Patriot League Football Report - Week Seven
Patriot League multimedia journalist Paige Messier opens by discussing Lehigh’s 6-0 start and the success of the Mountain Hawks’ rushing offense and defense. She looks back at Colgate’s win at Cornell and talks to Raiders’ Sr. WR Treyvhon Saunders about this week’s matchup against Richmond. Messier covers Bucknell and Lafayette’s Week Six victories and their important Week Seven meeting.
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Credit Union 1 Patriot League Top Football Plays of Week Five
The top five Patriot League football plays from Week Six are highlighted during the weekly segment, presented by Credit Union 1. Follow the Patriot League on Instagram (@patriotleague) for news and highlights from around the League.
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Saunders Thriving at Colgate On and Off the Field
The Patriot League’s Jimmy Johnson talks to Colgate senior wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders and the success he is experiencing on the field and in the classroom. Saunders leads the FCS in receiving yards (682) and receptions per game (9.8), while also being selected as a semifinalist for the prestigious Campbell Trophy, regarded as the “Academic Heisman.”
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Bucknell In The Herd: Lafayette Game Preview and Brandon Biagiarelli Feature
Bucknell head coach Dave Cecchini talks about the importance of momentum heading into the League schedule and being on the road at Lafayette. Linebacker Brandon Biagiarelli is featured after his crucial interception in Bucknell’s 33-28 victory vs. Richmond.
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Georgetown’s Hail Mary Touchdown is the Cheez-It Crunch Time Play of the Week
The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected Georgetown’s game-winning Hail Mary touchdown pass between Sr. QB Dez Thomas II and Sr. WR Jimmy Kibble as the Cheez-It Crunch Time Play of the Week. Dozens of boxes of Cheez-Its were delivered to campus this week for Thomas, Kibble and the Hoyas.
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Georgetown’s Jimmy Kibble Appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Georgetown Sr. WR Jimmy Kibble is highlighted and is interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night.
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Lafayette’s Behind the Mic and Inside the Huddle
Gary Laubach and Mike Joseph of the Lafayette Sports Network (LSN) preview the Leopards’ Week Seven matchup against Bucknell in addition to taking a look at the Week Six results and Week Seven matchups around the Patriot League. Joseph goes Inside the Huddle to talk about the Leopards’ pass rush and containing the Bison’s Ralph Rucker IV.
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Spiders Insight Podcast with Running Back Aziz Foster-Powell
Voice of the Spiders Bob Black and Director of Football Public Relations Christian Gravius recap Richmond’s Week Six loss against Bucknell and preview this week’s game at Colgate. In between, Black and Gravius talk to junior running back Aziz Foster-Powell.
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NO. 8/7 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-0, 2-0 PL) AT COLUMBIA LIONS (1-2, 0-1 IVY)
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium/New York, N.Y.               Noon (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (ESPN+): PxP - Lance Medow; Analyst - Shawn Fitzgerald
RADIO BROADCAST (Fox Sports Radio Lehigh Valley 94.7 FM/1230 AM): PxP - Matt Kerr; Analyst - Jim Guzzo; Sideline - Connor Brown
SERIES HISTORY: Lehigh and Columbia meet for the 19th time, with the Mountain Hawks holding a 12-5-1 advantage.
LAST MEETING (Oct. 12, 2013): Lehigh 24, at Columbia 10
NOTES: LEHIGH
 
BUCKNELL BISON (4-2, 1-1 PL) AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-2, 2-0 PL)
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.          12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (ESPN+): PxP - Gary Laubach; Analyst - Mike Joseph; Sideline - Meghan Caffrey, John Leone, Phil Ng
RADIO BROADCAST (1070 AM WKOK): PxP - Doug Birdsong; Analyst - Todd Newcomb
SERIES HISTORY: Bucknell and Lafayette meet for the 103rd time in series history, with the Leopards holding a 57-39-6 advantage.
LAST MEETING (Nov. 2, 2024): At Bucknell 21, Lafayette 14
NOTES: BUCKNELL | LAFAYETTE
 
RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-3, 0-2 PL) AT COLGATE RAIDERS (2-3, 1-0 PL)
Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.             1 p.m. (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (ESPN+): PxP - Eric Malanoski; Analyst - Terry Dow
RADIO BROADCAST (Spider Sports Network): PxP - Bob Black; Analyst - Chris Anderson; Sideline - Matt Smith; Studio Host - Matt Josephs
SERIES HISTORY: Richmond and Colgate will meet for the seventh time in series history, with the Spiders holding a 5-1 edge.
LAST MEETING (Sept. 9, 2017): No. 9 Richmond 20, at Colgate 17
NOTES: RICHMOND | COLGATE
 
Bye Week: Fordham, Georgetown, Holy Cross
 
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