Boston College is already looking ahead to the 2008 football season, as some scheduling news was released today. Kent State has requested, and received approval, for their season opener be moved from Dix Stadium (capacity: 30,000) to Cleveland Browns Stadium (capacity: 73,000).
The Eagles are also still looking for a replacement for Army, as the Black Knights have asked out of next year's game. BC has sent a letter to all the Bowl Subdivision (Division 1-A) teams (with the exception of UConn, Rutgers, Pitt, and West Virginia, I imagine) to see if anyone's available. The Army game was a road contest for BC, so it would seem it'd be easy to find someone with an open slot looking for an extra home game so long as they are willing to come to Chestnut Hill for a return game. The only down side aside from this game BC's schedule is filled through 2014, so the second contest wouldn't be for a while. I'd love for the Eagles to pick up a big name opponent from the SEC or Big 12. If they want to take the easy way out I think BC still owes Baylor a home game from when they visited Boston in the late '90s, if that hasn't been scheduled already.
Also, Champs Bowl Ticets aren't selling too well from BC's side. This is disappointing. I remember during the '80s BC football was a pretty big. That hasn't been the case for a while, although I'm not sure why.
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