Overview
- O’Brien cut off local broadcaster and BC alum Mike Gualtieri and told fans, “We’re not down… The sun is up and we’re fighting.”
- He confirmed senior quarterback Grayson James, in his second season at BC after three years at FIU, will start against SMU.
- The Eagles are 1–8 overall and 0–5 in the ACC, with their only win coming against FCS Fordham in Week 1.
- Recent results have grown lopsided, with each of the past five losses by at least two touchdowns and ACC defeats averaging 20 points, according to reports.
- Multiple outlets linked the tense exchange to O’Brien’s history of public flare-ups, citing past incidents from his Houston Texans tenure.