Another Game of the Century

As Columbia's magical 2017 seasons rolls on, every week presents a new challenge that is essentially the Lions' next "game of the century."

This week's game against Yale isn't a battle of unbeatens like last week at Darmouth, but it is another contest where 1st place in the Ivies is on the line. And every game that brings Columbia closer to a possible first championship in 56 years rises on the Richter scale of importance.

Here are some of the top stories right now as the hype builds for the game:

-The opening line is Yale favored by a hefty 8 1/2 points. For the record, Yale is 6-0 against the spread this year and Columbia is 5-1, or 5-0-1 if you count opening lines only.

 -There will be FREE fan buses to the game leaving from the Columbia campus. Click here to reserve your seats.  And you can also get your tickets and admission to the fan tailgate buffet and BBQ by clicking here.

-The Yale Bowl is the largest Ivy venue with a 61,446 seating capacity. It also has the best tailgating atmosphere in the league.

-Head Coach Al Bagnoli grew up extremely close to the Yale Bowl. He mostly owned the Elis during his time at Penn, and Yale was the first Ivy team he defeated after taking he helm at Columbia.  Bagnoli's overall record against his home town Ivy team is 18-7 and he's 8-5 at the Bowl.

-Yale has the best running attack Columbia will see all season with freshman RB Zane Dudek, senior Deshawn Salter, and QB Kurt Rawlings all putting up big numbers in the stat sheets.  In just Ivy games, Dudek and Salter rank #1 and #2, in rushing yards, respectively.