showing some good quickness there mike sailor cleans up you're right craig got in there awfully quickly and sailor made sure it wouldn't get any any more yards three for four is pit on third down they've got a third and eight here with 11 40 left in the second quarter it's a 14-7 pit lead so a big play for darnell dickerson fumble the snap and sailor puts him right down so the eagles are back in this football game they'll get the football back with 11 25 left in the first half and they're only a touchdown behind if boston college can amount to drive they're going to get fairly good field position they can amount to drive on this possession they'll be okay to get a look at the fumble here he's probably snapped he's probably snapped a little bit early he had nowhere to go with the football keep in mind caliguire you see mike seller coming in making the tackle dickerson doing everything he can to recover the fumble remember kyle guy went out before this play they substituted them and they had trouble with the snap this is softboy youssef washington and his first punt not a real good one and takes a bc roll and the panthers finally stop it at the 47-yard line just a 21-yard punt for youssef washington eagles trailing 14-7 do start off with their best field position this afternoon they'll have it first and ten at their own 47-yard line this will be a big momentum booster of boston college can take advantage of this field position pitt has had the luxury to start from this point on the field two times so far in this game let's see what boston college can do this opens their offense wide open they can throw the ball run the ball run the draw do a lot of things from this point on the field tommy waddle and marcus cherry jack mcnail's wide out spread chico the tight airlines up strong side right and cherry in motion short side pitch back bell running room inside pitt territory across midfield and down to the 46 yard line in on the stop along with robert bradley the left corner key to that play there was toner coming out on bradley blocking him at the line of scrimmage and driving him back about six or seven yards until finally bradley comes off the block and makes the tackle bell got seven yards there's dean caliguire the center second down three for the eagles again it's bell and bell lunges for the first down jim bell was wrapped up by bradley the left corner but just dove for four yards and picked up the eagles sixth first down of the game jimmy bell has good field presence knows exactly what he needs for the first down he'll get the ball here sprint draw face try the outside just dive over the top as bradley grabs his legs the boston college will have a first down in pitt territory with just under 10 minutes left second quarter eagles looking to tie it up they trail it 14-7 power on the naked bootleg lofts it for waddle makes us nice catch at the 20-yard line 22-yard pickup it's a naked bootleg once again boston college trying it now to this side of the field they were right side now the left side they fooled the left defensive end they bring the tight end to maura across the middle you'll see the end of it here tomorrow comes across the middle and then he throws it down field on a comeback route to tom wado who makes a great catch right on the turf three catches 59 yards for tom waddle he is just three catches away from gerard phelan's number six spot in the bc record book as jim bell dances inside the 20 down to the 16-yard line so the eagles mixing the running pass and moving the football well well they're trying to take advantage of the over aggressiveness on the defensive line of pitt running that naked bootleg they run a few misdirections they've run a few isolations allowing them to commit themselves and have jimmy bell pick his hole halfway to his first 100 yard game of 1988 is the senior bell second and seven for bc bell again bell this time inside the 15 down to the 13 yard line bray the linebacker along with jerry olsofsky stopping jim bell tom sims also around the football curtis break coming from his outside linebacker position catching bell in the backfield bell showing a little fatigue there it's a hot hot day here at the heights and down on that turf believe me it's even hotter eagles trailed 14 nothing after one rob perriman's fumble recovery in the end zone on a muff punt has the eagles back in business power looking down the middle in and out of the hands of mark chamber a penalty marker looks like the eagles will be in very good shape down near the goal line you see the flag down on the field that will be a big play for boston college it will be half the distance to the goal line from that point you see the referee calling the penalty we're getting another look at it here it's a sprint draw break perimeter around the right side fakes it inside to bell comes around tries to force it in there to tremor obviously you see the contact right there riddick guilty of defensive pass interference our referee thomas stammered the penalty on louis riddick who was draped all over the back of mark gerard that was a pretty good toss by mike power who is off to an impressive start back in the saddle he is five for eight 78 yards mike has such a strong arm and you saw him running to his left and complete that pass the waddle 20 yards downfield he's a right-hander that was a great play and then that time he just tried to zing it in there the only one that could have caught it was jamar he's really a good player first quarter this thing was on the verge of a hammer job now the eagles are two yards away from tying up the football game make it four yards away jim bell slipping on the pitch back on first and goal well boston college has only two yards to go to pay dirt why they charge to try the outside on first down he's skeptical you see the play they'll try the outside boston college gets off the ball very well just collapses the right side of the line jimmy bell trying to come back over slips on the turf second down goal from the four bell and toner behind the quarterback power this is ed toner runs into a pittsburgh wall and gets to the three number 94 walker number 93 mark spindler on the bottom of the pile so now the eagles face with a third down and goal from the three yard line an interesting momentum situation at this point in the game it has not been doing as well defensively as they had earlier lost the college trying to call a timeout here we want to talk about it here on third down and about three and they will get the time out the eagles have taken a time so will we 7 17 left second quarter pit 14 the eagle seven he's very strong pitcher he's consistent which is the main thing he doesn't just walk into a ball game and say this is just another day at the office he's there to pitch pitches good fastballs i like roger clemens because he's a great pitcher glad he plays for boston i like roger clemens cause he's cute too roger clemens is the best the best are on big play for the eagles third down and three with 7 15 left in the second quarter eagles looking for the touchdown that would tie it power looking around the end zone over the head of chamura incomplete the intended receiver or the primary receiver appeared to be tom waddle who ran the square out right corner and was well covered number 16 robert bradley did a real good job on the all-american tom waddle out on the right side you'll see tommy waddle out on the right side powers gets plenty of plenty of time to throw the football you see him looking a while the hallway bradley does a good job he has to come back to tomorrow throws just over the outstretched hands lamar tomorrow boston college will have to go for the field goal brian lowe this one could set the bc record for 34 field goals in a career and lo still has another year of eligibility eagles taking the delay of game penalty intentionally to move it back and give low kind of an easier shot lowe since missing a 50-yarder opening day against southern cal has hit five straight field goals a little cat and mouse pit declines the penalty oh the ball is on the left hash and on a soccer style kicker this close in it's difficult to put it through it really cuts the angle down for him so it'll be a tough field goal even though it's so close wind at his back he'll kick it from 19 yards away and you see it the angle the problem here for brian lowe but lo solved it rather easily slapped it right through the eagles go 9 plays 50 yards get the 19-yard field goal from brian lowe a record-setting field goal for low his 34th most ever for a boston college kicker 709 left in the second quarter it's now pittsburgh 14 the eagles 10 back with more right after this start off the second half with the pit panthers leading boston college 14 to 10. first after art failing first first quarter darnell dickerson to uh henry tooten but i think we're going to see the first touchdown run yes this is curve and richard's impressive 12 yard run for the freshman after a big sustained drive they give the ball to richards out around the 15 yard line he shows some determination and great balance right there coming through a host of bc tacklers scoring a touchdown we'll get to the rest of those highlights that put the panthers up seven nothing early on first quarter and we're set for our first play from scrimmage here in the third darnell dickerson went four for eight the first half gives it off to richards who has met line of scrimmage by matt kelly mike sailor the inside linebacker also there first half richards had nine carries 48 yards kelly gave him a helmet for that time biggest play first half darnell dickerson to henry tooten this one covers 76 yards faking the run again they look downfield and they find tootin coming over the middle shows great athletic ability and a fake right there on baker coming back inside and then just tremendous speed coming down the sideline scoring the touchdown putting pit ahead 14 to nothing at that point to the cone sail to on second down and nine dickerson's pass deflected by lynch sherman caught by darnell dickerson eric lindstrom giving mike gottfried some heartburn on the pittsburgh sideline darnell dickerson that was that was deflected by eric lindstrom lindstrom gets all gets in the face of dickerson right here and deflects the pass and dickerson reaches out picks the ball up here deciding he wants to go with it lynch from justice heads up comes up with the tackle dickerson was recruited and drafted by the kansas city royals and in baseball so he can catch in throw he's also a great high school basketball player and now faced with a third and 13. this is the delay to kevin richards and it is trouble for bc across midfield kevin richards will foot races on kerbin richards enroute to an 83-yard touchdown on third down and 13 kevin richards goes 83 yards the great play and a very big hole for the pit panthers up front richards didn't have any have to make any moves he got the ball and just started north and south for the goal line 83-yard touchdown run for richards pitt goes ahead 21-10 so henry tooten hauls in a pass for 76 yards first half freshman kevin richards out of texas sails with it 83 yards and it is now a 20 to 10 panther lead well just when it appeared that bc was planning a good third quarter defense big play hurts him the extra points that is 21-10 favor pittsburgh you see the replay here nothing special about it except that the line did a great job opening a hole really no moves it's just a foot race from the line of scrimmage showing great speed here out running johnson now it's just a 50 yard dash pit takes it into the end zone for a touchdown now scored three touchdowns against b.c defense pitt coming out here in the second half with fire jack mcnail's eagles continue to have problems solving opposition offense in terms of running games and today kevin richards the freshman out of texas going for the injured adam walker 133 yards 11 carries he just ran 83 yards right to the end zone to put pittsburgh up 21-10 for just a minute 33 into our third quarter here at chestnut hill that's how tcu beat bc last week just by big plays tootin with a big play that time kervin richards was another big play taking it 83 yards and a touchdown boston college breaking down sporadically allowing big plays by the pitt offense ray perry pointed this out to us the scoring draft three plays 80 yards the scoring play goes 83 yards on a third down and 13. kevin richardson goes the 83 and once again bc with a rather large comeback task they had fallen behind 14-0 rallied back to within four at 14 10 and pitt strikes it big on their first third quarter possession that is scott kaplan the freshman place kicker going for the injured jeff van horn tracy giles and tim frazier awaiting this kick which for the third time has blown off the t giles and frazier both up at the five as kaplan will kick it into a pretty good breeze very pleasant afternoon breeze cooling the folks off here at alumni stadium you saw that kaplan uses a kicking tee not a can of skull wrapped with tape to each his own and over in high but very shallow and who gets it that is duke st pierre st pierre right at the 25 level stop mad by glenn devoe pittsburgh some mike power and company take over first and ten at their own 25-yard line mike power first half seven for 15 107 yards tom waddle and marcus cherry in the lineup to the left are looking deep for marcus cherry just over his head cherry had outrun alonzo hampton and had outrun the free safety troy washington that ball is there it's a 75-yard touchdown boston college had a chance to go right back to it and they throw an intercepted pass that time you get a look at the touchdown play here great block right there on a linebacker matt kelly by crossman no magic to it he just goes 83 yards showing some speed and a touchdown kevin richards shot out of the cannon here's another guy that can fly tim frazier but flies that time for just a yard before jerry olszawski admitted a linebacker able to run him down they like to insert timmy frazier to exploit the outsides he's so quick has such good feet good awareness he'll come out for this play but there's a seven yard average so far this year and today just two carries for five yards and carried it all against tcu third down and nine for the eagles cherry left one all right and power under a heavy rush steps away from riddick and he will run for the big yards here and pick up the first down as he slides out of bounds at the 45-yard line 19-yard pickup for power on third and nine well just before the half he had a third in one had an opportunity to run the football and didn't this time he was not going to be full twice and he ran the football for a first down getting them out of their hole out to about the 45-yard line you see the replay here power's showing some speed and troy washington comes over from his free safety position to force him out of bounds panthers sent their strong safety lewis riddick on the blitz on that third and nine will the eagles move the chains for the tenth time this afternoon have it first and ten at their own 45-yard line and jim bell butted back at the 43-yard line big stop by number 94 nelson walker with an assist from number seven prentice wright prentice rice has been all over the place making plays you see ivan caesar having a little trouble with his back he had a little stiffness a week ago against tcu obviously trying to work on that they need him back in this football game no gain for bell second down a little more than 10. ed toner lone set back here comes prentice right on the blitz walker oh doesn't get power in the past to cherry is underthrown ellen was double jeopardy for power first camp prentice wright then came nelson walker then came the incompletion well they sent six pass rushers that time after power he avoided the rush well not the best protection but he threw the ball downfield like a duck you see the replay here from troy washington's point of view avoids a tackle there then the rush catches back up to him desperation tries to get the ball downfield to cherry cherry did not have a chance for that ball waddle is out marcus cherry up to the top andre green bottom of your picture eagles just 30 today on third down this is a third and ten power looking still looking and gets it to timmy frazier in the pit territory at the 43-yard line a first down for the eagles with 11 50 left in the third quarter a 13-yard gain to frazier but there is a penalty marker back at the 45 but it's against pittsburgh personal foul against the panthers that's a mistake now boston college has momentum on this drive converting a big third down play from their 25-yard line powers running for a first down that time converting the first down play and now they will get 15 yards added from this point personal foul defense automatic first down daily eagles prospering as they protect their quarterback michael power well ossofsky's faking the blitz power back there just picking and choosing showing some patient was going to deliver it there then across the middle he sees frazier throws the ball down the field frazier just over the yard marker for a first down but they got 15 yards that turns out to be a big play for boston college cherry stagger steps in motion on first down bell comes to the short side doesn't get much short again curtis pray the strong side linebacker wrapping up jimmy bell just a yard pick up if at all eagles trailing at 21-10 pittsburgh scoring the first time they touched the football here in the third quarter you look at the penalties today very few panthers got an 83-yard scoring run from kerbin richards on their first possession of this quarter eagles now looking to answer back second down nine bell comes slot left under a rush power looks for waddle who can't hold on tommy waddle made a break for that football left alonzo hampton in the dust at the 10. now one of the many gifts of number 16. well there was a lot of slipping going on out there as power delivered the football he slipped we're gonna get another look at it here as he delivered the football it appears as if he was slipping down to throwing in the out route he's just getting hit and then down on the other end of the field there's waddle adjusting well to the football he wanted an interference call there was a lot of pushing going on down there on both sides might have been able to call if he called either way third and nine for the eagles at the pit 27-yard line duke saint-pierre and tim frazier in that asset the deep handoff to frazier gets away from one freighter inside the 20s spun down 14-yard line by lewis riddick a 13-yard pickup and a first down for boston college that's why they like to have timmy frazier in the game he can really run the football well to the outside he's so quick and has such good awareness we'll get a look at it they start it's a misdirection to the right side and he sees the left side wide open showing some speed getting around the corner riddick able to grab him pull him down but only after a first down frager adds a much needed dimension for the eagles they try him again and look at timmy frazier touchdown frager from 14 yards out gets the touchdown timmy frazier making things happen again for boston college a big third down gets the first down gets the ball right back on the next play goes for the touchdown big play boston college answers pitts 83 yard touchdown run they're down by five jim frager bottled lightning for boston college averaging eight yards of carry coming into this game except his first touchdown of the year and it is now pittsburgh 21 the eagles 16 brian lowe will not get a chance to kick it sean carmody throwing it for the end zone picked off and out of bounds goes number 89 for the panthers tommy sims eagles get a touchdown do not get the point after 10 28 left third quarter it's pittsburgh 21 the eagles 16. nice guys but i've been waiting for a bud light if you want the one light that outshines them all ask for bud light come on let me show you the kitchen you've seen the bedroom bud light because everything else is just a light john dr pullman's office remember your gum surgery appointment monday have a nice day yeah this is all at the garage your car has problems big problems this is your landlord or should i say your ex-landlord your lease is history and uh so are you if it's out there it's in here the 9x yellow pages why would anyone need another boston college back in business thanks to the exploits of the sophomore tim frazier he does this so well gets his hand off and goes along the line of scrimmage then shows some acceleration there's riddick once again trying to make the tackle but once again too late two carries at the end of that draft 27 yards for frazier that's a mean look by lewis riddick no sense looking mean when you stop a guy in the end zone it's frustrating chasing that little guy all over the field tim frazier is an explosive back jack bicknell pleased on that last drive which was nine plays in 75 yards eagles were three for three on third down so they trail it 2160 and a load of time left 10 28 third quarter as the ball blows off brian loves makeshift t usually what kickoff team will do is have one of the safety men come in and hold this and then trail the team down but they haven't been forced to try it yet they have not been a kickoff where the ball hasn't blown off the wind is certainly blowing pretty hard michael hadley and reggie williams the twin safety men this one heading for hadley sidestepping in the end zone badly to the 20 and smash down at the 25-yard line john anderson on the special teams bringing down hadley panthers will take over first and ten of their own 25. kevin richards and henry tooten with the big plays first quarter perriman's fumble recovery the turnaround play first half lowe's 19-yard field goal made it 14-10 and a half time and in the third quarter kevin richards again an 83-yard score on a third and 13 but frazier just narrowed the gap with his 14-yard touchdown run crossmember fullback comes up near the 30 he picks up four to the 29. david moore and mike saylor stopping the fullback crossman eagles going with lindstrom caesar murphy gilday and david moore up front the linebackers are sailor and kelly jeff baker at the right corner steve williams the left corner rico lobby and ed duran los angeles this is kevin richards and richards brought down him assisted by eddie duran and that's a big play because when richards turns the corner he has proven to be big time trouble well it was either richards or eddie durant on that that time duran won if he was able to re if he was able to outrun durant to the corner he had plenty of room to run downfield goes along the line of scrimmage duran comes up inside out he's able to grab a leg and bring him down duran came to boston college after an outstanding quarterbacking career in high school and of course the move to free safety has helped him to be a quarterback in the past third down five for darnell dickerson dickerson looks lobs for tootin who makes the catch then dropped it how to step on speedy steve williams but henry tooten couldn't haul it in at the bc 40. tune wanted a penalty there i don't know how stephen williams was able to get his hand in there just as the ball fell they were both turning all the way around a well-thrown ball here by dickerson over the right shoulder of tootin as it comes down steve he's got a couple steps on stephen williams stephen williams gets his hand right in there as the ball comes down and breaks it up williams closed well just got a piece of that football to knock it away from tootin so just under nine minutes left third quarter eagles get it back via the ucf washington punt another short kick and marcus cherry lunges forward at the 38-yard line a 35-yard punt no return eagles trailing by five points get it back with 850 remaining third quarter so all in all bc in pretty fair shape now they need a drive here to get back in they had a their defense did a good job stopping pitt they didn't allow any big plays ed durant came up with a big second down play stephen william broke up that pass so now it's the offense's turn to take the lead in this game tom waddle and marcus cherry your wide outs what a left bottom of your screen cherry up top won't set back his head toner couple tight ends on the ball again and ed toner lunges forward picks up a yard on his own hustle notice that marcus cherry took the punt for boston college tom waddle's ankle must be bothering him at this at this point they've decided to go with cherry who is a short-handed receiver as well he'll do a good job back there second down eight all at the 40 wattle and cherry still in toner in front of bell this is jimmy weaving his way up to the 48-yard line an 8-yard pickup will be very close to the first down looks like he has it he does jerry osawski the middle linebacker for pitt has got to be frustrated at this point boston college has run so many misdirections his job is to mirror the back and then come and fill the hole well fraser and bell have started to the left come back right then come back left he's really got to be confused has not come up with many tackles so far has over committed himself frager back in as the eye back cherry and waddle now to the right marcus in the slot short side pitch frazier frager into pit territory out of bounds at the 48. a four-yard gain for timmy on first down timmy fraser really likes to run to that outside and cut it back up jerry also was waiting in the hole which forced him to go back outside but you can see what he can do when he gets the ball in his hands he's heading north and south you get a look at it fraser from a seven yard back tailback position starts back out to the outside al saskey fills the hole picks up five yards five carries 36 yards for frazier here's more fragrant now inside the 30 actually inside the 40 down to the 35 a 13-yard run by frazier holloway the right cornerback able to make the stop jimmy frazier now six carries 49 yards he's having a great afternoon taking advantage of him here in the second half there's tim fraser lynn massachusetts a local boy they really like him here and boy can he run the football jimmy bell by the way has picked up 60 yards in 17 carries fake defrager power looking and dropped by duke champion ricochet right off the duke shoulder pad well that was a good decision they had marcus cherry deep on a flag route just covered very well st pierre out on the flat he made the right decision but saint pierre just couldn't come up with the catch 7 13 left third quarter 21-16 pit power's got a strong arm he really threw this ball very hard maybe not as hard as he should have he's got to remember he's throwing it to a fullback here's frazier bottled up and that time dropped at the 36-yard line very quickly carnell the big cat smith able to drop frazier that's a loss of a yard then he'll bring up a third down and 11 for jack eagles 5 out of 12 today on third down here's the big fella out of toledo carnell smith a second year starter big play here third down and 11. a pickup of about six and will be five yards shy of a first down and will be fourth and five well pitt was coming on a blitz off the corner that time so mike power read it as a hot read which means that the blitz comes and everybody alters their route in the flat so he didn't have much time to throw the football decide to go to chamorro and allow brian lowe to get a foot into it there's mark camp house on the sideline number 12 just conferring with power brian logan to try now 40 48-yard kick as the distance he boom that football and didn't get it though missed it to the left there is quite a crosswind blowing twice brian lowe has missed to that end 45 yards in the first half 48 yards there so at 6 25 left in the third we stay at pit 21 and the eagle sticks in coach mcnell obviously upset about the call one guy in the left was saying good and the other guy on the right said no good coach mcnell is going to write him about that for a while it was thursday night october 6 live at 7 30 p.m big night for nessen and hockey fans in new england new england sports network airs its season premiere of boston bruins hockey last year's wales conference champs the bruins they come to toronto maple leafs from the garden fred cusick derek sanderson and dave shea have all the action vanessa season premiere of the bruins as they host the maple leafs thursday night october 6 the action gets underway at 7 pm with bruins digest and the puck drops at the garden at 7 30. a pit will have better than expected field position here on the 31. coach mcnell still upset about that call oh it'll be pitt's offense chance to see if they can amount anything boston college stopping them last time out in the third quarter pitts offense has been one play that was quite a play though kervin richardson the freshman going 83 yards for the touchdown checking the numbers on darnell dickerson they are modest 5 for 10 106 yards richardson been their top gun he's over the 100 yard mark in just 11 carries barry gallup jack's sympathetic year at the moment here's kevin richards again and he bends it across the 35 a pickup of five yards david thompson in it left defensive end made the there's a flag down on the play thrown by the line judge which would seem to indicate holding her legal procedure no will be a personal foul against boston college that's a late hit that'll be a big break for pitt they'll take the ball just shy of the 50-yard line perhaps a yard over the 50-yard personal foul guessing defense automatic first down that is a big help to pittsburgh now they are at the eagle 49-yard line first and ten with six minutes left in this third quarter and the 21-16 lead eagles are at one and three in danger of losing their third straight for the first time since 1985 when they lost five in a row the trigger man for pitt is darnell dickerson has crossman and richards in the eye set kevin richards gets inside the eagle 45 down to the 44. duran lobby kelly and andy claire in on the shot bring the ball in bring the ball in the offensive line for pitt is just blowing boston college's defensive line off the ball and the maryland defense that they play the defensive line his job is to stand them up and allow the linebackers to make the tackle now they're getting blown back two and three yards running backs getting two or three yards more unless they get five yards on first down second down and five osborne and that tight eye comes in motion quick handoff to crossman and he has the first down spinning inside the 40 to the 36-yard line ivan caesar got crossman by the legs and dropped him caesar came off the block on the right side there to catch the crossman coming through the middle get a look at it again ivan cesar the top of your screen he'll come off the block and break down come up with the tackle against crossman remember pip out first down bc early 6-0 bc now has 16 first downs that was pitt's 12th of the eagle 36 they work here comes kevin richardson another dash for richards excuse me down to the 20-yard line he picks up 17 yards before ed duran the free safety got a piece they continue to hinge the left side of that defensive line for boston college you'll see the hole just opens up and they block down inside caliguire back in the game the center for pitt that's maybe the reason why pitt has been so successful running that middle a career afternoon thus far for freshman curving richards 16 carries 161 yards first and ten pittsburgh at the eagle 20. richards again and richard's brought down quickly by rico lobby the safety right at the 20-yard line again oh they're trying they're trying the corners now they know they're getting blown off out up front so they're trying to the corners to try and get in the backfield to prevent anything from happening before it hits the line of scrimmage that time rico lobby in on a blitz is able to come up with the tackle panthers leading by five points three and a half minutes left in our third quarter here on a very warm afternoon nice day in suburban boston chestnut hill massachusetts crossman the fullback staggers down to the 15-yard line mike saylor and matt kelly of the two inside linebackers waiting for him but a five-yard pickup for crossman this will be a big third down officials will call a time injured panther yeah that is mark stepanowski no it isn't it gets chris getz the starting left guard caliguire goes down in the first half and now we're seeing gets down they're rushing the ball so well they obviously can't afford to lose those guys up front they're doing a great job you get a look at a big journey from jackson heights new york they've really done a good job up front this will be a big third down eric when pitt comes out for both pit and boston college it's run the ball very very well and has been able unable to stop him you might get a chance to see where the injury occurred here just handed off to crossman going off the right side there's a whole lot of bodies in there you see him at the top of your screen to the left side and twisted his knee or so seems to be holding it good battle there corner of your picture between stephanoski and eric lindstrom now the panthers have picked up 220 yards rushing today gerard 160 of them belonging to the freshman kevin richards funny game adam walker doesn't get injured then richard richards never has the opportunity to do what he's already done panthers are nationally ranked offensively 13th in rushing offense averaging 263 yards a game so they are nearly there oh yes the eagle can do many things that must be a union eagle well gerard phelan was talking about it here we have it big third down and five for the panthers at the eagle 15 with three minutes left in our third quarter kevin richards dropped at the 13-yard line maybe not even the 13 down to the 14 there is a penalty marker down at the 13-yard line eric lindstrom able to turn that play in for a two-yard game penalty is against pittsburgh alex third down i imagine they would decline it and force them to kick the field goal if they move them back then they're gambling that they get the first down but it would be third down and about 15. get a look you see matt kelly coming along the line of scrimmage it's hard to see where the hold is matt kelly holding he's waiting for richards to come on the line of scrimmage decided to take the penalty and gamble here if they don't get the first down matt kelly this year has taken potential and turned it in the results so it is a third down and 12 for pittsburgh they are now back at the eagle 23. keep in mind pittsburgh without their regular kicker jeff van horn with a freshman scott kaplan i was born to the right tooting up top dickerson to throw it looking for henry tootin in the end zone picked off and then dropped jeff baker sliced in to knock it away it appeared as if he was going to complete that pass and at the last second jeff baker comes up with a big play almost intercepts it he had a leg in but couldn't hold on to it jack mcnell gambling here they wouldn't get the first down and deliver the ball down the left side of the field and there you see a good picture of baker stepping in front of tooton unable to come up with the interception pit will have an opportunity to try and kick a field goal from 40 yards out kaplan will try it scott kaplan the freshman straight away a 40-yard kick against the breeze he makes it big boat for scott kaplan 217 remaining in our third quarter panthers go nine plays 46 yards get a 40 yard field goal and they now lead it by the score of 24 to 16. get a look at the flags blowing in the wind it is really bellowing down there on the field last year a low scoring game under the lights at pitt stadium a 13-10 eagles victory their second straight in this series now pc must come back from the 24-16 deficit to avert a third straight loss in 88 and a 1-4 start of course always nice to win when an off week looms next i want to carry a negative thought with you for two weeks till your next football game that's right i want to carry the good positive feelings and it helps them practice they have to sustain intensity throughout that full two week period and a win here over pitt and eastern foe would be a big win another big eastern foe comes into chestnut hill two weeks from this saturday you'll see it here on nessen sunday night october 16th boston college rutgers football well cornell holloway giving his kicker scott kaplan some help via the hole kaplan hits that with his wedge out of bounds at the seven he'll have to try it again kaplan perfectly accurate on the field goal then showing a little bit too much excitement enthusiasm and miss hits that kickoff he'll start back five yards this of course a big football game for pittsburgh with their two-in-one record they have the fighting irish of notre dame next week that game will be televised nationally now if you're mike godfrey i lost to west virginia then another a loss to an eastern foe like boston college and then you have to go and play notre dame don't think that he really needs this game panthers lost last week at home to west virginia 31-20 they had beaten the mountaineers in morgantown last year 6-3 but the panthers opened up this year with a 59-10 victory against northern iowa then routed john cooper's ohio state team 42-10 came into this game averaging 410 yards of offense per ball game you saw that breeze that kaplan is working against this squib kick taking on the run by tracy giles and giles able to maneuver his way up across the 40 to the 44. good bit of running for giles one thing that they did there that they haven't done before when pitt had to kick into the wind as they allowed their deep man to feel the kick the wind is blowing right in pitt's face that's why kaplan tried to kick it along the ground boston colleges could come up with good field position they allowed tracy giles to get the ball and he ran it well and they're going to start on their 43. thinking back to dickerson's pass in the end zone for tootin that was knocked away by baker that strong win probably had a lot to do with it holding that football up power on first down sends it downfield for waddle makes another shorthanded grab at the 36. now you were looking at the replay we were looking at tom waddle's fine hands he was brought down by holloway but a pickup of 23 yards and here you'll see it molly wave really was covering tom waddle power with a very strong arm drills it right in there wado catches it away from his body and puts it away heads up aggressive play by tom waddle tom waddle four catches 81 yards he's two away from tying gerard phelan for sixth place in bc history head down ed toner gets inside the 35 down to the 33 a three yard gain tommy sims the left tackle first man to hit him keep in mind boston college has to score on this driver in this quarter because they have the win with him they like to throw the football and obviously when you're throwing against the win it's much more difficult than throwing with the win so this is a key drive for boston college's offense very good point a minute 18 left for the eagles with the win at their back jimmy dinus into the flanker tim frager dances away from one and is pinned down by three of the 31 a two-yard pick up on second and seven apprentice right the very active outside linebacker it was like glued to number 21. that time fraser trying to bounce it out to the left side see jack mcnell trying to take off here you're going to have to flap him faster than that those are all the formations you'll get a look at frazier i'm going to try and bounce it to the outside somebody grabs hold of him here that's right and jerry is there muskowski to finish it up that could be your best line of the year well jack would like to flap him a little faster 30 seconds left in the third quarter he'd like to be holding his arms up after this third down and five what's coming tom little couldn't bring it in but there is a flag cornell holloway with a rather obvious pass interference call well that was a gutsy play cornell hollywood trying to get in there just as the ball gets to tom waddle while it's such good hands he knows he's got to get in there as soon as the ball arrives perhaps just a fraction of a second too quick we gotta look at it it's a hot reed they come out of blitz he gets rid of the ball right away boy that was close gutsy call 24 seconds now left in the third quarter eagles trail it by eight points first and 10 at the pit 22. frager cuts it inside gets inside the 20 and down to the 19. troy washington the safety nelson walker the tackle apprentice wright showing that he's a disciplined player out on that left side turning the very dangerous timmy frazier in when he gets to the outside you know how dangerous he is andre green and ray hilford come out low fly boys marcus cherry and tom waddle are back barry gallup told us a couple of weeks ago as a group the six receivers that bc works with this year probably their best in terms of depth for a six-man group now we are three-quarters through this football game very much up in the air we'll be back for quarter number four eagles driving trailing by eight somewhere right now there's a clean crisp boston college a vibrant contemporary university dedicated to academic excellence in teaching and learning through the exchange of ideas and philosophies through scholarly research exploration and understanding in science and technology the professions the arts and humanities where knowledge is used to make a difference in the world boston college a 125-year commitment to excellence in the timeless jesuit tradition welcome back to alumni stadium in chestnut hill massachusetts with gerard phelan eric reid down the home stretch we come first play of the fourth quarter a second and six for the eagles at the pit boston college trails with 24 to 16. jim bell at the 20. and jim bell roped up and knocked down at the 19. prentiss wright got there first he gets up first too that was a great stop right hampton was just waiting out there for jimmy bell to try to get him the ball and work out there man on man but there were two people there outnumbering bell and taking them down for about a two yard loss your stats through three rushing yardage we said that would be key early on this is a key play third down little more than seven they give it to timmy frager and frazier just didn't have it frager gets to the 17-yard line a pickup of two troy washington the free safety led the charge that met frazier now it'll be fourth down in about five and they send in brian lowe who has already missed two field goals today with the tricky wind at his back now he'll be kicking into that win and he is kicking from the right hash which even makes it more difficult here's the t set up right between the 23 and the 24. we'll call it a 34-yard field goal attack and that kick is good a 34-yard field goal for brian lowe and the eagles have their first points of the fourth quarter 13 and a half minutes to play it's the panthers 24 the eagles 19. when it comes to pitching you can 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were down 14-0 then 21-10 ryan lowe's 35th career field goal brings them back to within five points well they haven't led at any point through this game and they're staying just close enough to strike maybe it hopefully it will not be too late still 13 minutes 32 seconds left to go in this quarter defense at this point obviously will play a big role for boston college panthers are leading it 24 to 19. again pitt two and one b.c one and three panthers get notre dame next week the eagles get a week off before the scarlet knights of rutgers come in october 15th a game you'll see here on neson sunday night the 16th of october and onside kick was handled very well by pits dave moore a backup fullback and it'll be a good start field position for the panthers they'll get it first down and 10 at their own 39-yard line both kickers afraid of that win blowing straight in their face kicking the ball on the ground you see the air flying around a few students saying hi to mom at home i wonder if dad's watching the football game too hope so new receiver into the football game for the panthers baron jackson he lines up just out of your picture on the bottom of the screen osborne to the top on first down that's redmond flag down on the play they may have a hole on caliguire in the middle boston college chris gill day came through and came up with the tackle it is holding but it's against bc get a look at the flag it's really blowing down there now pitt will have the wind blowing with them not as big an advantage for pitt because they don't throw the ball as much as boston college but i guess the advantages to the defense there you see bert grossman defense first down with ice on his leg good picture of bert burke gross win 80 tackles last two years highly touted in the nfl draft report out of archbishop carroll high school then in pennsylvania my old alma mater i thought that sounded familiar reggie williams in motion henry tooten at the bottom of your screen on first and ten garnell dickerson gets a nice block on the corner freezes the cornerback jeff baker and gets out of bounds at the 39-yard line a nine-yard run and good bit of trickery for darnell dickerson well he he offers mobility to that offense and he's not afraid to show it there's no place to go with the football and decides that he's just going to run it and picks up good yards it's going to be second down about a yard and a half clock stop with 13 minutes and 15 seconds to play in the ball game rico lobby hurt his right shoulder on that play you see he saw right there and then dickerson forced out of bounds they'll have second down peter gray ran right over his teammate lobby here's kevin richardson sneaking through the cracks in the eagle defense and getting to the 33-yard line ivan caesar and chris gilday envelope corral richards see replay can't get any closer than this from the center snap to richards arms down the field spinning off duran right down to the field excellent camera work here today richards 18 carries 167 yards first and 10 pit at the eagle 32 panthers leading it by five again it's kevin richards well he is a tough guy to knock down he gets to the 22-yard line a 10-yard gain and now up to 177 yards down field eric lindstrom able to make the stop number 73 bill cherpeck has come in to replace getz and he did a fine job blocking that right side of the line he came down on a crossback block and opened the hole for richards to run through close enough that they will bring out the chance to see if richard's first down run gives pitt their 16th first down of the game now the boston college defense struggling here against the run mike godfrey's got to be happy with the pit panthers as much as they toss the ball and handle it as many times and as hard as the backs have been hit today they have not yet fumbled the football gottfried's got to be happy when he looks at his offensive backfield right now a freshman in redmond a freshman in richards and a sophomore quarterback in dickerson and they're doing the job eric they have a five point lead in the first down and ten and this is the freshman fullback stepping over the pile ronald redman getting inside the 20 down to the 19. three yard gain on first down when you consider the fact that pitt has not fumbled the ball and also consider the fact that their backfield is so young that's just a time bomb waiting to go off they've done a great job so far in that category they've not lost a fumble yet this year have dropped it six times but haven't lost their one ratio is very impressive second and six darnell dickerson looking around and getting inside the 15 to the 14 where mike saylor took his legs out from under when you have a guy like dickerson running that triple option he comes down the line reverse pivot fake to the cross crossman then comes out he's got pitch phase he can do a couple things he decides to run with the ball he's going to come up with third down and one very big play for boston college dickerson has gained 35 yards and 11 carries but panthers with 256 yards of offense via the rush third down and one panthers at 40 percent on third down today kevin richards dancing around probably has it down to the 11-yard line gilday lindstrom ed duran and laby all right around richards but kerwin gets the first down richard basically does this by himself he comes to a line of boston college defenders goes along the line a lot of times they get stopped behind the line there they're going to call it a first down but he sidestepped right through a gap was able to get the first down richard's a artful runner he can run away from he can also pick his spot very well ten and a half minutes to play first and ten pitt at the eagle eleven richards runs right into ivan caesar doesn't get away may have lost the football thomas thamer the official saying no that he was down ivan caesar got to richards very quickly murphy was there to assist and it's just a pickup of one and jack mcnell is really upset well just as we talk about it there he lets the ball go on the ground obviously or apparently after he was down but boston college at this point's got to be looking for the football they can't allow pit to score second and nine from the bc10 richards has really been a workhorse and richards goes out of bounds right near the flag at the one yard line rico labbe pulled him down but kevin richards picks up a first down fruit pit they'll have it first and goal right at the doorstep now this is what boston college had to prevent him from doing scoring the touchdown richards with a nice big run here on second down got the ball on the wrong arm rico lavi touchdown saving tackle at the one yard line but it will be a first down and goal from the one adam walker's ankle probably feeling better as the yards pile up for kevin richards richards now with 189 yards did jack think it was a fumble that is a fumble first and goal inside the one dickerson snakes doesn't score it'll be second down well we could clearly see on the replay that he did fumble the football not a knee or an ankle or leg was down when that ball was dug out so pit obviously taking advantage here looking as if they're going to score a touchdown on a blown call by the officials well jack doesn't lose his cap for nothing that's about as close as you can possibly put it without it being a touchdown again darnell dickerson moves forward this time he's in touchdown 11 plays 61 yards a one-yard sneak by dickerson and a big possession for the panthers it sure was not only did they culminate it in a touchdown they were able to dodge a bullet when they fumbled the football they overcame a couple third down conversions and they also ate up a lot of this clock pit panthers offense obviously doing it today with that drive here in the middle part of the fourth quarter that was one they really needed boston college is going to have to come from behind it is now 30-19 kaplan will try to attack on the point after and he hits it so with 8 42 remaining in our football game here in chestnut hill it is now pittsburgh 31 boston college 19. on phil esposito night december 3rd at the boston garden ray bork surprised everyone by giving up the jersey he had worn for eight seasons by doing so he permanently retired phil esposito's number seven to the garden raptors it was a special moment in boston sports history one that you can relive by ordering this limited edition 16x20 print personally autographed by bork and espo order now only 1500 are available to order send a checker money order for 37.50 to sports action merchandise po box 764 medford mass 02155 boston back here at boston college where pittsburgh leads it 31-19 8 42 remaining was it a fumble or wasn't it by kevin richards get a shot from the end zone camera clearly that was a fumble there was not a knee on the ground or anything the official you see in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen he just missed the call looked like ivan caesar ripped it free well they call it an enfumble and darnell dickerson sneaks in from a yard out meanwhile richard's having a sensational afternoon there's mark camp house broke that john three places last week hit by fred washington's helmet the final two minutes getting back to richard's 189 yards rushing today in 22 carries fragile bobbled it in the end zone but it is a touch back eagles will put it in play at their own 20. and some extracurricular is upfield but quickly ended 8 42 left eagles trailing 31 the 19. some folks getting an early start on the rest of their saturday afternoon well with eight minutes and 42 seconds left to go in this football game boston college is going to have to strike and strike quickly waddle and marcus cherry into the ball game frazier also set up as a wideout this one juggled by cherry but he comes down with it and gets out of bounds at the 28 yard line actually the clock still rounds down to eight and a half minutes left pickup of seven by cherry the wind's really affecting these passes he threw the out route the winds blowing right in mike power's face and that ball took a curve to the right side when he let it go cherry making a big play catching the bending ball mike 12 out of 24 153 yards jimmy frazier dancing and stepping his way to the 20-yard line check out the 30 you pick up of two and that should be enough for a first down boston college is going to need two touchdowns or three scores if they could possibly do it with eight minutes left to go touchdown and two field goals in order to take the lead here they're gonna have to begin to move the football in better than two yard intervals for 66 mark ankin hobbling off it is a first and ten for the eagles their own 30-yard line looking for a waddle downfield overthrown and another flag now two right at the midfield strat cornell holloway having fits trying to cover tom waddle i'll tell you something that is really a difficult thing to do cover tom wilder you have to be right on him in order to knock it away because he catches the ball so well powers delivers the ball downfield wado slows down just a little bit and there is bumping no doubt interference call against hollywood we'll get another look at it no doubt that that's interference the official standing right there the right side of your screen automatic first down 7 35 left in the game eagles trail it's 31-19 it's not an exclusive club anybody can join the club that is frustrated guarding tom waddle complete to marcus cherry cherry to the 39-yard line an 11-yard pickup like power to marcus cherry and the eagles movement once again one of the things power is doing now that he didn't earlier in this game was getting back hitting his back foot and delivering the football that time they're just running a little reed route to the left side he made the right decision and went to cherry cherry got the first down a little bit more power is 13th completion of the day here's frager right up the middle and timmy is dropped by jerry olsafsky the middle linebacker at the 36. just a three-yard pickup boston college obviously is going to have to continue to throw the football they give it to frazier on draws to allow him to try and pick his hole and then run with it but predominantly this will be a passing team down by 12 points jerry right at the bottom of your screen waddle up top and mike power and a heap of trouble is sat at the 37 yard line a loss of two this will be third down two big plays by boston college the interference first on waddle and then the completion to cherry for a first down next two plays unable to come up with much of anything it'll be third down in about eight you see the replay he's got nowhere to go with the football winds up getting back about a yard short of the line of scrimmage but this is going to be a big third down mark spidler gets the sack it is third and eighth and power unloads it tom waddle with a catch 23-yard line another juggling diving grab by waddle a 13-yard pickup and a first down i don't think i've ever seen him drop a football this year he's running full steam across the side of the field power does a good job here stepping up avoiding the rush the ball is thrown side arm and low coming back the other way waddle goes down to the turf and catches the football convert a big third down play five catches 94 yards for tommy waddle one shy of gerard phelan in sixth place in bc's all-time receiving book power down the middle for cherry touchdown 24-yard touchdown by power to marcus cherry third consecutive game for marcus jerry on that post route this time it's power delivering the football team boston college comes back and scores very quickly using up just under three minutes on the clock that's what they have to do to get back in this football game it is currently 31-25 pittsburgh 5 46 to play fireworks not yet over here at chestnut hill of course the key to that drive marcus cherry's post route but also tommy waddles great catch the previous play and brian lowe nails up the extra point here's a look at the 24-yard hookup mike power to marcus cherry cherry on a poster out at the top of your screen troy washington stuck the free safety in a little bit too much up over his head into the arms of marcus jerry and boston college is back in this football game marcus cherry making three catches on that drive he has four catches 50 yards for the afternoon and mike powers return as a start it's been a good one 15 for 27 201 yards and the emergence of marcus cherry has taken some of the heat off tom waddle and they have been one of the top 1-2 pass receiving threats in the country great receiving tandem you know they washington that time was trying to cover wattle and that left cherry open and power took advantage of it eagles going seven plays 80 yards back in business trailing 31-26 with 5 46 left in this football game close kick taking on the bounce and drop and finally stop is michael hadley but hadley made it an adventure ed toner down on the special teams stopping him down at the 29. mike parallel ice to the net marcus with some words of encouragement well they're really going to come up for this defense here for boston college this is really something they have to stop pit here here he drops the kick off bumbles it around and bounces right back to him luckily loss of college starts to shine at 30. but this is going to be defense for bc they have to make plays here darnell dickerson has the panthers down first and ten at the 29. this is richards and richards gets up to the 33-yard line and then he is pushed back sailor murphy lobby the safety and eric lindstrom all gang tackling kerbin richards who is now up to 190 yards rushing for the day well the offense has brought this crowd alive here at alumni stadium and the defense is trying to keep him up here trying to stymie pit second down four reggie williams to the short side second and six excuse me pick up with four the delay to richards gets away from one and lobby finally dumps him up at the 38-yard line a five-yard pickup and it's going to be third down and one richards is such a determined back he got hit about the line of scrimmage stumbled got hit again stumbled again and fell forward it will be a third down however in about two you've really got to put a hat on kevin richards to get him down with your first hit four and a half minutes left clock moving 31-26 panthers so they've got a third in a long yard here at their own 38-yard line kevin richards straight ahead gets to the 39 had to get just past it for the first down yeah they will stop the clock with 407 and measure it appears as if it will be a first down but only by about half the length of the football richard's great determined effort on second down is what makes this play possible the clock of course stop they will bring the chains in to measure this one looking through it out of the field glasses no need to measure they have a first down four minutes and seven seconds left to go in this football game you see half length of the football they have the first down the defense really has to come alive and stop the pit panthers their last drive was a sustained drive that put them to this point with 31 points and a five-point lead last time they waved the flag for a bit touchdown it was after the 11th play 61-yard drive and the darnell dickerson one-yard stick now darnell the southport quarterback lines up behind that big physical offensive line on first and ten from the 40. 3 50 remaining him again quick give off to the fullback and he is really pop ed duran came from his free safety spot full stride met crossman right at the line of scrimmage oh that was a fierce hit and duran painting the price a little bit he is a tad wobbly there is a timeout taken check out this hit by ed duran and the thump that follows holy now it's not all fun and games down there and ed durant showing that and you see ed sherpack landing on his back after the hit that's 270 pounds falling flat on your spine not positive 3 38 left of the football game second at eight and kevin richards fumbles bc has it matt kelly has it at the 40-yard line alumni stadium has erupted the inevitable has happened pitt has fumbled the football kevin richards coming around the outside recovered by max kelly a big big turnover for boston college they will take over the football inside pitt's 40-yard line three turnovers to numb this afternoon the eagles on the on the positive side of that ratio big play by the defense now mike gottfried has to worry can his club hold on to a five-point lead with three and a half minutes to play now some jarring defense for the eagles that was a great hit on richards and matt kelly able to pounce on the football ed durant put one on crossman to play before now boston college make it look easy last time we'll have a shot at winning this football game jim bell rips away from a few and gets it to the 36-yard line of four-yard gain on first down boston college has three minutes and 15 seconds to work with take another look at that jarring hit and fumble recovery rico lobby put his hat right on it that is picture perfect tackling right there did matt kelly want that football question answered second down sex blitz coming power unloads it to chimura who makes the catch and is dropped at the eight-yard line tremendous poise tremendous poise by mike power they came in all out blitz walzowski came rickard king power sat in the pocket stepped up you'll see a whole bunch of orange yellow hats coming right at you he stays in the pocket it's a hot read hits tomorrow down the middle of the field big play for boston college great poise by power there you see the boston college bench they got to be happy matt kelly of course the guy coming up with that fumble that last pickup of 28 yards as olsafsky stops the ball carrier ed toner 218 clock winding down eagles down by five they have it second down nine to go actually second and six and it's second in goal well the big 28-yard hookup it was powers 18th completion this afternoon but six yards to go for the eagles to take a lead just under two minutes left power for the end zone nobody there incomplete that's intended for waddle now it'll be third and goal from the six a minute 53 left they had double coverage on waddle also in cornell holloway was covering waddle power had nowhere to go with the football there's some good coverage down there you'll see waddle come in your picture on the left side he's trying to throw it back to him and he gets bumped up there's nobody there a pretty fair afternoon of football here at alumni stadium here on neson glad to be a part of it mike power trips coming back and it'll now be fourth down end goal from the eighth and jack mcnell calling for the time a minute 42 remaining second time this afternoon powers had his footsteps on trying to get back well this game is going to come down to one play fourth down i have eight yards to go you see the replay here he just stepped on his foot nowhere to go a mis very crucial mishap for boston college well it's been a dramatic football game eric boston college just staying close enough to be at this point in the football game down by five points it'll come down to a fourth down and about eight yards to go one play do or die it's been unable to deliver the knockout punch eagles looking to punch it in themselves on fourth and goal from the eighth essence coverage of new england college football continues saturday october 8th villanova's wildcats travel the memorial stadium in stores connecticut to take on the yukon huskies same day coverage begins saturday night at 9 30 with ken bell and steve king villanova and yukon saturday night october 8th at 9 30. well we'll see the excitement build here as we get ready for this fourth down game on the line those that have stayed thankful for it nobody leaving now fourth down and goal from the eighth waddle to the top cherry on the bottom everybody's standing here at alumni stadium one setback saint pierre for the end zone cherry touchdown mike powers is laying flat on his back apparently knocked out the boston college has taken the lead in this game the fans here kind of mixed emotions powers laying on his back boston college is taking the lead marcus cherry's second touchdown catch of the afternoon his fifth reception eight yards power was really flattened as he threw it by curtis bray the strong side linebacker the eagles right now with a 32-31 lead with a minute 38 left in our shootout pitt will get the football back but this is a very sad sight to see him down in as much pain as he is he's moving his legs they're holding his head very sturdy that's really a bad sign second time in as many weeks that the eagles starting quarterback is ko'd in the final two minutes well he stood in there pit defender came untouched on the afternoon mike powers 17 for 30 237 yards two touchdowns mike powers at nine of his last ten throws this one an eight yarder to marcus cherry cherry second touchdown puts the eagles up one and knocks power out although he wobbled off under his own power well that's good news for boston college you see an elated marcus cherry his second touchdown of the game as you say eric reid fourth of the year that was a big play do or die with the game on the line now he seems to be fairly coherent and how about this with willie hicks at the throttle the eagles go for two it's ed toner barreling in eagles pick up a much needed two-point conversion so their lead is now three it's boston college 34 pittsburgh 31 a minute 38 to play jack mcnelson willie hicks give it off to the fullback let's see how it works out that was a very heads up and bright play for coach jack mcnell and toner coming up with the two points now they need a touchdown to win i don't see mach godfrey coming up short he'll go for the touchdown you see the replay of the touchdown he just got walloped i believe it was 58 curtis bray marcus cherry nothing else to do but catch it take the lead now when the eagles were trailing 31-19 in this fourth quarter george phelan said eagles got to get two touchdowns they have in the last four minutes and amazingly lead this game 34-31 it's their first lead all afternoon and of course the icing was the two-point conversion at the end well that's the way it looked from the eagle bench the sugar parish chief jordan setting a new record for vertical league now if the eagles can win this one be quite the comeback effort trailing 14-0 and 21-10 and then 31-19 now boy jack hoping for his third straight victory over a pit team eagles would very much like to be two and three by the end of this exciting football afternoon well keep in mind now that the wind is still blowing at boston college's face pitt does have the wind with them they will probably get good field position as boston college will squib it so this game by far is not over with a minute and 38 seconds left to go and the panthers still holding all three of their timeouts ryan lowe's field goal andover it gives kickoff end over and reggie williams a yard williams goes down at the 14. a fine stick by david thompson a big special teams play for boston college they decide to kick it into the air into the wind and make pitt return the football it gets held up there brian lowe with a great kick and they came up with a big tackle on the 15-yard line pitt will start out with their worst field position of this football again here's why the replay williams trying to run it to the outside really gets walloped right there short of the 15-yard line defense is the key here at the heights up by three eagles play the deal with a minute 30 left dickerson with all day and nobody to go to so dickerson goes to the sideline and gets out at the 12. a loss of three on first down clock is stopped with a minute 23 left there's another boston college defensive player down on the field hard to tell maybe peter gray that is eric lindstrom oh no greg he is he's holding his shoulder he was out of last week's game because of a shoulder burner he may have reinjured that shoulder peter gray having a very good game this afternoon he would be a big loss he appears to be in a lot of pain you'll see the end of it he gets grabbed right here by the shoulder and falls on that left shoulder twist his right shoulder so it's hard to tell which one is injured he may have reinjured the right one or hurt his left one well peter gray joins the ranks of the battered mike power able to smile through the pain why not power hitting nine of his last 10 throws his last throw this afternoon the eight-yard touchdown flip to marcus cherry a real touch toss by power but the eagles up 32-31 they go for the two and make it lead it by three with a minute 23 left as you see from the high angle that's the angle we look at it from peter gray being helped off now pitt's got to put this thing in the air mike gottfried knows it we know it the eagle defense knows it and ray perry our statistician knows it too dickerson 5 for 11 106 yards his main guy has been henry darn tootin two catches 87 yards at the 76 yard scoring strike first half and osborne of course is the other flanker who has good hands and is a good ball possession type receiver although he is not in the football game they're going to go with reggie williams the two speedsters they need a big play second down a dozen at their own 13-yard line dickerson to the sideline tootin makes a good catch and is stuck right at the 30. 17-yard gain on second and a dozen penalty marker back at the 20 on the far side my guess from where the penalty flag is it's defensive holding tune with plenty of time they're only rushing three guys you see murphy in the middle of the field they complete the ball downfield it's going to go it's going to be called back penalty appears to be called against the pit panthers that really hurts and puts him in the hole ineligible receiver don field against the offense repeat second on well that's the call eighth penalty against pitt mike gottfried said oh how could we like power up on the eagle sideline a minute 17 left it is now a second and 18 for the panthers they are suddenly behind tables of turndown pittsburgh it's 34-31 a shootout at chestnut hill in its final minute 17. up top for reggie williams great over-the-shoulder catch at the bc 42-yard line and out of bounds with a minute nine left the shoot-out continues reggie williams with so much speed out there on the right side goes against stephen williams stephen williams was just blown away if he was able to throw this football five yards further he already tossed it about 60 yards a 50 yard completion about 10 yard drop back great over over-the-shoulder tackle williams able to make up some ground because it was thrown short get another look at it he just runs right by stephen williams that ball was online pitt would win this football game reggie williams able to haul it in and pick up 50 it's first and ten now at the eagle 42 with 69 seconds remaining oh what a play by ivan caesar stopping the freshman fullback richard redman caesar so so quick a loss of five oh pit gets a momentum play on the long 50-yard bomb this time boston college electing to come with the blitz off the corner they send ivan caesar and it pays off hitting a draw tight protection he was right there at the handoff get a look at this vicious hit by ivan caesar coming in like a bat out of hell taking the back down before he even has a chance to react a minute two left panthers have called a time-out so they have two left oh we have the chance want to thank our statistician ray perry on this afternoon ray we wrap it up how many years six years our spotter this afternoon the incomparable one john anthony zinini our associate director liz white well eric it's going to be tough for us to lose you i know you're going to do a fine job with the miami heat good luck to you thanks gerard i've enjoyed working with you so far this year same here tom larson will pick it up october 16th and the scarlet nights come in but what a way to close this has been some enjoyable football game second down 16 from the eagle 48 pit down by just through dickerson up top for tooton and that was nearly out of the ballpark he must have thrown that ball 70 yards keep in mind dickerson was drafted by the kansas city royals he he can throw the football boston college dropping back in good coverage here they have a three-d scheme they have a fifth uh defensive back end again they're going back to the weld and tootin dickerson throwing that football well out of the end zone the view that mark camp house does not enjoy 3431 bc 54 seconds left this is third down and 16. dickerson for osborne incomplete it'll be fourth down in 16. well the front four for defense for boston college's defensive line's got to be getting tired by now as does the receivers they're going to change receivers for pitt and they're going to call a timeout take a rest here with fourth down facing them left after this one but if they don't pick up 16 yards on the first down timeout does him no good well they've been going for the bomb and not taking care of the down and distance and that's why they find themselves in the position they're in now nice to see a smile from our camp house essence coverage of the new england college soccer scene continues this wednesday as the umass minutemen travel to providence rhode island to meet the brown bruins tape delayed coverage begins wednesday night at eight from stevenson field it'll be right here on nesting scott gray and gary swanson for the call umass and brown soccer action wednesday night at eighth right here on the new england sports network well boston college had to go for it all on a fourth down situation they wind up converting of course it's a different story when you start from your eight or if you're on the 48-yard line boston college with one more defensive play to come up with before this day is over well it has been an unlikely pc comeback this afternoon trailing 14-zip after one 14-10 at halftime 24-16 after three 31-19 midway through the fourth the eagles have come back with two touchdowns in the final five minutes and 46 seconds they are one play away from defeating the pit panthers this is that play fourth down and 16. for henry tooton incomplete bc gets the football back should get the victory well for those who left early they missed the heck of a football game this stadium still well filled saw boston college eagles come back from a 12 point deficit to win this football game we got the shot of those folks filing out let's play it back get names and numbers here's the replay obviously going to tooting to run with the football this from the top side they had a man open running in the in the middle of the field right there is where he was going but they had him well hemmed in plays ball is thrown just over the hands of tootin boston college will kneel on it and take this victory willie hicks to take the snap ellie eagles will get their third straight win over the pit panthers and will improve their record of two and three a heart-pounding day for jack mcnell time-out taken by the pit panthers it is their last here's a look at lenny willis the first year backfield coach at boston college barry gallup the offensive coordinator and the head man jack mcnell and mike power had himself quite the afternoon returning as the starter a couple of key touchdown passes bust demarcus cherry in the final five minutes and 46 seconds 237 yards through the air this afternoon for mike 17 for 30. tom waddle five catches 94 yards marcus jerry 5 for 50. so gerard i won't be with you when uh tommy waddle moves alongside and then past you but i'll be thinking about you well records are there to be broken everybody comes up behind us scott gizman a great receiver he's just brian brennan and of course calvin martin they just keep coming and barry gallup the receiver coach just keeps putting him out he's a fine recruiter and a great coach tommy waddle is appears to be one of the greatest certainly have to feel good for number 10 powers battled through a lot of adversity and battle through a pretty talented fit defense this afternoon now clock winding down under 20 seconds eagles will not have to snap it again on a personal note i'm delighted to go out with a victory i want to thank all those wonderful people at boston college and those of the new england sports network that gave me a wonderful three-year opportunity i will miss you new england thank you the eagles get their second victory of 1988. we'll be back for a brief recap your final score as the fireworks finally subside boston college 34 pittsburgh 31. shank is dangerous he goes around weinrich crookshank and he scores one that goes back to the lineup stay tuned this fall when nessen brings you all the thrills of hockey east join sean mcdonough and bob norton for a fourth great season on nessen beginning november the 1st when bu takes on the bc eagles and continuing right through 20 regular season games and into the playoffs hockey east college hockey at its best coming this fall on nessen your new england sports network boston college football on netsin has been brought to you by bud light everything else is just delight and the final score this afternoon at alumni stadium in chestnut hill the eagles with a staring comeback victory defeat pittsburgh 34-31 skies were not clear but there was no moisture falling as we started the game with the university of houston you see a picture of their run and shoot offense we had decided that we would use multiple groups of defenses including six defensive backs against the

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