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After narrowing the score to 14-10, Fordham late in the 1st quarter, the Lions looked to continue pushing the momentum their way.
And that happened quickly when, on the first play from scrimmage after the Columbia TD, freshman corner Travis Reim made a spectacular play to intercept a long pass from Ryan Higgins at the Lion 33.
This was the first time we really got a chance to see what Reim could do last season. He ended up with 30 total tackles, two interceptions and four passes defensed. After the season, he was named Columbia's Rookie of the Year for 2012 at the awards dinner.
Reim also was a fine kickoff returner, with seven returns for 150 total yards and a good 21.4 yard average. His longest return was for 49 yards.
Reim is a very important piece to the Lions 2013 any way you look at it. Even though he's only a sophomore , he's the most experience player at corner right now.
If Columbia is lucky, he'll follow the footsteps of a corner like Dartmouth's recently-graduated Shawn Abuhoff, (or even come close to being as good a player as he was). Reim doesn't have Abuhoff's total speed, but he's cut from the same kind of cloth. They're about the same height and weight, came from super good high school programs, and Reim could become Columbia's #1 defensive back and returner like Abuhoff was for Dartmouth for most of his four years in Hanover.
But stardom aside, Reim needs to have a good season for the Lions to succeed this fall.
4 comments:
The Lions Travis Reim will only get better, stronger and faster in my opinion. I'm also looking forward to seeing our starting QB and the stable of talented receivers this year.
Travis is a playmaker and that is why he played so much. He is a tough kid with a good FB brain.
What is the basis for the statement that Abuhoff is faster than Reim? 40 times? Anything else?
If memory serves, he missed an interception late in vs Penn that could have been pivotal. But, he more than made up for that in other games.
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