Boston College?s path to an upset over Clemson appears to have gotten a little tougher.
Coach Frank Spaziani said yesterday that defensive tackle Damik Scafe is doubtful for tomorrow?s game at Clemson with a neck/shoulder injury that he suffered in Sunday?s practice.
Scafe, the Eagles? best and most experienced interior defensive lineman, did not practice yesterday. If Scafe cannot go, true sophomore Kaleb Ramsey will get the start at right defensive tackle.Before camp began, Ramsey had been pegged to be the starter at left defensive tackle, but he suffered an ankle injury that forced him to miss most of camp. Austin Giles, a converted end, has since taken the left spot.
Ramsey began his career last year as an end also.
?It?s kind of a whole new world,? said Ramsey. ?There?s a lot more hitting and you see a lot more double-teams, but I?m getting used to it.?
Ramsey saw his first action of the season last week against Kent State.
On road back
Middle linebacker Mike McLaughlin, battling back from an Achilles tendon tear he suffered last March, will travel with the team and suit up tomorrow, though he said he would not be ready to play.
He was optimistic, however, about playing next week against Wake Forest. He practiced fully for the first time on Wednesday.
?I felt great,? said McLaughlin. ?I actually surprised myself at how good I felt.?
Trophy time
The Eagles tomorrow will be trying to win the O?Rourke-McFadden Trophy, instituted last year by the BC Gridiron Club and given to the victor of the BC-Clemson game. The club conjured up the award in recognition of the hospitality the Clemson fans have shown the BC people in welcoming them to the ACC, said club president Paul Criscione.
?I?ve been doing this for 30 years and the Clemson trip is by far the best,? said Criscione.
Along with the team award, an MVP trophy - in the form of a leather helmet (gold if a BC player wins, purple and orange if a Clemson player wins) - is given out after the game. Clemson running back C.J. Spiller won it in its inaugural year.
Coach Frank Spaziani said yesterday that defensive tackle Damik Scafe is doubtful for tomorrow?s game at Clemson with a neck/shoulder injury that he suffered in Sunday?s practice.
Scafe, the Eagles? best and most experienced interior defensive lineman, did not practice yesterday. If Scafe cannot go, true sophomore Kaleb Ramsey will get the start at right defensive tackle.Before camp began, Ramsey had been pegged to be the starter at left defensive tackle, but he suffered an ankle injury that forced him to miss most of camp. Austin Giles, a converted end, has since taken the left spot.
Ramsey began his career last year as an end also.
?It?s kind of a whole new world,? said Ramsey. ?There?s a lot more hitting and you see a lot more double-teams, but I?m getting used to it.?
Ramsey saw his first action of the season last week against Kent State.
On road back
Middle linebacker Mike McLaughlin, battling back from an Achilles tendon tear he suffered last March, will travel with the team and suit up tomorrow, though he said he would not be ready to play.
He was optimistic, however, about playing next week against Wake Forest. He practiced fully for the first time on Wednesday.
?I felt great,? said McLaughlin. ?I actually surprised myself at how good I felt.?
Trophy time
The Eagles tomorrow will be trying to win the O?Rourke-McFadden Trophy, instituted last year by the BC Gridiron Club and given to the victor of the BC-Clemson game. The club conjured up the award in recognition of the hospitality the Clemson fans have shown the BC people in welcoming them to the ACC, said club president Paul Criscione.
?I?ve been doing this for 30 years and the Clemson trip is by far the best,? said Criscione.
Along with the team award, an MVP trophy - in the form of a leather helmet (gold if a BC player wins, purple and orange if a Clemson player wins) - is given out after the game. Clemson running back C.J. Spiller won it in its inaugural year.
