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Finally at the head of the line

Spinney will get the start at guard

Mark Spinney has been on the scout team and seen action as a backup, but Saturday he starts. Mark Spinney has been on the scout team and seen action as a backup, but Saturday he starts. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)
By Mark Blaudschun
Globe Staff / September 23, 2010

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Mark Spinney’s career at Boston College has been a lot of “hurry up and wait.’’ The Westford native came to Chestnut Hill out of Bishop Guertin High School in New Hampshire in 2007 and redshirted. He spent the next season on the scout team, playing the role of opposing offensive linemen in practice. (Full article: 634 words)

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