It has been more than a month since Boston College tasted victory on the football field. The Eagles’ season was dealt swift blows the past two weeks when Army stunned them at West Point, then Florida State steamrolled them in Tallahassee.

No one has come under more fire for the disappointing year than coach Frank Spaziani. The sound and fury reached a fever pitch last week just as newly appointed BC athletic director Brad Bates was introduced, but Bates made it clear he would wait until the end of the season to evaluate Spaziani.