Boston College Eagles ACC Preview 2008 College Football Predictions: Last season, first year Boston College's head coach, Jeff Jagodzinski (11-3), walked into a great situation, and did the job. According to expert Odds-makers at BetUS.com, the Boston College Eagles don’t stand much of a chance to win the BCS National Championship game in 2009 with their ML betting odds of +12,500.

In his first-ever college football coaching gig, Jagodzinski delivered the goods by going 11-3 and 6-2 against ACC teams, and thus, earning a trip to the ACC Championship game. However, this upcoming season, with so many excellent players gone, life might become a bit tougher at Chestnut Hill.

In contrast to last year, BC’s strength this upcoming season will certainly be on the defensive end, specifically the front 7.

The main returning leaders from last season are: (LB) Mark Herzlich’s 97 tackles, (LB) Kevin Akins’ 2 INT, (DE) Alex Albright’s 8½ sacks, and (S) Paul Anderson’s 2 INT. Not to mention the return of another quality LB, Brian Toal, who was forced to be a spectator last season due to injury.

BC’s weakness will be on the opposite side of the ball. It is impossible to replace a QB like Matt Ryan –who was drafted as the 3rd overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, by the Atlanta falcons– but Senior Chris Cane will give it a shot.

Another question mark for BC this season will also be on offense, specifically in the backfield. Freshman RB Josh Haden is a huge question mark at that position. At only 5’ 8” and 190 lbs, he is hoping the aerial attack works to perfection in 2008. Simply because, if the QBs struggle and/or are ineffective, there will surely be a lot of pressure weighing down on Haden’s shoulders to move the sticks.

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