What To watch For In The Game:FSU-Boston College

Ryan is questionable with a foot injury and may be a game-time decision when the Eagles visit Florida State on Saturday.

The Boston College signal caller hurt his left foot in a 22-3 win over then-No. 22 Virginia Tech on Oct. 12 and was visibly limping during the second half. Ryan had already injured his ankle in BC's first game of the season and aggravated it in the second contest.

"He still has an ankle problem but now he has something going on in his foot," Eagles coach Tom O'Brien said. "He's gimping around. He's limping a bit. He's come around before. Hopefully he'll be able to do it again."

Ryan leads the ACC with 233.2 passing yards per game and has thrown nine touchdowns this season with only three interceptions.

His backup, sophomore Chris Crane, has seen little game action, making his only appearance of the season against Maine on Sept. 30 when he completed all three of his passes for 10 yards late in a 22-0 BC victory.

Ryan tossed two touchdown passes to Kevin Challenger to lead the Eagles (5-1, 2-1 ACC) to the convincing win over the Hokies, their second against a ranked team this season after beating then-No. 18 Clemson on Sept. 9. The victory also propelled BC back into the rankings after dropping out during its bye week.

The Eagles got a lift from walk-on kicker Steve Aponavicius, who was a perfect 4-for-4 with two PATs and two field goals in his first organized football game. Aponavicius, a left-footed soccer player, took the place of starter Ryan Ohliger, who was suspended following a fight outside a Boston bar.

Ohliger will be reinstated for Saturday's game and handle kickoffs while Aponavicius, the ACC rookie of the week, will do the placekicking.

The Eagles defense has allowed just three points over the last two games and came away with two interceptions against Virginia Tech. JoLonn Dunbar led the effort with eight tackles and a pick.

Boston College will try to match that performance against a Florida State team averaging 30.5 points per game.

"They have great skilled people and great team speed, both offensively and defensively," O'Brien said of the Seminoles. "They have a fast track field, and we'll have to contend with their speed."

The Seminoles (4-2, 2-2) routed Duke 51-24 last week, rebounding from a loss to North Carolina State in their previous game.

Quarterback Drew Weatherford has completed 61 percent of his passes for 1,195 yards and nine touchdowns this season. He threw a career-high four TD passes in last week's win - three of them going to receiver Greg Carr.

Florida State's defense will likely be short-handed this week. Linebacker Geno Hayes, the team's second leading tackler, is doubtful after suffering two sprained ligaments in his right knee against Duke.

Freshman tight end Brandon Warren (strained left hamstring) is also doubtful, while cornerback Tony Carter (sprained left knee) returned to practice after being sidelined the last two weeks.

Florida State has won three of four all-time meetings with the Eagles, including a 28-17 victory last year, in BC's first season as an ACC school. After taking a 14-0 first-quarter lead, the then-No. 8 Seminoles gave up 17 unanswered points to 17th-ranked BC before regrouping for a 28-17 win.

Florida State knows it's facing a tougher group this time around.

"To me this is the best team we've played yet, there's no doubt in my mind," said Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden, whose team is unranked in consecutive games for the first time since 1989. "Clemson's pretty good, but they beat Clemson so I'd say this is the best team we've played. They handled Virginia Tech Thursday."