Two weeks in, the Columbia bakery has run out of cream puffs.
For the second straight year, the Lions are 2-0. For the second straight year, they got the two W's against a pair of I-AA weaklings. And for the second straight year, the road gets much tougher in Week 3.
Princeton at Columbia
Last year's Lions under Bob Shoop rode the momentum of the 2-0 start into a 43-3 loss at Princeton.
Now Shoop is gone, the matchup of undefeated teams has shifted to New York and new Lions coach Norries Wilson gets his first test in front of the homecoming crowd.
Wilson and Co. put a serious beatdown on Fordham and held on long enough to survive Georgetown at home.
While the Lions haven't really gotten it going on the ground, quarterback Craig Hormann has hit a variety of targets to the tune of 28-for-47 passing. But their MVP so far has been kicker Jon Rocholl, who has knocked in six straight field goals.
They may need more than field goals to beat the Tigers, who have good wins at Lehigh and at Princeton Stadium against Lafayette. The Tigers are succeeding on the strength of a defense that has allowed 24 points in two games and allowed just 206 yards to the Leopards.
Don't look for a repeat of last season's blowout, but Columbia would be fortunate to win the matchups on either side of the ball.
(23) Harvard at Lehigh
Liam O'Hagan? Suspended
Chris Pizzotti? Hurt
Jeff Witt? Hurt
Richard Irvin? Here, coach.
Harvard will travel to Bethlehem, Pa., to face the Mountain Hawks, bringing with them their fourth-string quarterback, who will start for the Crimson tomorrow. He's the fourth QB in four games, dating back to last season.
He's also the only one with Division I-A experience.
The Tulane transfer, who played for Harvard in seven games last season, takes on a Lehigh team that boasts a win at Villanova, but losses to Princeton and Albany.
Despite the quarterback issues and thanks to the nation's leading runner, Clifton Dawson, the Crimson is second in the country in total offense, ranking just behind No. 1 New Hampshire.
But it meets its toughest challenge yet against a Lehigh team that ranks 21st in the country in total defense.
Brown at Rhode Island
The 91st meeting between the state's two Division I programs will be marked by two teams coming off tough home losses in conference play.
The Bears got run over by Dawson and the Crimson last week, while Rhode Island fell in Kingston to No. 17 Delaware.
Brown leads the series 66-22-2, and to capture the Governor's Cup for the third straight season, it will have to improve against the run. Rhode Island boasts a three-man rushing attack, which has the Rams ranked fifth in the nation with 243.3 rush yards per game - one spot better than Harvard.
(22)Albany at Cornell
After being shut down by Yale, the task gets no easier against an impressive Albany defense and a Great Danes team that is ranked for the first time in its history.
Albany places 10th in the nation in points allowed and 14th in total defense, while the Cornell offense has scored just 12 points in two games.
After seeing film of Albany shutting down then-No. 11 Delaware the Big Red knows it will need a much better effort than that.
Yale at Lafayette
The wannabe Ivy Leaguers play their third straight Ancient Eight team when they welcome the Elis to Fisher Field.
The Leopards opened their renovated stadium with a loss to Penn, then went on the road last week and got shut down by the Princeton defense.
The Elis showed a lot in bouncing back from a bad home loss to San Diego to beat Cornell. But a win at Lafayette would take another big step up.
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