The 6-foot-3, 235-pound senior from Lake View said that despite the slight chance he could be available to play in three months, he has ruled out returning if Clemson reached a bowl game.

"First and Toal" has grown into a cliche call at Boston College because of the success outside linebacker Brian Toal has experienced as the team's short-yardage running back.

Toal, a scrappy 6-foot-1, 238-pound junior, has tallied seven touchdowns in 24 career carries - including the decisive 1-yard plunge that won last year's 16-13 overtime decision at Clemson.

"One of the major selling points we told him is if he gets us a first down, he'd probably get two to three more minutes of rest on the bench," O'Brien said.

Bowden said he has never been a huge fan of putting defensive players on offense because their instincts are to flinch - and therefore draw false-start penalties - when a defender moves toward him before the snap.

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