When Maryland exited the ACC to join the Big Ten in 2014, they were a team Boston College fans were well aware of. Frank Spaziani, even with his difficulties was able to beat this team both in 2011 and 2012, and Steve Addazio beat them on a last second field goal in 2013.
But things have changed. Randy Edsall is gone fired in October of 2015, and former Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin is in charge. He took over a team that was 3-9, and desperately was in need of a boost after the Edsall/Mike Locksley combination finished the season allowing 34 points a game, 103rd in the country.