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When Codi Boek makes the second cross-country trip of his life tomorrow, he will be headed toward all the uncertainty a new place holds.

Boek, who is transferring from American River (Calif.) Junior College, officially becomes a Boston College student two days after he arrives in town, in the heart of a gray Boston winter. For a California boy, that will be a challenge. Contending to succeed Matt Ryan as the Eagles' starting quarterback will be an even greater one.



But Boek, 19, has been tested before, by tougher opponents, and in situations more dire than fourth and long. After the last 10 months, in which Boek had to make more decisions about life than football, he feels he's ready for anything.

To understand the road Codi Boek has traveled, you have to go back to his childhood.

Boeks reaching new Heights - together - The Boston Globe