Although the Boston College Eagles football program has seen multiple changes throughout the offseason, mostly on the coaching side, the team started its rebuild last season.

In 2023, the team finished the year with a 7-6 overall record after coming off a three-win season two years ago and won its bowl game against now-conference opponent SMU in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. 

The most impactful change on the team, however, was the ground game. 

As a whole, the offense tallied 2,593 rushing yards last season, a drastic increase from the 759 tallied in 2022 and was the most yards on the ground since 2019 (3,291). The offense also averaged 198.8 rush yards per game which ranked the 13th highest in the nation and second highest in the ACC last season. 

A majority of the rushing success came from the styling duo of quarterback Thomas Castellanos and running back Kye Robichaux as both first-year Eagles combined for 1,893 yards and 21 touchdowns. 

Now, the group has added extra depth to it after picking up veteran running back Treshaun Ward out of the transfer portal. Ward, a graduate, spent his first four seasons with Florida State and last season with Kansas State. 

Robichaux believes the addition, as well as the rest of the room will surprise many people during the upcoming season. 

“I feel like our whole running back group, as a whole, is going to shock a lot of people this year,” said Robichaux. “Especially with me and Treshaun. I feel like as soon as he got here, we hit it off because we both have similar upbringings, both started out college careers as walk-ons. So, we both kind of had that mindset like ‘you gotta do more, you gotta do more.’ We kind of just feed off each other, so that’s been the whole intention during camp. We’re going to look to continue it during the season.” 

The senior also spoke highly of teammate Datrell Jones, a Catholic Memorial product, who is entering his second season with the Eagles after redshirting in 2023. 

“He’s a good one,” said Robichaux. “I think a lot of people are going to be surprised when he steps out onto the field. He works hard, he’s smart, he’s young, he’s fast. I think [if] he puts everything together, you’ll see a lot of him.”

BOSTON (WHDH) – Boston police are investigating after a man was found with stab wounds in Amory Terrace in Roxbury early Sunday morning.

Officers responding to a reported stabbing around 4:45 a.m. found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to Boston police. He was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated.

His condition was not immediately available.

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BOSTON (WHDH) – A backpack-a-thon was held in Dorchester on Saturday aimed at equipping local kids with everything they’ll need to get off on the right foot this upcoming school year.

Beth Israel and Bowdoin Street Health Center organized the event, which distributed more than 300 backpacks filled with school supplies to area kids.

“Today is about community healing, bringing people together, celebrating summer, celebrating being outside, and being outside safely,” said Ella Froggatt of the Bowdoin Street Health Center.

And those taking home bags were extremely grateful for the support.

“This is showing me real love. My heart is pure love,” one participant said.

And with inflation and other economic factors, organizers say the need is great.

“It’s awesome,” said Kynndal Martin, a community health worker. “The just keep coming and coming, pouring in, so everybody is showing me love and I’m showing them love back, everything is free.”

Bowdoin Street Health Center says they’re hoping to do another backpack-a-thon in Dorchester before the end of the summer.

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