Louisville, Boston College make it to field at last (maybe)

Even making it to Thanksgiving without a single positive COVID-19 test didn’t spare Boston College from the schedule shuffling that has hit college football this season.

The Eagles’ game against Louisville has filled four different slots on the schedule. If the teams make it to kickoff on Saturday, that will be an accomplishment in itself.

“You can’t get mad. You can’t scratch your head. You’ve just got to get ready and feel lucky that we’re playing football,” BC coach Jeff Hafley said. “Anybody right now who is saying, ‘ I can’t believe this is happening.’ Let’s just be fortunate we’re playing ball, we get another chance to play. Hopefully we’ll get these next two games in.”

Originally scheduled for October before the pandemic delayed the start of the season, the game

was moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving when the Atlantic Coast Conference reissued the schedule, then to Dec. 12 and then back to Thanksgiving week, with a kickoff time at 4 p.m. Saturday. That saved BC (5- 4, 4- 4 ACC) from having back-to-back bye weeks, while giving Louisville (3-6, 2-6) a chance to build on a 30- 0 victory over Syracuse last week that was their first shutout over a Power Five team since 2004.

The Cardinals have not won consecutive games all season. They have not won an ACC game on the road since last November.