Boston College wallops North Carolina to gain bowl eligibility

Boston College scored on five of six trips to the red zone and possessed the ball for 38:02 en route to a dominant 41-21 win over visiting North Carolina in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.Grayson James finished 18-of-27 passing for 192 yards and a touchdown while rushing for another score to lead the Eagles (6-5, 3-4 ACC), who had a 420-212 advantage in total yards.James connected with Reed Harris for a score, while Lewis Bond caught a team-high nine passes for 81 yards. Kye Robichaux paced the Eagles’ run game with 93 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.The win lifted Boston College to bowl eligibility for the second straight year and eighth time in the last nine seasons.Chris Culliver’s 95-yard kickoff return was North Carolina’s (6-5, 3-4) lone touchdown before Davion Gause rushed for two in the fourth quarter.Jacolby Criswell threw for 176 yards (16-of-309), but the Donovan Ezeiruaku-led defense sacked him seven times and intercepted three passes, including a Ryan Turner return for a touchdown.Omarion Hampton rushed for only 53 yards on 11 carries for the Tar Heels, who were 3-of-13 on third downs and committed eight penalties.The Eagles put together a 13-play scoring drive in 6:15 following the opening kickoff. After Robichaux’s touchdown catch out of the backfield was nullified due to offensive pass interference, Liam Connor snuck a career-long field goal of 49 yards just over the crossbar.Following Boston College’s quick stop, James faked the Tar Heel defense and scored on a 3-yard run to the left. A key third-and-9 conversion to Harris set up the 10-0 score.

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