Toasty Buns: 10 college football coaches on the hot seat entering 2023
By John Buhler
Boston College sadly became directionless under Jeff Hafley last college season
Just when everyone in ACC country thought Boston College was going to take a big step forward last year, Jeff Hafley’s Eagles landed … right on their faces! BC went an absolutely dreadful 3-9 a season ago. This came after two commendable six-win campaigns, back-to-back. Hafley showed us how good of a coach he was in his first two years in Chestnut Hill, but last year was a disaster.
Again, with the ACC going division-less, it will serve a good, but not great program like BC in the end. However, they are now in the same bucket as rival Syracuse: go out and prove it, bro. Juggernauts like Clemson and Florida State will be fine, while a more balanced schedule may give a program like Louisville even more credibility in a much more evened-out ACC. But what about BC?
Hafley needs to get his Eagles back to a six-win team in short order. It may not be this season, but he cannot go 3-9 again and expect there to be a fourth year at the helm of this program. Yes, he will find another opportunity to lead a Power Five team somewhere down the line if it hits the fan for him in Chestnut Hill. It would be a shame if that happened, but last year left a sour taste.
BC is like Syracuse in that we have seen this place be a top-25 program that can go 8-4 regularly.