Boston College's loss to Notre Dame on Saturday crystallized next week more clearly than any other game on the schedule. It dropped the Eagles to 5-6 on the season, which meant next week against Pittsburgh came into full view. Bowl eligibility and everything that goes with it - extra practices, further development and a trip to represent the uniform, the team and the university - would now rest on a single game, the last game of the 2019 season.
"We have another game," head coach Steve Addazio said. "It's the last game of the year.