Patriot League – The FCS Wedge

Patriot League Week 3: A Tropical Cyclone and Winless Teams

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetIt was a stormy start for everyone in the Patriot League not named Colgate (2-0) through the first two games of the season. Then Hurricane Florence picked up steam early this week and decided to bear down on The Carolinas. With Florence’s impending wrath expected to cause major headaches in the Greenville, SC area the Colgate-Furman game was wisely cancelled... Read More

Patriot League: Week 1

August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 1 has finally arrived! After all the waiting, all the discussion, all the practices, the meetings, the rehab etc. it’s time for the games to begin! Before the opening weeks picks are made here’s one last look ahead to the 2018 season. Final Order of Finish Fordham, Automatic Playoff Bid Colgate Holy Cross Lehigh Lafayette Bucknell Georgetown The Wedgie’s... Read More

Patriot League: 2018 Lafayette Preview

August 29, 2018August 28, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetLafayette Leopards 2017 Record: 3-8 (3-3) Head Coach: John Garrett, 2nd Year 3-8 (3-3) Last Patriot League Title: 2013 Last Playoff Appearance: 2013 2018 Schedule 9/1 @ Sacred Heart 9/8 @ Delaware 9/15 Monmouth 9/22 @ Colgate 9/29 Central Connecticut State 10/13 Georgetown 10/20 @ Bucknell 10/27 @ Fordham 11/3 Holy Cross 11/10 @ Army 11/17 Lehigh Overview The positive... Read More

Patriot League: 2018 Holy Cross Preview

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetHoly Cross Crusaders 2017 Record: 4-7 (3-3) Head Coach: Bob Chesney, 1st season Last Patriot League Title: 2009 Last Playoff Appearance: 2009 2018 Schedule 9/1 @ Colgate 9/8 @ Boston College 9/15 Yale 9/22 Dartmouth 9/29 Bucknell 10/6 @ New Hampshire 10/12 @ Harvard 10/27 Lehigh 11/3 @ Lafayette 11/10 Fordham 11/17 @ Georgetown Overview For the first time in... Read More

Patriot League: 2018 Fordham Preview

August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetFordham Rams 2017 Record: 4-7 (3-3) Head Coach: Joe Conlin, 1st year Last Patriot League Title: 2014 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2015 2018 Schedule 9/1 @ Charlotte (FBS) 9/8 @ Richmond 9/15 Stony Brook 9/22 Central Connecticut State 10/6 Georgetown 10/13 @ Lehigh 10/20 Bryant 10/27 Lafayette 11/ 3 Colgate 11/10 @ Holy Cross 11/17 @ Bucknell Overview For the... Read More

Patriot League: 2018 Colgate Preview

August 10, 2018August 15, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetColgate Raiders 2017 Record: 7-4 (5-1) Head Coach: Dan Hunt, 26-21 (18-6) through 4 seasons Last League Title: 2017, Co-Championship Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2015 2018 Schedule 9/1 Holy Cross 9/8 @ New Hampshire 9/15 @ Furman 9/22 Lafayette 9/29 @ William & Mary 10/6 @ Bucknell 10/13 Cornell 10/27 Georgetown 11/3 @ Fordham 11/10 @ Lehigh 11/17 @ Army... Read More

Patriot League: 2018 Bucknell Preview

August 10, 2018August 15, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetBucknell Bison 2017 Record: 5-6 (2-4) Head Coach: Joe Susan, 37-51 (18-29) through 8 seasons Last League Title: 1996 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: Never 2018 Schedule 9/1 William & Mary 9/8 Sacred Heart 9/15 @ Penn 9/22 @ Villanova 9/29 @ Holy Cross 10/6 Colgate 10/13 @ Monmouth 10/20 Lafayette 11/3 @ Lehigh 11/10 @ Georgetown 11/17 Fordham Overview After... Read More

2018 Preseason Conference Polls

July 25, 2018August 20, 2018 Tim

Tweet***Updated (7/26) with Patriot League, (7/30) with MEAC and MVFC., and (8/20) with Ivy League With the 2018 season just around the corner and FCS conferences around the country holding their media days here’s a rundown of the preseason conference polls as they are released. Big Sky (media) Rank Team Total Points First Place Votes 1 Eastern Washington... 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

Patriot League: Week 6 Review and Power Rankings

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 6 finally brought some much needed drama to the 2017 Patriot League season. The Colgate-Lehigh and Fordham-Lafayette games were filled with big plays and large swings in momentum before the outcomes were decided in the final seconds. Ultimately, Lafayette and Lehigh escaped with huge league wins. For the Leopards, it was their second thrilling win a row. Meanwhile, Lehigh’s... Read More