Eleven penalties, protection breakdowns, and missed opportunities proved costly for Boston College in its 25-16 loss to SMU on Saturday afternoon. After the Eagles’ second consecutive loss, head coach Bill O’Brien made it clear his team needs to be “more disciplined.”
“We pride ourselves on that,” O’Brien said in his post-game press conference. “I’ve been associated with disciplined teams. [I] think this team has the ability to be disciplined, but we weren’t today.”
The Eagles’ season-high 11 penalties, which included four false starts, were among several issues O’Brien identified after the loss. He also pointed to protection breakdowns and difficulties executing against SMU’s aggressive defensive pressure…