There was a curse of the captaincy this year for Boston College football. All three players who were given the C on their chest ended up injured in some way. The first was center Jon Baker who went down with a torn ACL. Then came wide receiver Charlie Callinan. Finally, cornerback Kamrin Moore finished off his stellar senior season suffering a shoulder injury that'll keep him out of the Senior Bowl. But of those three, Callinan ended up being able to play again this season. Through just five games, the man who was supposed to be WR No. 1 has 11 receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns, while providing a stable leadership for this entire offense.

Now, he gets to play his final game of his career at Yankee Stadium in the Pinstripe Bowl, tomorrow against Iowa at 5:15 p.m. At a press conference, Callinan , a Westfield, N.J. native who played for St. Peter's Prep, said he'll have a big crowd.

"Yeah, this is awesome," Callinan said."When we found out we'd get this bowl game, I got a whole bunch of texts and calls, I've got family coming in, friends, former coaches and teammates. ... Where else would I rather play, other than the National Championship? I grew up going to Yankees games, and there's no place better to be than New York at Christmas."

Callinan has the full confidence in Darius Wade, the quarterback who has been with the program has the backup for four years.

"He's come a long way," Callinan said. "He's always been ready and preparing like a starter. Ever since then, we see it. We have so much faith in him. He's going to help us win this game, we believe."

That being said, he recognizes that the Eagles have a tough task ahead of them with Iowa's secondary. Though BC has forced more turnovers, the Hawkeyes are no slouch, with two All-Americans--cornerback Josh Jackson and linebacker Josey Jewell--who are interception machines. Without giving away BC's plan of attack, Callinan scouted the Hawkeyes as using a regular quartered structure that utilizes little pressure as its break, that constantly cuts on routes quick. Against Ohio State, Callinan said the tape showed that short route undercuts were the key to the victory.

"We know how to attack at them," Callinan said. "They've got a great team, we respect them, but we're not going to back down."