Boston College football has officially received some immediate Power Five roster help.
Jaelen Gill back in April indicated his desire to leave Ohio State by entering his name into the NCAA transfer database. A little less than a month later, the wide receiver announced on Twitter that he committed to Boston College football.
It was originally thought that Gill would have to sit out 2020 as a non-graduate transfer. However, Boston College confirmed on the football program’s official Twitter account that Gill is immediately eligible. Including this season, Gill will have three years of eligibility to use at BC.
Immediate eligibility 🙌 @jaelengill21 pic.twitter.com/A7fOMhApkJ
— Boston College Football (@BCFootball) July 14, 2020
Gill was a four-star member of the Ohio State football Class of 2018. The Ohio native was rated as the No. 2 all-purpose back in the country on the 247Sports.com composite. He was also the No. 2 player regardless of position in the Buckeye State. Only one player on the offensive side of the ball that class for the Buckeyes, offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere, was rated higher.
Despite that sterling recruiting pedigree, Gill’s time in Columbus was pedestrian. To say the least.
In two seasons, Gill caught seven passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. More than half that yardage and lone score came on a 32-yard touchdown catch vs. Rutgers last season.
With the Eagles, Gill will find a very familiar face on the sidelines. In mid-December, Jeff Hafley was named as the new head coach at BC. Hafley spent the 2019 season as the co-defensive coordinator at OSU.
