All eight teams in action on Saturday, including two League games, on ESPN+
Patriot League Football Report: Week Six
Lehigh improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2012, Bucknell and Richmond earned dramatic non-League wins before their Week Six matchup, Saturday’s Lafayette-Fordham game and more are covered by Patriot League multimedia journalist Paige Messier in this week’s Patriot League Football Report.
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Credit Union 1 Patriot League Top Football Plays of Week Five
The top five Patriot League football plays from Week Five 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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Bucknell In the Herd: Richmond Game Preview and Xavier Allen Feature
Bison head coach Dave Cecchini discusses the challenge of matching up against Richmond’s defense. He also discusses the upcoming Community Day at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. Junior offensive lineman Xavier Allen is also featured during this week’s episode.
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Thirteen Colgate Football Notes at Cornell
Thirteen notes for Colgate’s matchup against in-state rival Cornell are available on ColgateAthletics.com. The Raiders and Big Red meet for the 106th time, with the series tied 51-51-3.
Read Colgate’s Thirteen Notes
Fordham Ram Roundup – Week Six
Fordham graduate student linebacker James Conway talks to WFUV’s Brendan Shorey about earning Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week and eclipsing 500 career tackles. Head coach Joe Conlin and Shorey discuss last week’s victory over Holy Cross and building on the momentum headed into an important League matchup against Lafayette.
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Georgetown’s Sitting Down with Sgar: Week Six
Georgetown football head coach Rob Sgarlata sits down with the voice of Hoyas’ football, Jeremy Huber, to discuss the competitiveness of this season’s Hoyas’ squad after a loss at Columbia and heading into a Week Six meeting with Morgan State. Sophomore running back Jayden Sumpter joins the episode to talk about his breakout game against Columbia.
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Holy Cross Guard Cam Nolan Has Been an Anchor on the Line for the Crusaders
Jennifer Toland of the
Worcester Telegram & Gazette features Holy Cross offensive guard Cam Nolan. A team captain, Nolan is also among the 45 FCS student-athletes, eight from the Patriot League, to be named a semifinalist for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented to the top scholar-athlete in college football.
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LSN’s Behind the Mic and Inside the Huddle
During this week’s episode of
Behind the Mic, Gary Laubach and John Leone discuss this week’s matchup against Fordham after the Rams’ win over Holy Cross in Week Five. Mike Joseph goes
Inside the Huddle to talk about the hurry-up and no-huddle offenses.
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Undefeated Lehigh Football prepares for its meeting with Yale
WFMZ’s Dave Lesko previews Lehigh’s Saturday matchup against Yale and the Mountain Hawks’ opportunity to avenge a loss to the Bulldogs in New Haven, Conn., last season.
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Spiders Insight Podcast with Defensive End Daniel Sellers
Voice of the Spiders Bob Black and Director of Football Public Relations Christian Gravius interview sophomore defensive end Daniel Sellers after a five-tackle, half-sack performance in Richmond’s 13-12 win over Howard.
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RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-2, 0-1 PL) AT BUCKNELL BISON (3-2, 0-1 PL)
Christy Mathewson – Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (
ESPN+): PxP - Doug Birdsong; Analyst - Charlie Fisher
RADIO BROADCAST (
1070 AM WKOK): PxP - Joe Vasile; Analyst - Luke Smith
RADIO BROADCAST (
Spider Sports Network): PxP - Bob Black; Analyst - Chris Anderson; Studio Host - Matt Josephs
SERIES HISTORY: Richmond and Bucknell meet for the fourth time in series history, with the Spiders holding a 3-0 advantage.
LAST MEETING: (Sept. 22, 2007): Richmond 45, At Bucknell 14
NOTES:
RICHMOND |
BUCKNELL
rv/rv YALE BULLDOGS (2-0, 0-0 IVY) AT NO. 8/9 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-0, 2-0 PL)
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (
ESPN+): PxP - Marco Socci; Analyst - Mike Yadush
RADIO BROADCAST: (
Fox Sports Radio Lehigh Valley 94.7): PxP - Matt Kerr; Analyst - Tom Fallon; Sideline - Connor Brown
SERIES HISTORY: Lehigh and Yale meet for the 28th time in series history, with the Mountain Hawks trailing, 20-7.
LAST MEETING: (Oct. 19, 2024): At Yale 38, Lehigh 23
NOTES:
LEHIGH
FORDHAM RAMS (1-4, 1-0 PL) AT rv LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-2, 1-0 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: (
WFUV 90.7 FM/WFUVSports.org): PxP – Chris Carrino; Analysts – Tucker Austin
SERIES HISTORY: Lafayette and Fordham will play for the 43rd time in series history, with the Leopards holding a 27-14-1 lead.
LAST MEETING: (Oct. 19, 2024): Lafayette 28, at Fordham 23
NOTES:
FORDHAM |
LAFAYETTE
MORGAN STATE BEARS (2-2, 0-0 MEAC) AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-3, 0-1 PL)
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (
ESPN+): PxP - Jeremy Huber; Analyst - Derwin Gray
SERIES HISTORY: Georgetown and Morgan State meet for the second time in series history, with the Bears holding a 1-0 advantage.
LAST MEETING: (Nov. 20, 2021): At Morgan State 28, Georgetown 21
NOTES:
GEORGETOWN
COLGATE RAIDERS (2-2, 1-0 PL) AT CORNELL BIG RED (0-2, 0-0 IVY)
Schoellkopf Field/Ithaca, N.Y. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (
ESPN+): PxP - Eric Malanoski; Analyst - Terry Dow
SERIES HISTORY: Colgate and Cornell will continue their rivalry with the 106th meeting of the series. The Raiders and Big Red are tied, 51-51-3.
LAST MEETING: (S): At Colgate 41, Cornell 24
NOTES:
COLGATE
rv/NO. 25 HARVARD CRIMSON (2-0, 0-0 IVY) AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-5, 0-0 PL)
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
LIVE STATS
BROADCAST (
ESPN+): PxP - Kevin Gehl; Analyst - Kevin McShea; Sideline – Amanda Keane
SERIES HISTORY: Holy Cross and Harvard meet for the 76th time, with the Crusaders trailing 47-26-2.
LAST MEETING: (Oct. 19) At Harvard 35, Holy Cross 34
NOTES:
HOLY CROSS
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