Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.

After No. 5 Indiana, No. 7 Alabama, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 14 BYU, No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 16 Colorado and No. 19 Army all took it on the chin, who is left standing in the CFP and what is the fallout in the rest of the bowl picture?

BC became bowl eligible for the second year in a row, eight in the last nine and 31st in program history with a 41-21 win over the Tar Heels.

With the win, Boston College became bowl eligible for the eighth time in nine seasons and has won five games at home for the first time since 2018.

Boston College scored on five of six trips to the red zone and possessed the ball for 38:02 en route to a dominant 41-21 win over visiting North Carolina in