Government shutdown or not, college football will be going on for Army on Saturday, as the team will travel to play Boston College at Alumni Stadium at 1 pm and the game could be one of the most exciting of the early goings, as Boston College is looking to rebound from a tough loss against Florida State last weekend.
The team has played well in its wins, but after losing two straight games against the Seminoles and the USC Trojans, the Eagles need a rebound against Army, one of the best rushing teams in the nation. BC won it's first two games while outscoring opponents 48-24, but the other two games saw the team give up over 30 points twice while scoring seven and 34 in those contests and now they will be playing against Army for their fifth game and they are 2-2 on the season, 1-1 in the ACC conference.
Boston College needs to rebound to have any chance in the ACC and the Army game is a big test, as they have a number of tougher games on the schedule and they can't afford to lose another matchup, as a road game against Clemson is coming next week. The team will play three of the next four on the road including the Tigers, as they have North Carolina and then Virginia Tech before playing on the road against New Mexico State in a game that will also be streaming on ESPN3.
The Eagles have a tough finish to the season, as they will play against NC State and Maryland, which will be on the road against the Terrapins and then they also have an away game to finish the season against Syracuse. The team is ranked 78th in the nation in rushing and is passing for under 200 yards per game and the defense has not played as well as expected, giving up over 25 points per game. The team is scoring over 20 points per game and the team will try and rush the ball early against Army.
Army comes into the game at 2-3 and while the service teams had some scares about losing matchups with the shutdown, the game will go on as planned and the team is coming off a win against LA Tech after losing three straight games. The team will play against Eastern Michigan and then Temple and Air Force on the road as long as the shutdown doesn't last that long and then the team hosts Western Kentucky at West points, The team will play at Hawaii and then in the big game against Navy. The team is ranked second in the nation in rushing with over 300 yards per game and they are only passing for 65 yards per game on average this season.