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Patriot League: Week 9 Preview

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetAs the Patriot League football season enters its second half, the stakes continue to rise. The most compelling league game this weekend is Lehigh at Fordham. Both teams are seeking 2-0 starts in PL play after each experienced a shaky September. Georgetown will look to put last week’s final second loss to the Rams in rear view mirror when they... Read More

Patriot League: Week 8 Preview

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetAs the fall nights continue to get colder in the Northeast, the Patriot League football race is really starting to heat up. There’s no question the league had a horrible September and lacks a natioonally relevant team but now that conference season is here it’s all about a single goal, win it and get to the playoffs. The Fordham (0-0)-Georgetown... Read More

Patriot League: Week 7 Preview

October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 7 of the Patriot League football season sees conference battles commence. Colgate’s title defense begins against nemesis Lehigh in Hamilton and Holy Cross makes the long bus ride to Central Pennsylvania to battle Bucknell. Most would agree the start of league play is very much welcomed after what was a dreadful opening month of non-conference performances. There are two... Read More

Patriot League: Week 6 Preview

September 27, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetFor the second time in this still young 2019 season the Patriot League posted a dreaded “O’fer” weekend. After last Saturday’s 0-4 performance the Patriot League now stands at an atrocious 4-20 overall record. What makes last week’s “O’fer” even more disheartening is the fact that all four losses were by double digits. Colgate and Holy Cross fought hard but... Read More

Patriot League: Week 5 Preview

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetAs week 5 commences, the Patriot League will try to improve upon its dismal 4-16 overall record. The league struggled mightily in 2017 and 2018 but this year things have somehow managed to get worse. Given this week’s tough slate of games the Patriot League could be facing their second winless Saturday of the season. The best news this week... Read More

Patriot League Week 7: What was will never be again?

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWhile it might seem unfathomable in 2018, there was a time, not too long ago, when the Patriot League was capable of producing multiple Top 25 teams! As the league is sadly trending towards having just one team finish with a winning record for a second straight year, more and more questions are being raised about its overall health. The... Read More

Patriot League Week 6: Dwindling Daylight and Dwindling Hope

October 6, 2018October 6, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWith the first month of the season in the books it’s safe to say that nationally ranked Colgate is the team to beat as league play really gets going. Thanks to a quirk in scheduling, the Raiders will be halfway to back-2-back Patriot League Championships with a win over Bucknell today. The leaves haven’t even reached their peak in Hamilton... Read More

Patriot League Week 4: Wins, We Need Wins!

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetThe Patriot League’s non-league woes continued in week 3. Holy Cross’s come from behind win against preseason Ancient Eight favorite Yale prevented the dreaded Patriot League “O’fer”. It was the second week in a row the Patriot League could only manage a single out of conference “W”. Things don’t get any easier as the first weekend of fall dawns. The... Read More

Patriot League: Week 7 Review and Power Rankings

October 18, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 7 of the Patriot League season was unquestionably the most interesting one. Holy Cross deciding to fire head coach Tom Gilmore mid-season following Holy Cross’s ugly 32-0 loss to Yale opened a lot of eyes around the league. Gilmore’s time was likely coming to an end either way given his overall body of work (losing record, 1 PL title... Read More

Patriot League: Week 7 Preview

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetFordham (1-5, 0-1) at Colgate (2-4, 0-1) – Oct. 14th 12 PM Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY Live Streaming – Patriot League Network Colgate and Fordham both enter Saturday’s game off of extremely tough league losses that have the two teams playing catch up in title race as the leaves begin to fall. Colgate had 3 touchdowns called back in... Read More