Boston College had to replace
Matt Ryan, who was drafted third overall in the
2008 NFL draft by the
Atlanta Falcons. Senior quarterback
Chris Crane was the starter at the beginning of the year to take over the starting quarterback position. In the November 22 game against
Wake Forest, Crane broke his collar bone, and was replaced with Dominique Davis. Other big losses that had to be dealt with from the 2007 season include tailback L.V. Witworth and running back Andre Callender. True
freshman Josh Haden was assumed to be the starting
running back, but true freshman
Montel Harris later turned out to have the starting job. BC finished the year with one of the best defenses in College Football, with the most Interceptions in all of FBS Football, and allowing the fifth fewest yards. The team had its first loss in a home game against
Georgia Tech. It went on to lose two more games against the
North Carolina and the
Clemson before winning four games in a row to take the team to its second
ACC Championship Game in a row, which again, put the Eagles against the
Virginia Tech Hokies. The Eagles lost the game 12–30, and placed the team in the
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl in
Nashville, Tennessee. The Eagles lost the game to
Vanderbilt, which not only ended the Eagles bowl winning streak, which was the longest in the nation, but gave Vanderbilt its first bowl win in over 50 years. On January 5, 2009, Coach Jagodzinski was fired by Boston College, for apparently interviewing for the head coaching vacancy for the
NFL New York Jets despite being warned not to. He was later hired as the offensive coordinator for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ==Schedule==