Game 2 for starting QB "Clean Joe" Green
Georgetown Hoyas (1-1) vs. Columbia Lions (1-0)
September 25, 2021
Kickoff Time: 1:05pm
Robert K. Kraft Field at Wien Stadium
*NOTE all fans 12 and older must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination and wear a mask at all times
Game Time Weather Forecast: 73 degrees, partly cloudy
The Line: Columbia is favored by 14 1/2 points
TV/Radio: The game will be broadcast on ESPN+
Leading Storylines
1) With just one game as an exception, Columbia has clearly underperformed in every contest vs. Georgetown during the Bagnoli era. This includes home and away games since 2015, with the 2017 CU rout over the Hoyas being the outlier. Sure, Columbia has left games that should have been wins on the table in the Bagnoli era (by my count, the total number is 12... you can ask me later which games exactly), but Georgetown is the only team with three wins over the Lions under Bagnoli that should have been Columbia wins. I don't know what kind of special sauce Georgetown Head Coach Rob Sgarlota has over CU, but it's time to bust the recipe. This is a game where the Lions have a chance to prove they have overcome some kind mental block against this team.
2) Columbia did some things very well against a very weak Marist team last week, while Georgetown had a terrible day against a much stronger Harvard team. So which of these two polar performances are the true indicator of who these teams really are? One item in focus should be the Hoya rush defense, which failed miserably against the Crimson and looked vulnerable a week earlier against Delaware State. If the Lions can put together even 60% of the running attack they had against Marist, they should win this game on that stat alone.
3) Georgetown QB Joseph Brunell, (son of the NFL great Mark Brunell), is the Hoyas' best weapon. He may be injured, but the GU two-deep has him listed as the starter. He has a good arm and runs very well. Columbia is probably happy its very deep set of LB's and safeties will be tasked with stopping his running threat, but the corners will have to be prepared for Brunell to test them. They can get help from the safeties, like they did last week after Marist successfully went deep... but then that could open the running lanes for Brunell. So we're back to the LB's, especially guys like Justin Woodely and Cam Dillon, who will have to step up.
5 CU Players to Watch
1) Joe Green, Sophomore QB -- Can "Clean Joe" (I AM CLAIMING THAT NICKNAME!!!!) stay clean after a strong debut in the starting job? I call him "Clean Joe" because he throws a clean ball and avoids messy mistakes.
2) Ryan Young, Senior RB -- Will Young roll over the Hoyas run defense?
3) Dante Miller, Senior RB --- Will Dante turn the GU run defense into an inferno of failure?
4) Justin Woodley, Senior LB -- Will Woodley lay the wood on Hoya QB Joseph Brunell?
5) Gabriel Hollingsworth, Sophomore QB -- What new gadget plays will he pull on game day?
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Fr. OL John "The Mammoth" Martin (will he get more action and repave Kraft Field with the bodies of Georgetown defenders he flattens with his 385-pound frame?) and Jr. PK Alex Felkins (will he continue his successful FG streak currently at 4?)
*Sr. WR/KR Mike Roussos will not play in this game, likely being held out so he's 100% for the Princeton contest in week 3
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