Cincinnati Runs past Boston College 34-15 Behind JC French
Cincinnati threw for 85 yards and won by 19. It ran for 255 on 44 carries and had three touchdowns from JC French, which is how you do that.
Cincinnati was slow to start, with a 54-yard Stephen Rusnak field goal in the first quarter and a 4-yard touchdown catch by JV Gibson with 7:48 left in the second. It was 10-0 at halftime. French ran in from 4 yards at 10:48 of the third and again from 4 yards at 5:24, and that made it 24-0. Boston College got on the board at 2:01 of the third, when Evan Dickens ran in from 4 yards and Mason McKenzie ran in the two-point conversion, 24-8.
Cincinnati answered with a 44-yard Rusnak field goal and a 1-yard French run with 1:58 left to make it 34-8. Boston College scored last, a 23-yard touchdown catch by Johnathan Montague Jr. from McKenzie with 1:02 left, and the final was 34-15.
Boston College actually outgained Cincinnati 388 yards to 340, and McKenzie had 223 passing yards and 78 on the ground. The problem was the other column: Boston College threw an interception and lost a fumble, and Cincinnati had no turnovers. Cincinnati also had four sacks. Cincinnati is 1-0 and Boston College is 0-1.
Boston College was held scoreless until 2:01 left in the third quarter, and 24-0 is a tall hill for anyone. The late touchdowns made the final look kinder than the game was.
Fantasy-wise, French had 32.3 points on the ground and through the air, and McKenzie had 22.7 in a loss.