It is a hurry-up-and-wait situation at Boston College as school officials are standing back and seeing if Jeff Jagodzinski will go through with the interview for the New York Jets’ head coaching job, which is believed to be scheduled for this evening.

It has been reported that Jagodzinski has a clause in his contract that states he cannot interview for an NFL position for the first three years of his deal, a point that BC officials are neither confirming nor denying. If that is in fact true and he does go through with the interview, then the firing would appear to be cut and dried. If he doesn’t go through with the meeting   with the Jets, then the process of terminating his deal would be more complicated, but it would certainly seem that the two parties are at a point of no return.

Defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani, assistant head coach Jack Bicknell, Jr. and offensive coordinator Steve Logan appear to be the in-house candidates, though a source said the school would still interview outside candidates. But with the nitty gritty days of recruiting upon the staff, most of whom are out easing recruits’ concerns, time is of the essence.

   A source close to the situation confirmed this morning that the New York Jets, looking to fill their vacant head coaching job, have contacted Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski. While a published report said that the Jets planned to meet with Jagodzinski this week, the source could not confirm that.

The Jets have interviewed Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and current assistants Bill Callahan and Brian Schottenheimer. Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is also a candidate.

Sorry, folks, but I dropped a name in yesterday’s blog entry. The linebacker who has a 50-50 chance of playing because of a high ankle sprain is Kevin Akins.

   Boston College held its final football practice of the year at Alumni Stadium this morning, as the players scattered to enjoy a couple of days off for the holidays before reconvening in Nashville on December 27 to prepare for the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31.

     As expected, quarterback Chris Crane (broken collarbone) won’t be able to play and coach Jeff Jagodzinski said that linebacker (high ankle sprain) has a 50-50 chance of playing.

     Jagodzinski said he hasn’t really discussed with linebacker Mark Herzlich about the junior’s option of declaring himself eligible for the NFL, but that Herzlich will get projection from the league on where he would be selected.

     “I’ve always thought that unless you are a for-sure No. 1 pick, you don’t come out. That’s just how I look at it,” said Jagodzinski, pointing out that Gosder Cherilus and Matt Ryan, both first rounders, did well for coming back for their final years.

  Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski feels redshirt Dominique Davis is ready to lead the Eagles tomorrow into the ACc Championship Game against Virginia Tech.

     He’s come a long way in just two weeks from the time he was thrown into the fire at Wake Forest.

     “He had eyes as big as saucers when he went out there,” said Jagodzinski of Davis in Winston-Salem. “There’s a difference in being the starter and being the second team guy. As a second team guy, youo never really expect to be in that position and Dominique, all of a sudden with Chris (Crane) with a broken collarbone, he got thrown into that situation. He had a hard start, settled down in the second half and ended up leading our team on the final drive. That says a lot about that kid, that he can overcome some of those things.

     “He had a really good week of preparation against Maryland, a game we had to win to win the division. He did a decent job there .He managed the football team, the offensive side of it. and he had a good week of preparation this week, so we’ll throw it out there tomorrow and see what happens.”

       Jagodzinski expects Va. Tech to try to rattle him, though.

       “I anticipate Bud (Foster) trying to heat Dominique up a little bit. I would, too,” said Jagodzinski….

      AD Gene DeFilippo said BC sold just under 2,000 tickets while Va. Tech sold just overe 3,000 for tomorrow’s title game.

    Boston Colege linebacker Mark Herzlich was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year for his breakout season. Herzlich leads the Eagles with 98 tackles (10 for losses), six interceptions, seven pass break-ups, three sacks and two forced fumbles.

     “I think it’s great,” said head coach Jeff Jagodzinski. “He’s had a great year, though it wouldn’t be possible without the guys around him. It’s been a group effort, but he’s been singled out and good for him.”….

     On the injury front, Josh Haden (shoulder) was back at practice but Ron Brace (foot) took another day off. Both are expected to play. Linebacker Dan Williams, meanwhile, suffered a head injury and, though he was on the field today, did not practice. Jagodzinski has listed him as questionable.

  Neither Ron Brace (foot) nor Josh Haden (shoulder) practiced today, but Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski said both should be ready for Saturday’s ACC title game against Virginia Tech.

     “I’ll cart ‘em out there if I have to,” joked Jagodzinski, who earlier in the day lost out to Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson for ACC Coach of the Year….

      With BC and Tech playing at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, the Eagles practiced on the grass field today for the first time since early in the season.

  Kick returner Jeff Smith is doubtful for Saturday’s game with a hip flexor. It flared up in Wednesday’s practice and he did not practice yesterday, but he’s been dealing with the issue for a while now, as his returns have shown in recent weeks.

    “He just hasn’t been running (the same), it’s been different,” said head coach Jeff Jagodzinski today.

     Brandon Robinson will most likely take Smith’s spot on the return team with Montel Harris….

       Wake Forest’s standout kicker Sam Swank, who missed six games with a quad injury, is expected back on Saturday.

      BC, meanwhile, was finally able to right its placekicking last week at Florida State when Steve Aponavicius knocked home his two attempts, including the 30-yarder that sealed the game at the end.

     “It was awesome to get back on track,” said Aponavicius. “It was a tough two weeks after missing all those kicks and it felt good to put them back through, and right down the middle, too.  I like those. You don’t have to sweat them out when they’re in the air.”

      Aponavicius said he’d been rushing his kicks and had a strategy to remedy that.

      “I wrote ‘go slow’ on my hand and looked at it before every kick. And I told a bunch of people to remind me to go slow before every kick and I think I was able to get back on track. Hopefully I can build on it,” said Aponavicius.

     When the second kick was made, the Eagles rejoiced as one might expect they would when clinching such a big game, but all the players seemed to be genuinely happy for Aponavicius on a personal level.

     “The guys really have been great sticking with me through the tough times and just helping me get back on track. The past two weeks, everyone’s been saying, ‘We know you can make it, just get back to doing what you were doing before,’” said Aponavicius. ”Obviously, I was ecstatic when it went through and everyone else was happy too, not just because we sealed the game, but it got me back on track. I appreciated that from the team.”

   At the end of Boston College’s win over Florida State on Saturday night, Eagle cornerback Roderick Rollins went over to Seminole receiver Preston Parker to shake his hand. Parker was in the process of slamming his helmet down in frustration and then shoved Rollins, starting a brief scuffle.

     “I patted him on the back and told him ‘Good game’ and he basaically told me ‘Get out of my face,’ and pushed me a little bit. And that made me mad because there’s supposed to be sportmanship,” said Rollins. “We talked trash throughout the game. That’s the nature of football. But after the game, I feel as though there’s a mutual respect and say ‘Good game, you played hard,’ and go about your business. Obviously, he felt a different way.  He reacted and showed his true character at the end of the game.”

     Rollins thought the Eagles stunned the ‘Noles with the victory and that was why Parker reacted the way he did.

     “It had a lot to do with it I assume because it seemed like they thought they had the game won before we even stepped on the field,” said Rollins. “You could tell how before the game when it was announced that Wake Forest had lost to NC State (putting FSU’s destiny in its own hands, briefly), the whole crowd just erupted and I thought they overlooked us a little bit. They were shocked with the loss and you could tell the team was hurt,but I felt that that’s no reason to react like that to another player who’s just telling you ‘Good game.’”….

      Eagle running back Montel Harris, a black belt in karate who used some of the martial arts technique he’s learned over the years to deliver the stiff arm that got him into the end zone with the game-winning touchdown last week, has a new nickname in the locker room — Ninja….

      FSU safety Myron Rolle is a finalist for a Rhodes scholarship and he finds out this Saturday if he’s selected. BC coach Jeff Jagodzinski wished him luck with it in the middle of the game last Saturday.

     “He was over on our sidelines and I said ‘Good luck to you, hope you make it,’” said Jagodzinski. “I never met a Rhodes Scholar before.”…

      BC has not won in Winston-Salem in three tries. The lost in 2004 and 2006 and tied in 1952.

  For Saturday night’s game against Boston College at Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State will be wearing a primarily black uniform that read ‘Seminoles’ down one pant leg and ‘Unconquered’ down the other in a tribute to the Seminole tribe.

     They’re the same uniforms the ‘Noles wore two years ago when the Eagles beat them in Tallahassee, when the crowd also wore black t-shirts.

  “It’ll be a little bit different because it will be at night and it’ll be a blackout,” said BC quarterback Chris Crane. “The other one is in the day, which didn’t make as much sense to me. But it’ll be a cool experience. I’m looking forward to it. It’ll be on ABC. I think they’ll have in the back of their minds that the last time we went down there and they did the blackout and the Unconquered (uniforms) that we kind of gave it to them a little bit. Whether that will work to our advantage or not, we’ll have to see. But I’m sure their fans will be ready to go come kickoff time.”….

      Wide receiver Clarence Megwa, who suffered a severely broken leg in the Clemson game, had his surgery on Tuesday and initial reports are that it was a success. The procedure had been delayed after an unspecified secondary issue arose.