Northeast football in November: Syracuse, Boston College locked in ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse football team takes on the Boston College Eagles at 7:30 p.m., Friday in the JMA Wireless Dome.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

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Final: Boston College 17, Syracuse 10 Fourth quarter

Boston College drive starts 2:13 at SU 45-yard line

The Eagles run out the clock and have won five in a row to clinch a bowl bid.

Syracuse has lost five in a row for the third time under Dino Babers.

Syracuse drive starts 2:18 at own 27-yard line

It’ll be Carlos Del Rio-Wilson at quarterback for SU’s final drive.

First pass it tipped and intercepted. And that’s the fourth interception for BC.

SCORE UPDATE: Boston College 17, Syracuse 10 with 2:23 remaining

Boston College drive starts 6:00 at own 29-yard line

Castellanos finds Lewis Bond over the middle at midfield.

Walk-on Luke MacPhail is warming up on the sideline as Del Rio-Wilson heads into the medical tent.

Jason Simmons Jr. with the coverage on Tomlin down the left sideline.

On 3rd-and-9, Castellanos gets the corner on Barron and moves the sticks. Huge conversion.

BC is now in field-goal range with less than 4 minutes to play.

Syracuse has to be tactical with its timeout useage as Castellanos is now inside the 20-yard line with 3:07 remaining. Castellanos’ helmet comes off; Hafley drains the clock to 2:41 and takes his first timeout to allow his quarterback to take the next snap.

Dino Babers uses his first timeout with 2:33 as BC picks up a first down inside the 20-yard line. Babers will use his second timeout at the 2:29 mark.

Castellanos runs it in on the next play from 7 yards out.

It should be noted Babers is 0-31 when his team scores less than 20 points.

Syracuse drive starts 7:35 at own 20-yard line

Andre Ware is pretty honest on Del Rio-Wilson, whose late delivery on a deep ball to Hatcher is incomplete. Chris Bleich is called for holding.

Now Del Rio-Wilson is hobbling as he throws a swing pass too far out in front of his target.

On 3rd-and-18, Allen gets to the 20-yard. Del Rio-Wilson is hobbling off the field. Not sure if he can plant his foot at this point.

Boston College drive starts 11:38 at own 25-yard line

Jaeden Gould drops an interception over the top. That might be the third or fourth pass that SU has gotten his hands on.

On 3rd-and-4, Castellanos is just a touch long under pressure looking for Tomlin. Nice effort but he can’t reel it in.

BC fakes the punt and converts. Wow.

Kevin Jobity Jr. playing big on first down with the TFL.

Castellanos drops the snap, then scrambles ahead and slides. Sparrow goes low and hits him and will get flagged for a personal foul. That wil advance the ball across midfield.

BC has had more than 2:1 time of possession advantage.

On 3rd-and-6, BC is short, and Hafley will try to pin SU deep. Punting from the 41-yard line in plus-territory.

It’s a touchback. Folks, if you’re enjoying this, let me direct you to next week’s Northeast slugfest with Pitt to be played on a baseball field.

Syracuse drive starts 12:27 at BC 41-yard line

Del Rio-Wilson will be credited with his third interception, but that one is on Hatcher, who had the ball ripped out of his hand to give BC the sudden change of possession.

Boston College drive starts 14:18 at own 35-yard line

Kickoff goes out of bounds, and BC will start at the 35-yard line.

Marlowe Wax with a stop on first down, but tight end Jeremiah Franklin comes back with a big catch across midfield on the next play that goes for 21 yards down to the SU 45-yard line.

Caleb Okechukwu down on the field after the play. Syracuse playing without interior lineman Kevon Darton at the moment, too. Okechukwu is fine.

We’ve got a situation here: Justin Barron scoops up a fumble after laying a big hit on Robichaux. There’s a flag on BC, but targeting is being reviewed.

Ruling on the field stands, and no targeting.

Huge play by Barron playing with one arm.

SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 10, Boston College 10 with 14:18 remaining fourth quarter

Syracuse drive starts 1:04 (third quarter) at own 24-yard line

On 3rd-and-7 to open the fourth quarter, Del Rio-Wilson is bottled up, and Syracuse will send out Denaburg.

He hits from 36-yard field goal.

Third quarter

Syracuse drive starts 1:04 at own 24-yard line

Allen rips off a 56-yard run to eclipse 100 yards on the night. Syracuse is quickly down to the BC 20-yard line.

We head to the fourth quarter.

Allen has 118 yards on 15 carries.

Boston College drive starts 5:06 at own 41-yard line

Boston College will get better field position after an unnecessary roughness personal foul by Myles Farmer, slapping the helmet of a BC player after the punt.

That’s four penalties by SU over the last three snaps.

Screen pass to Dino Tomlin gets out to midfield.

Robichaux is stopped on 3rd-and-1 just outside the red zone. SU must keep BC out of the end zone. Seventeen might be enough for the victors.

On 4th-and-1, Castellanos skies and tries to reach the ball across the first-down marker. This will be close. Officials mark him short, and that’s a turnover on downs as BC passes on the field-goal attempt.

Syracuse drive starts 6:10 at own 46-yard line

Del Rio-Wilson telegraphs a deep shot to Hatcher, and he can’t come down with the 50-50 ball.

Dan Villari and J’Onre Reed flagged for a false start on back-to-back plays to bring up 2nd-and-20. An audible fire-Dino chant coming through the ESPN2 broadcast.

Then, an illegal block in the back, and the long punt return by Brown is more or less squandered.

Syracuse, for the third time tonight, comes up empty after starting from between the 40s.

Boston College drive starts 10:43 at own 20-yard line

Robichaux picks up a first down near midfield, as BC methodically plodding downfield.

Delaine credited with a pass-breakup on a deep shot.

On 3rd-and-4 from midfield, Thompson throws Tomlin for a loss on a jet sweep. BC should be going North-South instead of East-West.

It punts it away to Donovan Brown, who uncorks a nice 33-yard return.

Syracuse drive starts 14:56 at own 17-yard line

Josh Ilaoa in the game at left guard with Bradford out. Similar deal as last week.

Del Rio-Wilson picks up 18 on the quarterback run. Nice job to clear out the middle of the field. On the play, a false start by the right tackle Petry.

Syracuse drive stalls out as Del Rio-Wilson gets back to the original line of scrimmage after the penalty and a sack.

Jack Stonehouse will look to pin BC deep, but a long punt bounces in the end zone for a touchback.

Halftime: Boston College 10, Syracuse 7

We’ve got the type of game befitting of Northeast football in November.

Syracuse trails Boston College, 10-7 at halftime after coming up empty on two possessions in which it started in plus-territory. SU also missed a 57-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.

Neither quarterback has breached 100 yards through the air, but Boston College is letting Thomas Castellanos air it out more than Syracuse is willing to put the ball in the air.

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson is 4-for-9 for 27 yards and two interceptions in the half. Until the final drive of the half, Boston College defensive backs had more “catches” than Syracuse wide receivers. Tight end Dan Villari and running back LeQuint Allen had the only two catches before a couple of screens to Umari Hatcher at the line of scrimmage.

Del Rio-Wilson, it should be noted, was in line to be the third-string quarterback for the Orange until Justin Lamson transferred to Stanford after spring practice.

Second quarter

Syracuse drive starts 0:43 at own 26-yard line

Left guard Jakob Bradford goes down to the turf tapping his lower left leg.

Syracuse wide receivers have no catches. Villari and Allen each have one catch. Boston College defensive backs have two interceptions.

On cue, Hatcher takes a wide receiver screen across midfield. A late hit on Del Rio-Wilson tacks on 15 yards at the end of another screen to Hatcher.

Syracuse has two timeouts and 21 seconds from the BC 40-yard line.

Babers calls timeout with 15 seconds to go after Del Rio-Wilson picks up 2. Allen can’t bounce it outside, and Babers will use his final timeout with 2 seconds to go.

Kicker Brady Denaburg will attempt a 57-yard field goal. It is no good, and that’s the half.

SCORE UPDATE: Boston College 10, Syracuse 7 with 0:48 remaining second quarter

Boston College drive starts 8:47 at own 20-yard line

Robichaux with a 9-yard run to bring up a manageable third down, and Castellanos just gets enough to move the chains.

Austin Roon and Braylan Ingraham hit Robichaux near the line of scrimmage to bring up a key 3rd-and-5 near midfield.

Castellanos is short by about a yard. Hafley will go for it with a jumbo package and BC converts.

Castellanos gets just enough on 3rd-and-7 to bring in the heavy-run package yet again. The quarterback converts.

Boston College is in the red zone with the clock under a minute. This has been a mammoth drive in terms of time of possession. Terry Lockett meets Castellanos for a short gain.

Jason Simmons Jr. is going to get flagged for pass interference in the end zone. Ball will be placed at the 2-yard line.

Boston College grabs the lead on the next play on a short completion.

That’s an 18-play touchdown drive that chews up nearly 8 minutes.

Syracuse drive starts 9:23 at BC 40-yard line

Short punt, and Allen fields the punt at the BC 40-yard line. Second-straight possession SU opens in plus-territory. Gotta get points here.

Another poor underthrow by Del Rio-Wilson looking for Hatcher. Allen then is hit in the backfield.

Del Rio-Wilson throws it up for Donovan Brown in the end zone on 3rd-and-10 from the 40-yard line, but the throw is to the inside rather than the sideline. Elijah Jones picks it off in the end zone.

Boston College drive starts 10:51 at own 8-yard line

Robichaux tries to run off the left tackle, but SU is getting great push up front for a 4-yard loss.

Syracuse able to tee off here with BC backed up.

BC goes three-and-out.

Syracuse drive starts 11:44 at BC 47-yard line

Del Rio-Wilson underthrows Hatcher, and BC’s defensive end is down on the field after the play.

Swing pass to Allen, who drops it. That elicits a few groans with a bit of turf in front of Allen on that third down.

SU goes three-and-out.

Boston College drive starts 0:33 (first quarter) at own 25-yard line

Boston College runs out the quarter.

Jeff Hafley during an in-game interview on ESPN2 says he wants to run the ball. Robichaux converts on 3rd-and-3.

Delaine a little tentative in one-on-one situation with Joe Griffin, and BC is across midfield.

On 3rd-and-5, BC botches the exchange, and Sparrow picks up a fumble and delivers the SU defense its well-earned turnover.

First quarter

SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 7, Boston College 3 with 0:33 remaining first quarter

Syracuse drive starts 2:16 at own 35-yard line

Allen back on the punt return, in an effort to get its best players touches.

Allen then bursts off a chunk, 32-yard run down to the Boston College 33-yard line.

On 3rd-and-3, Del Rio-Wilson with a burst up the middle and a 27-yard touchdown run.

Boston College drive starts 3:10 at own 27-yard line

Stefon Thompson in the backfield on first down to put BC behind the chains early.

Jaeden Gould in coverage on the deep shot on 2nd-and-long to Tomlin.

On 3rd-and-11, Isaiah Johnson gets his hands on the ball but can’t come down with the interception. That’s three times SU has gotten its hands on the ball but can’t complete the turnover.

Syracuse drive starts 4:55 at own 25-yard line

Syracuse tries to go heavy on 3rd-and-1, and SU can’t get the push up front to convert. Officials come out to measure after a fairly favorable spot. It’ll be inches short. Babers keeps his offense on the field, and Cruz flinches.

SU will punt.

SCORE UPDATE: Boston College 3, Syracuse 0 with 4:55 remaining first quarter

Boston College drive starts 8:58 at 50-yard line

Caleb Okechukwu gets into the backfield to disrupt the run play and bring up 3rd-and-4. Dino Tomlin (son of Steelers’ coach Mike Tomlin), breaks through a tackle attempt by Barron to convert.

Castellanos has a bit of time and finds Lewis Bond down at the SU 20-yard line. Then Tomlin gets loose on a quick flare out to the 10.

SU comes up with a red-zone stop to force a short field goal.

Syracuse drive starts 11:15 at own 17-yard line

So, Carlos Del Rio-Wilson makes his second career start. His previous start came in a 19-9 loss at Pittsburgh nearly a year ago to the day.

Offensive coordinator Jason Beck is coaching from the sideline for the first time this season.

SU’s offensive line, from left to right: Enrique Cruz, Jakob Bradford, J’Onre Reed, Chris Bleich, Mark Petry.

LeQuint Allen moves the chains for an early first down.

Del Rio-Wilson looks for Umari Hatcher (he’s back this week) and BC gets flagged for a defensive pass interference on third down to trigger an auto first.

Two plays later, Del Rio-Wilson throws an interception near midfield. He stared down Isaiah Jones the whole way.

Boston College drive starts 15:00 at own 25-yard line

Kye Robichaux gets a couple carries to open the game to bring up 3rd-and-4.

Thomas Castellanos then keeps it to convert as he slips by a tackle attempt by Isaiah Johnson. Greg Delaine gets the start at corner opposite Johnson after Jayden Bellamy was injured in last week’s loss at Virginia Tech.

Boston College driving near midfield when Anwar Sparrow records a TFL. Justin Barron nearly comes up with an interception. Maybe he gets it if he didn’t have the club.

On 3rd-and-11, low snap and Sparrow nearly comes down with an interception. Stefon Thompson with the pressure.

BC will punt. Donovan Brown fields the punt.

Pregame

Some impactful pregame news: Quarterback Garrett Shrader is out due to injury.

Former Syracuse football coach Paul Pasqualoni and Dwight Freeney are here in concert with the National Football Foundation’s on-field recognition of Freeney’s College Football Hall of Fame induction next month. Pasqualoni, of course, is a former defensive line coach for Boston College as well.

Syracuse looks to avoid a five-game losing streak for the second-straight season when it hosts Boston College on Friday night.

It’s been a week of high emotions since a no-show at Virginia Tech. Syracuse weathered the storm and got to Friday, where it can do its part to wrest control of the narrative around the head coach’s job security.

Or, its Northeast rival can do its part to crank the heat on Dino Babers at a time many in the fan base seem ready for a coaching change.

So little about the direction these two teams appear headed inspires much optimism SU can eke out a win.

And yet, the Orange enters as a slight favorite despite the Eagles riding a four-game winning streak. Boston College (5-3, 2-2 ACC) can clinch bowl eligibility with a victory.

The Eagles have played a lot of close games. They dropped their season opener to Northern Illinois, then made a change to Central Florida-transfer Thomas Castellanos, a dual-threat quarterback who has rushed for more than 125 yards twice in the previous three games.

BC has three-point wins against FCS Holy Cross, Virginia (2-6) and Army (2-6), a seven-point win against UConn (1-7) and a two-point loss to Florida State (8-0), to go along with a three-point, overtime loss to Northern Illinois (4-5).