Lafayette Leopard (2-1) vs. Columbia Lion (0-0)
September 21, 2024
Kickoff Time: 12 noon (NOTE EARLIER TIME)
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
New York, NY
Game Time Weather Forecast: 75 degrees and partly sunny
The Line: Columbia is a 7 1/2 point underdog
TV/Radio: The game will be shown live on the SNY regional sports cable channel and also on ESPN+
Leading Story Lines
-This is the debut for Columbia's young new Head Coach Jon Poppe and his mostly very young staff. 'nuff said.
-Lafayette is one of the best teams in the FCS, with a varied offense and a tough defense. This quite simply seems like the toughest opponent Columbia will face all season.
-In the face of several months of very well-deserved bad publicity for Columbia and the Ivy League in general, getting back to football could provide a respite from all the campus ugliness.
3 Lions to Watch
-Sophomore QB Chase Goodwin #15 gets his first collegiate start and will work to justify his winning the spot over Northwestern transfer Cole Freeman #4.
-Senior DL Justin Townsend #36 begins his final season of what's already been an excellent career for the Lions. The question now is if he will take his game to another level and get the eye of NFL scouts.
-Senior WR Bryson Canty #2 returns at full strength after a disappointing injury-riddled 2023 season. Canty was a 1st Team All Ivy WR as a sophomore in 2022.
3 Leopards to Watch
-Junior RB Jamar Curtis #5 is one of the best backs in the the FCS and he tore the Lions up at Lafayette last year. How he matches up against Columbia's experienced front seven may decide the game.
-Junior QB Dean DeNobile #16 is one of the best QB's in the FCS. He and his favorite target WR Elijah Steward #1 will be a major concern all day.
-Sophomore DL Jaylon Joseph #93 was the Patriot League Rookie of the Year for 2023 and will likely be the man most sorely testing new CU QB Chase Goodwin's debut nerves.
16 comments:
Two very talented teams will be competing tomorrow. Lafayette is nationally ranked, but the Columbia Lions will win tomorrow.
A healthy Bryson Canty is the best player in the Ivy League and a high draft pick.
Lions got this.
Lions by 3!!
Go Lions!
I am happy our Lions have brought back the tradition of Friday walk thru on Friday's on campus. That has been greatly missed.
Pilling, Get off your behind and schedule earlier!
Let’s get over the Pilling thing and focus on the season. Tomorrow we start a new era at Columbia. The Lions 24 and Lafayette 14. Bleed Columbia Blue!! Let’s go men!!
You all better turn out! See you at ye olde Baker Field and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Wien Stadium with Kraft Field.
Here is an observation. Lafayette is favored by (only) 7.5 points. Lafayette is ranked in the top 20. Lafayette has already played three games. Lions picked dead last for the Ivy League this season. The above does not add up. The oddsmakers obviously see Columbia as much stronger than did the media people who picked us for last.
We have some really good fifth year seniors. Bryson Canty is a difference maker on offense and Justin Townsend will face double teams all day, freeing up another rusher on passing downs.
And what does that tell you?
The 48-0 prediction looking more ridiculous by the minute. This will be a winnable game.
I heard that our ends are outstanding----big, strong and very fast!
If the Lions can keep this game competitive, this should bode well for the rest of the season.
48-0 will be the score
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