How can BC keep it close with Georgia Tech?
One final home game in 2025.
The Eagles host top-15 Georgia Tech in the final home game at Alumni Stadium in this very forgettable 2025 season. BC is a 16.5-point underdog as of about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and it’s hard to see a real path for them to cover, although they did against Notre Dame a few weeks ago.
The main thing on Saturday is to go down swinging for the seniors. Here’s a few things to focus on if that’s going to happen:
Limiting Haynes King, particularly on the ground
Easier said than done, obviously.
Haynes King is a problem and I’m not sure BC has any answers for him. O’Brien called King “a badass” on Thursday and he’s not wrong. King is 215 lbs. and runs like a gazelle. In his sixth year of college ball, King has a 72.1 completion percentage with nine touchdowns and two picks. On the ground, he’s rumbled for 754 yards and 14 touchdowns on 133 carries. The linebackers and secondary will have a tough day and evening trying to wrap him up in the open field. He’s fourth OVERALL in the ACC rushing leader category.
Having said all that, if BC can actually stop the run, then the Georgia Tech passing offense isn’t all that daunting, ranked ninth in the ACC with 261 yards per game. With a guy like Amari Jackson back in the secondary, it’s feasible the pass defense can hold up and keep this close, but if G-Tech can run wild, it’s going to be a long, long day.
Feed Lewis Bond
Bond is just two catches away from tying Zay Flowers for the program’s all-time receptions lead and three away from breaking it. Bond has quietly put up some pretty impressive numbers (733 yards, 73 catches), despite having a carousel constantly rotating at QB the last few months. Bill O’Brien announced Thursday that Dylan Lonergan will start, but regardless of who plays, Bond should be able to get the record in his final home game, which will be a nice moment in a year full of ugly ones. He should get plenty of targets and all the opportunities he can handle to ball out in Chestnut Hill one final time.
Can BC actually run the ball?
If the Eagles are going to have any chance whatsoever to stay in this one, they HAVE to find a way to run the ball. It’s cliche, but keep that G-Tech offense and King off the field as much as possible.
BC’s rushing offense has been nonexistent in 2025. The Eagles’ highest ranked back in the ACC is Turbo Richard, who is 14th with 506 yards and five touchdowns on 119 carries. As a team, BC has just 935 yards total on the ground this season. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech is second with 1,989 yards and 25 touchdowns. The good news is G-Tech is 16th in the ACC when it comes to run defense, just ahead of BC sitting in dead last.
Prediction
Georgia Tech 31, BC 17 – A little boost with the senior stuff early, but the Yellow Jackets just need this one way too much to let the 1-9 Eagles ruin a potentially special season.
