Boston College beats Maine, 24-3

BOSTON -- Tyler Rouse rushed for 81 yards scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns, allowing Boston College to pull away from Maine 24-3 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday. It was BC's third straight opening-day victory. A sophomore making his first varsity start, Darius Wade added 155 yards passing and a touchdown, his first touchdown pass as an Eagle. "It was frustrating at times and jubilant at times," said Boston College coach Steve Addazio. "At times we played really well, but at times we played really sloppy. We made a lot of elementary mistakes." The Eagles defense dominated Maine, holding the Black Bears to just 91 yards of total offense, including seven yards rushing. In the first half, Maine gained one yard on the ground. Maine led 3-0 after the first quarter on a 39-yard field goal by Sean Decloux with 11:05 left.