Final Thoughts and Prediction: Boston College v UMass

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Saturday, 3:30 kickoff for the Battle for the Bay State. BC continues to ease into the season after handling Colgate last weekend. UMass ups the ante, but themselves were throttled by Pittsburgh 51-7. While not officially the Red Bandana Game, great work by everyone to honor Welles and wear the red bandana uniforms on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

As we discovered last week, BC kicker Aaron Boumerhi is out with a hip injury with an unclear timetable to return. Danny Longman, who typically handles kickoffs, will once again lead the way with freshman Connor Lytton likely getting in some work. Wide receiver Jaelen Gill…