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League kicks off 35th season of play with two games on ESPN

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Two Patriot League football games will highlight the first week of the spring 2021 season. Lehigh welcomes defending champion Holy Cross for a noon kickoff on ESPN+ and Service Electric 2 with Steve Degler and Mike Yadush calling the action. Lafayette welcomes Colgate for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+ and the Lafayette Sports Network with Gary Laubach and John Leone providing the call. 

Patriot League 2021 Spring Football Season Explained
The Patriot League’s six football teams will be split into two three-team divisions for the 2021 spring season. Colgate, Fordham and Holy Cross will play in the North Division. Bucknell, Lafayette and Lehigh will play in the South Division. Teams will play each divisional opponent once with two non-divisional games for a total of four games. The League schedule will conclude on Saturday, April 17, with a championship game between the two division winners. There is a make-up weekend scheduled for the weekend of April 10. The Georgetown football program will forgo participation in the spring 2021 season. If conditions allow and within permissible local and federal guidelines, the Hoyas will work to bring football student-athletes back for training in the spring in preparation for the traditional fall 2021 football season.
 
Holy Cross Picked to Defend Patriot League Title
Defending Patriot League champion Holy Cross (7-6, 5-1 PL in ’19) topped the preseason poll, receiving 45 points and five first-place votes. Colgate (4-8, 3-3 PL in ’19) was picked second with 36 points and two first-place votes, Fordham (4-8, 2-4 PL in ’19) finished third with 35 points and four first-place votes, while Lafayette (4-8, 4-2 PL in ’19) placed fourth with 28 points and one first-place vote. Lehigh (4-7, 3-3 PL in ’19) and Bucknell (3-8, 3-3 PL in ’19) ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, to round out the preseason poll.
 
Fordham’s DeMorat and Lafayette’s Hamm Earn Preseason Major Awards
Fordham junior quarterback Tim DeMorat and Lafayette junior defensive lineman Malik Hamm were selected as the Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively when the League office announced preseason football honors. DeMorat was a 2019 First Team All-Patriot League selection at quarterback after throwing for a League-high 2,674 yards and 20 touchdown passes. He led the Patriot League in passing yards per game (222.8) and touchdown passes (20) while completing 59 percent of his pass attempts (232-for-393) and posting a 127.4 pass efficiency to place among the League leaders. Hamm, the 2019 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and 2018 rookie of the year, is a two-time All-League selection and a 2020 Preseason All-America selection. He finished the 2019 season with 43 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss (TFL) of 55 yards, 8.0 sacks, eight quarterback hurries and three pass breakups to lead Lafayette to a second-place finish.
 
25 Returning All-League Selections Highlight the Patriot League Preseason Team
DeMorat and Hamm highlight the 32-member Preseason All-Patriot League squad that features 25 returning All-League honorees. DeMorat, and teammates Zach Davis (Sr., RB), Nick Zakelj (Sr., OL), Glenn Cunningham (Sr., LB) and Ryan Greenhagen (Jr., LB) made the preseason squad after being named First Team All-Patriot League in 2019. Hamm and teammate Zadok Scott (Jr., H-Back) were also first-team honorees. Bucknell’s Simeon Page (Sr. LB) and Brandon Sanders (Jr., WR), Colgate’s Jack Badovinac (Sr., OL), along with Holy Cross’s Brian Foley (Sr., OL) and Benton Whitley (Jr., DL) also received first-team honors in 2019.
 
DeMorat is joined on the preseason All-League squad by eight teammates, while Hamm and five of his Leopards teammates earned preseason honors. The Crusaders also placed six on the preseason All-League team. Bucknell placed five selections, Colgate received four spots on the team and Lehigh had two recognized.
 
League Football Programs Place among NCAA Leaders in Graduation Rate Report
The Patriot League’s seven football programs registered the best FGR score (90) in the NCAA and the third-best GSR score (91). Five teams posted a GSR of 90 or better, including Georgetown (100), Holy Cross (97), Lafayette (97), Colgate (93) and Bucknell (91).
 
HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-0 PL, 0-0 North) AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-0 PL, 0-0 SOUTH)
Goodman Stadium| Bethlehem, Pa...............................................Saturday, March 13, Noon, ET (ESPN+/SE2)
LIVE STATS | WATCH
SERIES HISTORY: Holy Cross and Lehigh meet for the 36th time in series history. The Mountain Hawks hold a 19-15-1 advantage in series that began with a 3-3 tie in 1924. The Mountain Hawks are 7-3 against the Crusaders since 2010, with the Crusaders winning the last two games.
 
LAST MEETING: (Nov. 2, 2019) - Holy Cross senior safety Chris Riley intercepted a Lehigh pass with less than a minute left in the game to seal the Crusaders’ 24-17 victory over Lehigh at Goodman Stadium. Holy Cross junior quarterback Connor Degenhardt rushed for a score in the first quarter and threw a touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Tenio Ayeni in the third quarter. Crusaders’ senior running back Domenic Cozier led the offense with 190 yards on 22 carries, including a long run of 88 yards, which set up Degenhardt’s one-yard plunge in the first quarter. Lehigh senior quarterback Tyler Monaco completed 26-of-39 passes for 282 yards and a touchdown while senior wide receiver Devon Bibbens caught six passes for 102 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown reception with 9:02 remaining in the third quarter.
PREVIEWS: HOLY CROSS | LEHIGH
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (0-0 PL, 0-0 North) AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (0-0 PL, 0-0 South)
Fisher Stadium | Easton, Pa. .............................................Saturday, March 13, 3:30 p.m., ET (ESPN+/LSN)
LIVE STATS | WATCH
SERIES HISTORY: Colgate and Lafayette meet for the 64th time in series history with the Raiders holding a 46-13-4 advantage, including winning the last five games. The two programs met for the first time in 1906 with a 17-6 Lafayette win. The Leopards’ last victory came in a 19-16 decision on Nov. 8, 2014.
 
LAST MEETING: (Nov. 16, 2019) Colgate junior quarterback Grant Breneman and junior running back Malik Twyman each rushed for a touchdown to lead the Raiders to a 16-0 victory at Fisher Stadium. The Raiders’ defense held the Leopards to 183 yards of offense, as sophomore Milton Braasch II recorded nine tackles and senior defensive back Abu Daramy-Swaray added seven tackles and one pass breakup. Lafayette junior linebacker Major Jordan finished with nine tackles and freshman linebacker Marco Olivas added six tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack.
PREVIEWS: COLGATE | LAFAYETTE
 
FORDHAM RAMS (0-0 PL, 0-0 North) AT BUCKNELL BISON (0-0 PL, 0-0 South)
Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, Pa. ................................POSTPONED
 
The Bucknell-Fordham football game, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 13, has been postponed. The game will be rescheduled following discussions with the two schools and the Patriot League office. The Bucknell and Fordham programs have both experienced recent pauses due to COVID-19 safety precautions, which has limited athletics participation. As such, both institutions believe that it is in the best interest of the student-athletes to have additional preparation opportunities prior to their first competition.
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.
 
 

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