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Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley (L) talks with assistant coach Luke Murray (R) during a practice session ahead of the east regional of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Boston College is on the hunt for two new radio broadcasters after letting go of Kevin Collins and Josh Maurer, who’d called games together for the past nine years. Collins had been in the role for 13 seasons, during which time the program went through three head coaches and five athletic directors. Still, he and Maurer were told just days before Aug 1. that their services were no longer needed
Per Collins, who did a phone interview with Awful Announcing, the decision came directly from new head coach Luke Murray, who was most recently an assistant under Dan Hurley at UConn.
“He’s a young head coach, no experience, and he’s being given the power to take two guys’ careers away from them who have done nothing but try to serve the program and promote the program,” Collins told Awful Announcing.
Both broadcasters reached out to Murray to arrange a meeting, but were told “Coach Murray is off recruiting, or we have an official visit today, and it’s not a good day; we’ve got a lot going on,” Collins said.
Deputy Athletic Director Craig Anderson told the pari that Murray didn’t want anyone in the travel party who’d been part of what was described as the program’s “losing mentality,” under the previous head coach, Earl Grant, who went 72-92 in five seasons.
“The reasoning that I was given was that Coach Murray basically wants a whole new fresh coat of paint on the entire program and wants no remnants of the past around the program,” Collins said. “We have nothing to do with any of that. But he wanted us removed. Didn’t feel comfortable being around a link to the past, if you will. My challenge was, well, how can he not feel comfortable around us? He hasn’t even given us the chance to meet us.”
Collins was fairly upset that Anderson didn’t vouch hard enough for them.
“You just allow this guy to come in and demand our jobs and our livelihoods without any real fight,” he said. “It seems like without giving us a chance to perhaps speak up and defend ourselves, or at least try to build some type of connection with Coach Murray before he was allowed to make that decision. It just seems really unjust to me.”
Despite everything that has happened, Collins will remain a fan of the program and wishes his replacements well.
“I don’t blame the next set of broadcasters one bit for jumping at a great opportunity to broadcast a Power Five ACC program,” Collins said. “Those jobs do not grow on trees. It’s a great opportunity for me, it was a great opportunity for Josh, and it will be a great opportunity for whoever is fortunate enough to be given the chance to call Boston College basketball this year.”
Per Awful Announcing, Boston College declined to comment on the situation.
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