Jacob Swiger ·
21 Nov 2009, 4:07 PM ·
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TV/ESPN2 — Quarterbacks T.J. Yates and Dave Shinskie battled for the title of “quarterback who threw the most interceptions” in Chestnut Hill Saturday. Shinskie won … but it wasn’t a good thing.
UNC and BC combined to toss eight interceptions on the day, but Shinskie’s mistakes couldn’t come at worse times. After a three-interception performance against Miami, cornerback Kendric Burney picked off a Shinskie pass and returned it for a touchdown to make it 21-0 in the first quarter.
Safety Deunta Williams (pictured) matched Burney’s Miami performance with his own three interceptions Saturday, including the game clincher that ended a BC drive late in the fourth, which could have tied the game. Williams returned the interception to the 1-yard line where Ryan Houston twisted into the endzone for his second touchdown of the game.
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ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill Butch Davis, Cam Thomas, Dave Shinskie, Deunta Williams, E.J. Wilson, Erik Highsmith, Kendric Burney, Russell Wilson, Ryan Houston, TJ Yates
Jacob Swiger ·
19 Nov 2009, 7:36 PM ·
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North Carolina (7-3) at Boston College (7-3)
[12 p.m., Nov. 21, Alumni Stadium]
Televised by ESPN2
North Carolina travels to Chestnut Hill to begin its two-game stretch of revenge games — with the first against a Boston College team the Heels thrashed 45-24 in Chapel Hill last season.
BC needs a win and a Clemson loss in order to advance to the ACC title game. UNC is jostling for bowl position, including an outside chance of reaching the coveted Chick-fil-A Bowl.
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ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill Boston College, Butch Davis, Christian Ponder, Dave Shinskie, Jacory Harris, Mike McLaughlin, Ryan Houston, Thaddeus Lewis, TJ Yates, Tyrod Taylor
Joe Schwartz ·
17 Oct 2009, 9:34 PM ·
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TV/ABC11 - Due to the late-running, and excruciatingly slow-developing Texas-Oklahoma contest, today’s N.C. State-Boston College matchup wasn’t available on local channels until the 3:15 to go mark in the first quarter. Most folks, Wolfpack fans included, probably wish the game stayed that way, as N.C. State went down 52-20 at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Viewers were greated by a 59-yard Dave Shinksie touchdown lob to Colin Larmond Jr., the first images ABC provided after waiting for the Red River Shootout to end. Wolfpack freshman cornerback Rashard Smith was beat on the play. After running step-for-step with Larmond, he misjudged the ball’s flight, jumped and spun helplessly out of bounds. Larmond offered a salute to the camera, a harbinger of things to come.
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ACC, Football, N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill Colin Larmond Jr., Dave Shinskie, Gary Tranquill, Mike Archer, Montel Harris, Rashard Smith, Russell Wilson, Tom O'Brien, wildcat offense
Joe Schwartz ·
16 Oct 2009, 11:47 AM ·
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N.C. State needs to avoid giving receivers this kind of space Saturday. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
Boston College (4-2, 2-2 ACC) vs. N.C. State (3-3, 0-2 ACC)
3:30 p.m., Saturday, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
ABC, WRAL-FM 101.5
Key stats … 820. That’s how many passing yards the Wolfpack have allowed in the last two weeks to Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner and Duke’s man under center, Thaddeus Lewis. You can bet BC’s Dave Shinskie is salivating after viewing that tape. After watching his team get carved up for the second time in as many weeks Head Coach Tom O’Brien said something needed to change, lest they face teams trying to pass 50 times a game the rest of the year.
The stakes are high this week for an N.C. State team hoping to keep it’s bowl hopes viable. They’ve got six games left on the schedule and need to win four to play during the holiday season. A loss here, and the road gets very tough. A win, and perhaps they can go on a run like they did last year. Head Coach Tom O’Brien returns to Boston College, where he coached before coming to Raleigh and faces his longtime assistant Frank Spaziani. Both teams look to rebound this week after multiple-toucdown defeats last week. This one will come down to which team responded the best during the week of practice.
Boston College will win if … They follow Thaddeus Lewis’s blueprint on pinpointing lots of dink and dunk passes. The Wolfpack defense has shown it can stop the run, with Willie Young, Alan-Michael Cash and Ray Michel all showing their stoutness, but their passing defense leaves a lot to be desired.
N.C. State will win if … They figure out how to cure their secondary woes. This should be a good week for them to rebound from back-to-back losses to open conference play. The Eagles were flat out embarrassed and exposed last week at Virginia Tech, 48-14 (trust us, it wasn’t even that close). They also need to establish Toney Baker, who ran well in limited opportunities against Duke last week. This game could be ugly, and a running game will go a long way toward winning it.
Players to watch Anyone in the N.C. State secondary. If you find them near receivers. breaking up passes, making tackles the first time. the Wolfpack will win. If not, it’ll be a long day, and a long offseason. As mentioned above, Toney Baker will be the key on offense. Look also for Russell Wilson to find George Bryan over the middle. He’s become a favorite target for the talented N.C. State sophomore.
Vegas line Boston College -3
Score prediction and brief explanation The weather will come into play, making this a likely ugly and run heavy contest, which plays into the Wolfpack’s favor. We’ve got to think N.C. State took the Duke loss pretty hard, despite all the players lauding the Blue Devils as a team on the rise. This group has a history of rallying down the stretch when others have given up on them. Look for them to repeat that and squeak out a hard-fought victory 24-20.
ACC, Football, N.C. State Boston College, Dave Shinskie, Riley Skinner, Russell Allen, Thaddeus Lewis, Tom O'Brien, Toney Baker
