When the clock struck midnight, Northern Illinois fell to 0-1 and Boston College won its road opener. A win and a loss are black-and-white, but the game was up for grabs during the entire 3.5-hour production. The Huskies lost to the Eagles on a potential game-tying field goal in the game's final minute. It was the opener for both programs involved, so here is what we know so far about the former MAC power and Steve Addazio's squad up north:
Both defenses are incredible
Boston College picked up from where it left off in 2016, a year when the Eagles fielded the eighth-best yards per game defense in the nation.