BC, despite its solid success on the field throughout this century, will have a third different head coach in four years after athletic director Gene DeFilippo shockingly fired Jeff Jagodzinski after he interviewed for the vacant New York Jets job. In steps longtime defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani, who is in his 60s. Jagodzinski won 11 games in his first season, and despite losing star quarterback Matt Ryan to Atlanta in the NFL, guided BC back to the Atlantic division crown and nine more wins last fall.

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A closer look tells you it might have all been smoke-and-mirrors. The pedestrian BC attack turned the ball over 33 times, which led (or was dead-last, depending on how you look at it) in the league. And there are no returning QB candidates with any real experience. New offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (a 69-year old journeyman who only had one job the last three years, and that was as a QB coach in NFL Europe) will certainly have his work cut out for him. So it will be rushing and defense for BC. Four offensive linemen return who started every game last fall, so that will certainly be a strength. New defensive coordinator Bill McGovern was promoted from linebackers coach. But star pupil Mark Herzlich (reigning ACC defensive player of the year) was diagnosed with bone cancer AFTER spring practice - a potentially devastating blow to the Eagle defense. Two D-linemen were drafted as well and there should be a noticeable dropoff in the middle up front.

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