While Syracuse's offense struggled in the first half, defensive linemen Cody Roscoe and Kingsley Jonathan stepped up to lift the Orange over Boston College.
BC is the only team in the Atlantic Division without a conference win, and it has lost three straight games heading into Saturday's game against Syracuse.
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