The disappointment of a second straight losing season isn’t lost on Boston College coach Frank Spaziani. He has been the face and the fall guy for the Eagles’ disastrous 2-7 campaign. But in front of his players, that face has remained the same, even as the losses threatened to slowly take the air out of the locker room.

“That’s definitely a hard thing to do as a head coach, trying to motivate guys that are constantly put in a bad situation,” said linebacker Nick Clancy. “He’s always just staying positive. He’s not looking at negatives.