Francois is playing a different tune

BC linebacker replaces Toal in starting lineup

Robert Francois's role will increase with the loss of starter Brian Toal. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

By Mark Blaudschun

Globe Staff / October 23, 2008

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It was two weeks into training camp this summer and Boston College wide receiver Billy Flutie needed a diversion. Sitting in his dorm room, Flutie picked up his guitar and started to strum a riff he had been working on for the past few days. Linebacker Will Thompson walked by and heard the music. (Full article: 696 words)