Patriot League Week 3: A Tropical Cyclone and Winless Teams

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 …

Patriot League: Week 1

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 …

Patriot League: 2018 Lafayette Preview

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 …

Patriot League: 2018 Holy Cross Preview

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 …

Patriot League: 2018 Fordham Preview

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 …

Patriot League: 2018 Colgate Preview

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 …

Patriot League: 2018 Bucknell Preview

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 @ …

2018 Preseason Conference Polls

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 …

Patriot League: Week 7 Preview

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 …

Patriot League: Week 6 Review and Power Rankings

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 …