Football
Notebook | Roster revamped and ready
The Quakers, a week removed from a roster battered by injuries, will see many important players return Saturday at Columbia.
Milne | Great Scot! Football is too slow
I understand why there are so many commercial breaks on American television. Football is boring.
Moore to come on defense
The Quakers suited up against Bucknell without All-American cornerback Chris Wynn, who missed his second-straight game with leg ailments.Ivy Notebook | Leopards top the Ivy League?
This Saturday, two football teams with perfect Ivy records will meet with the goal of maintaining their unblemished record against Ancient Eight teams.Holy moly: Brown upsets Crusaders
Brown beats Holy Cross, Harvard beats Cornell, Lafayette beats Columbia and Yale beats DartmouthRosenstein | Imagine an offense with no QB
Bagnoli's creative offense helps accommodate the recently rotating quarterbacks.
Bison exterminated
The Penn football team won its second consecutive game on Saturday with a 21-3 victory over Bucknell at Franklin Field. Penn has now won five straight over the Bisons.
Ivy Preview | Determining the top shade of red
First place in the Ancient Eight will be on the line when the Crimson take on the Big Red.
The Buck stops here
The Quakers (1-2, 1-0 Ivy) will rely heavily on running back Lyle Marsh and their ground game Saturday when the team hosts Bucknell (3-2, 1-0 Patriot).
Biggest fan cheering from home
When Penn plays Bucknell, part of the Franklin Field atmosphere will be absent. Dan Staffieri is battling an illness and will miss the game.
Football Notebook | Sophomore will Hurl first college pass
Every Penn fan is thinking the same question this week: Who’s going to start at quarterback Saturday versus Bucknell? They won’t get their answer until the opening drive.
Lafayette, we are coming
Defensive coordinator Ray Priore understands that Lafayette presents a completely different challenge than did Villanova. He’s confident that Penn (0-1) will be able to make the necessary adjustments when it takes on the Leopards (1-1) in Easton, Pa., tomorrow evening.
Fanaroff | Coach exaggerated adversity
After three years of interviewing coaches, you begin to recognize buzzwords for the language directed at the media commonly referred to as “coach speak.”Ivy Football Notebook | Crimson Ho-pping back on the field
After spending his junior season in obscurity when injuries forced him to the sideline, Harvard senior running back Cheng Ho is once again taking center stage.Ivy history lesson for Columbia
For the first time in 48 years the Lions earned a road shutout over an Ivy League opponent, as they went to Princeton and came away with a 38-0 shellacking.
It’s easy beating Green
The Big Green had waited 100 weeks for a win before hosting Penn at Memorial Field Saturday — and after falling 30-24, they will have to wait at least one more. Meanwhile, the Quakers will roll into their next game confident after winning the conference opener.
Penn too reliant on Samson
Did the Quakers' dependence on sophomore kicker Andrew Samson account for the slim margin of victory over Dartmouth this weekend?New twist on old New York rivalry
When Central New York rivals Cornell and No. 25 Colgate collide tomorrow in Hamilton, the stakes will be the highest they’ve been since 1966 in this 103-year-old rivalry.Kephart worth an arm and a (big) leg
Dartmouth Athletics relies quite heavily on one arm and one leg of Don Kephart. The junior kickoff specialist and back-up field goal kicker for Big Green football suits up for the track team in the spring.