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Patriot League: Week 9 Review and Power Rankings

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetAs the final month of the regular season is set to begin there’s no question who the best team in the league is. Colgate is dominating their competition while everyone else is struggling to find some semblance of consistency. Bucknell was the latest victim to feel the Raider’s wrath. If the league wants to send the best representative to playoffs... Read More

Patriot League: Week 9 Preview

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetBucknell (4-3, 1-1 ) at Colgate (4-4, 2-1) – Oct. 28th 1 PM Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY Live Streaming – Patriot League Network Bucknell and Colgate tangle for the 66th time in a crucial Patriot League contest Saturday afternoon. The Raiders have dominated this series overall (48-17 all-time lead) and in recent times. Colgate has won 9 out of... Read More

Patriot League: Week 8 Review and Power Rankings

October 25, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 8 of the Patriot League season was highlighted by a classic defensive struggle between Bucknell and Lafayette. Colin Jonov’s 95 yard pick six on the first play of overtime gave the Bison a thrilling 13-7 win. Colgate, while not nearly exciting, also posted a crucial win. The Raiders easily dispatched a downtrodden Crusader team in Worcester to remain in... Read More

Patriot League: Week 8 Preview

October 20, 2017October 19, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetColgate (3-4, 1-1) at Holy Cross (2-5, 1-1) – Oct. 21st 12 PM Fitton Field Worcester, MA Live Stream – Patriot League Network Brian Rock’s first game as the interim head coach at Holy Cross is a big one. The Crusaders host Colgate on homecoming in an important Patriot League showdown. Rock, who had been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks... 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

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

Patriot League: Week 6 Preview

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 6 is highlighted by two key league games. Lehigh heads to Hamilton, NY to take on Colgate in their annual grudge match. The Mountain Hawks have not lost a conference game since the Raiders defeated them at the end of the 2015 season. The other Patriot League game to keep an eye on is Lafayette hosting struggling Fordham. The Leopards are fresh off a huge... Read More

Patriot League: Week 5 Recap and Power Rankings

October 4, 2017October 5, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetThe teams in the Patriot League tried their hardest to replicate last week’s nightmare. Slightly less alarming point totals and a solid road win by Colgate over their rival Cornell prevented week 5 from reaching week 4’s dumpster fire mess. Holy Cross, who had built up quite a bit of momentum nationally, suffered a horrible league loss to previously winless... Read More

Patriot League: Week 5 Preview

September 28, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetLast weekend could be classified as a 5 alarm dumpster fire for the Patriot League after going 1-6 in out of conference play. Losing is never good but the way some of the teams in the league lost was especially embarrassing. The Patriot League’s overall record after 4 weeks of play is 7-20. With the non-league games wrapping up over... Read More