It’s the second to last home game of the season and more importantly it’s the Red Bandana Game! The Eagles are looking to build on some of the momentum from the past two weeks and get their second win of the season. Boston College is a 10.5 point underdog with the over/under at 54.5.

Linebacker Bam Crouch is out after coming back last week against Notre Dame, and the same goes for Jaedn Skeete. Ashton McShane and Jude Bowry are game time decisions, while Amari Jackson is likely to get back in the mix

Newfound rivals SMU are coming off a big upset over Miami. Their defense has been getting a whole lot of turnovers, so BC will need to take care of the ball. On offense, they’ve been strong in the passing game and less so against the run. Maybe we won’t see another game-breaking long touchdown run.

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Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge, who oversaw the city’s contentious bus and bike lane expansion, is departing the Wu administration at the end of the year in the latest staffing shakeup leading up to the mayor’s second term.

Franklin-Hodge was appointed chief of streets by Mayor Michelle Wu in December 2021, and after serving in that role for the entirety of the mayor’s first term in office, will not be returning for the second term of the Wu administration.

Wu confirmed Franklin-Hodge’s departure Friday, saying in a statement that she was “grateful to Jascha for his years of service to the City of Boston in making our streets safer and more connected for our residents.”

“Under Franklin-Hodge’s leadership, our departments tackled longstanding challenges that helped improve and deliver basic city services and infrastructure more quickly than ever before,” Wu said. “Over the last four years, we built more miles of protected infrastructure than ever before, repaved 102 miles of roadway, accelerated processes to build and fix sidewalks, improved trash pickup and snow removal, and modernized parking meters and streets management.

“Jascha’s leadership has set a foundation for continued improvement and service delivery, and we are so grateful for his lasting impact,” the mayor added.

The mayor’s office said Franklin-Hodge resigned and would be leaving at the end of the year. No announcement has been made about who will replace him.

Franklin-Hodge was paid $191,653 last year, per city payroll records.

“Serving the City of Boston as chief of streets has been the honor of a lifetime,” Franklin-Hodge said in a statement. “I’m grateful to Mayor Wu for giving me the opportunity. Government is a relay-race, but I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve been able to deliver and the organization we’ve built.

“I joined this administration because I believe in Mayor Wu and I’ve been happy to have the opportunity to serve this incredible leader who has given us the space to not only improve the infrastructure of our streets, but to make them safer and help people get around more effectively.”

The city’s widespread implementation of bus and bike lanes under Franklin-Hodge’s leadership has drawn backlash from residents, became a campaign issue in the mayoral race, and led to a 30-day review last spring that concluded the engagement from the Streets Cabinet was “heavy-handed.”

The review was led by Mike Brohel, superintendent of basic city services, rather than Franklin-Hodge.

It’s not just people who are feeling the impact of the government shutdown — it’s animals, too.

Pets are at risk of going hungry as families struggle with the loss of SNAP benefits. The MSPCA-Angell says demand for pet food has skyrocketed as SNAP benefits remain frozen.

“We are seeing a really big increase in the number of families that are turning to us asking for pet food,” said Alyssa Krieger, director of community outreach for MSPCA-Angell.

As families wait for SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, Taco Azul and other restaurants are stepping up to the plate.

Krieger says her team is working in overdrive, hosting pop-up pet food pantries across Massachusetts, including one Friday at the organization’s headquarters in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

In an average month, the MSPCA-Angell distributes about 275,000 pet meals. Now, they need roughly 22,000 more every week just to keep up. That’s an extra $6,000 in costs.

“We want to make sure that families are not making a decision between feeding their pets and feeding themselves,” Krieger said.

The MSPCA is teaming up with Dakin Humane Society in Springfield to reach even more families.

Food donations can be dropped off at shelters statewide or purchased through online wish lists.

To find out where to donate or to get help yourself, visit the MSPCA’s website.