Thursday Night College Football: FSU Brushes Off BC, Tulsa Outlasts UCF

Boston College fans aren’t happy about the program’s new low. The longest bowl streaks in the country:

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Both are unbeaten in conference, and a head-to-head win would give Tulsa the tiebreaker, regardless of Houston’s superior overall record. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

The Knights, meanwhile, have retained none of last year’s momentum. Their only noteworthy win came almost two months ago against Boston College, another team that had a pretty awful Thursday night.

Just gonna leave this here for no apparent reason.

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The half ended in somewhat fitting fashion for Boston College in its Thursday night matchup with Florida State. With the Seminoles up 28-0, Boston College suddenly found an offense, thanks in large part to quarterback Josh Bordner. The freshman came in and provided a spark, driving the Eagles all the way down to the five, only to see the ball come loose on a misplayed handoff.

The result was a turnover and no points for the Eagles, who headed into the half down by four touchdowns. Bordner, however, was somewhat of a revelation. His running ability provided the anemic Boston College offense a lift, and Bordner soon became the Eagles’ leading rusher on the night, picking up 36 yards on four carries. When he did finally throw the ball, Bordner tossed a strike for 36 yards as Boston College drove deep into the red zone.

But remember FSU had to travel more than 1,000 miles for this matchup on a short week, and that the Boston temperature should be nearing the 40s before the 8 pm ET kickoff time. Noles fans have been displeased by the scheduling here literally since the day ACC schedules were announced, at the time rating this game as FSU’s fifth-toughest of the year:

Miami’s favored by 14.5.

UCF’s favored by two.

Game date, time: 8pm ET, Thursday, November 3, 2011

Location: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts