UPDATED 9:40 A.M. ET: “He feels great. He’s gonna be ready to roll tonight. They’re gonna get a full dose of AJ Dillon.” -- Boston College head coach Steve Addazio, on ESPN‘s College GameDay show, on his star RB’s heading into tonight’s game against No. 2 Clemson.
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Earlier this week, Boston College was hopeful that AJ Dillon would be ready for Saturday night’s game against Clemson. With one of the biggest home games in the program’s history fast approaching, it appears those hopes will be realized.
Dillon missed a pair of games early last month because of an ankle injury sustained in a late-September win over Temple. This past weekend, he aggravated the injury in the third quarter of the win over Virginia Tech.
Friday, a report surfaced that Dillon will indeed start against the Tigers.
Just went to BC walk-through. Star TB AJ Dillon will start for the Eagles against Clemson and sources are optimistic about his health. He’s missed two games this season with an ankle injury and didn’t play in fourth quarter against Virginia Tech.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 9, 2018
With 897 yards and eight rushing touchdowns, Dillon is far and away the Eagles’ leading rusher (Ben Glines is second with 376). His 128.1 yards rushing per game are tops in the ACC and fourth nationally.