In 2014, Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors voted to approve a directive in football scheduling requiring members to play one non-conference game against a power conference opponent. For Boston College, that meant new possibilities and opportunities for games against new opponents. The Eagles, after all, didn't have any geographic power conference opponents, and the Holy War against Notre Dame, which counted, isn't played every year.
On Saturday, Purdue becomes the first of those "new opponents" when the Boilermakers host the No. 23 Eagles at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Purdue enters Saturday with its back to the wall after losing its first three games.