Boston College is proud to support its student-athletes in their name, image, and likeness (NIL) pursuits.  Whether our students are seeking personal growth, professional opportunities, or commercial NIL activities, Boston College is committed to ensuring our student-athletes have the resources and support necessary to enhance, develop, and leverage their personal brand while on The Heights and in their future endeavors.

What makes an ideal Boston College Eagle? Competitive excellence is a given, but equally important is a drive to succeed in the classroom and in the community. The Flynn Fund supports student-athlete scholarships, helping BC attract some of the most outstanding recruits in the country regardless of their family’s financial resources.

On September 11, 2001, Welles Crowther, BC alum '99 and former men’s lacrosse player, was working as an equities trader at Sandler O’Neill in the South Tower of the World Trade Center when a plane hijacked by terrorists struck the building. Trained as a volunteer firefighter in his hometown of Nyack, N.Y., Crowther became known as "The Man in the Red Bandanna" for the handkerchief he wore as a protective mask while organizing a rescue effort to guide survivors down the building's stairwells to safety. He returned to the building twice to direct survivors to the only working staircase before he was killed when the south tower collapsed.