A tough season in Chestnut Hill, Mass. became a little bit tougher for Boston College. Offensive coordinator Kevin Rogers is taking a leave of absence due to his health. Rogers has dealt with leg and back issues in the past.

“Our football program operates as a family unit, and we are totally supportive of Kevin,’’ coach Frank Spaziani said in a statement released by Boston College. “I would like to ask our fans and followers to support Kevin and respect his privacy.”

Rogers, who was the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterbacks coach last season, will be replaced by Dave Brock, who was Boston College’s offensive line coach.

“We’re all speaking the same language. He’s done it before and understands these subtleties that go about doing it, and it’s a family and team game,” Spaziani said in his weekly teleconference. “The coaching staff is no different.”

About Auburn

The Tigers play, well, the Tigers at Clemson on Saturday. It’s by far Clemson’s biggest out-of-conference game, and coach Dabo Swinney said he knows what its like to be at Auburn, which has a 17-game winning streak.

“I was a part of a 20-something game winning streak at Alabama and one thing that I can remember is, you just expect to win. When you win that many games in a row, you expect to win,” Swinney said. “You just never panic.”

But, you know, it helps that Cam Newton is gone.

Swinney: “Well, certainly I’m glad Cam Newton is with the Carolina Panthers. I’m not going to lie to you about that.”

Wake’s worry

Wake Forest blew a 15 point lead against Syracuse to lose, and nearly fumbled away a 21-point lead to N.C. State in Week 2.

Head coach Jim Grobe said they’re working to address the problem immediately.

“I think in our case what we’ve got to get our eyes off the scoreboard and quit feeling comfortable with the lead,” Grobe said. “From our standpoint, we got to keep trying to keep our kids realizing at this level with the talent of teams we’re playing against, there is no comfortable lead.”

Game Ball: Wake Forest wide receiver Michael Campanaro. The senior wideout scored twice in the win against N.C. State, once catching the ball and the other throwing it on a trick play. And for the record, it was as good as any ball Tanner Price threw all day, and that’s not a knock on Price.

Quote of the Week: “We got it in the plans; He just doesn’t know about it yet.” –Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer, asked if Michael Vick, who recently signed a contract worth over $100 million, will be donating an indoor practice facility.

Humor Me: I wish I could say I came up with this, but I did not. Someone wittier than I dubbed the Ohio State at Miami game this Saturday the “Ineligi-Bowl.”

Gripe of the Week: Why is the University of Oklahoma called ‘OU?’ That’s not how acronyms work, people.

Player to Watch: Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly. To quote Judge Smails, “The man's a menace!” Live games don’t quite do Kuechly justice. He has 35 tackles through two games, and he’s changed at least a dozen other plays. His intelligence is always on display: He seems to always know what the offense will run.

Game of the Week: No. 18 West Virginia at Maryland. I understand how many big games there are this weekend. I even wrote about it. But for my money, I’m betting the Mountaineers going turtle hunting will be the most entertaining game. A lot of times, with huge games in the top ten, like No. 1 Oklahoma against No. 5 Florida State, there are a lot of early jitters and the game is sloppy in general. And if last year’s turnover fest between Miami and Ohio State is any indication of what we’ll see Saturday, the winner will be whichever team beats itself less.