BOSTON (AP) — Boston College has a new quarterback, and coach Bill O’Brien hopes this one can last for a while.

O’Brien has tabbed Dylan Lonergan as his starter, picking the Alabama transfer over incumbent Grayson James. Lonergan, who has three years of eligibility left, will be the Eagles’ fifth starting quarterback in the last four seasons.

“This is not a guy that’s played a ton of college football,” O’Brien said after naming Lonergan the starter in the middle of August. “He’s had an interesting journey. He was a highly recruited guy. He went to Alabama; it’s hard to play at Alabama.”

In his second year at BC, O’Brien is a former Houston Texans and Penn State head coach who was the Crimson Tide offensive coordinator who recruited Lonergan.

Lonergan, whose father was a member of Penn

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