Boston College Football Countdown: 2 Days to Go
By Joe Micik
You guys, Boston College football is the day after tomorrow. To celebrate, some famous Eagles #2’s and two facts about one of those #2’s.
Who Wears 2 Now
Nigel Matthews, WR, redshirt freshman
Matthews comes to Boston College from Georgia, like several of the new faces we’ve got coming in these next few seasons. As a senior at the Darlington School, he earned all-state first-team honors. Matthews was a multi-sport athlete, also running track and field before he left high school, and was good at that as well.
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Notables Who Wore #2
• Montel Harris, RB, 2008-11. Boston College’s all-time rushing leader.
• Brian St. Pierre, QB, 1999-2002. Statistically one of BC’s better starting QBs.
• Brandon Robinson, WR, 2005-08. Over 1,300 career yards.
Montel Harris: Records
#2 still holds the Boston College program records in:
• Career rushing yardage (3,735)
• Career rushing attempts (787)
• Rushing yards in a single game (264)
• Rushing touchdowns in a single game (5)
• Career 100-yard rushing games (22)
Montel Harris: Non-Records, But Still Good
#2 also boasts these achievements:
• 27 career rushing touchdowns
• Career-high 1,457 rushing yards in 2009
• Streaks of five and six 100-yard rushing touchdown games
• Twice had eight 100-yard games in a single season
• 2010 All-ACC First Team