BOSTON (AP) Boston College is turning to Rich Gunnell as interim coach, hoping he can help the program return to the days when it was nationally ranked and competing for an Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
Gunnell was a receiver on the BC teams that Matt Ryan led to ACC title games in 2007 and ’08. Gunnell caught a touchdown pass from Ryan in the final two minutes at Clemson to clinch a spot in the 2008 ACC championship game.
BC lost to Clemson 59-7 this year and never beat the Tigers in seven years under coach Steve Addazio, who was fired Sunday.
Gunnell has spent the last four years as the wide receivers coach in Chestnut Hill.
Athletic director Martin Jarmond says the school will conduct a national search for Addazio’s full-time replacement.
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AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo and AP Sports Writer Will Graves contributed to this report.
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