On Thursday, Boston College announced Bill O’Brien’s first staff on the Heights. O’Brien found a good mixture of “his guys,” up-and-coming coaches, and continuity by maintaining a few key assistants from Hafley’s staff. In addition to the announced staff, which mainly consisted of on-field roles, reports on Saturday indicated an intriguing new member filling an advisory role to O’Brien in Doug Marrone. Berj Najarian was also confirmed as the new chief of staff for the Eagles.
Offensively, BC brought in former Patriots tight ends coach Will Lawing to serve as Offensive Coordinator. He has been coaching with O’Brien since the latter’s days as the head coach of the Texans, following him from there to Alabama to New England.