It's looking more and more likely that the Ivy League title will be decided by the clash between Yale and Harvard in The Game next weekend.
The Bulldogs and Crimson still have their flawless League records intact and face off against two bottom dwellers in Princeton and Penn, respectively, tomorrow.
No. 12 Yale (5-0, 8-0) at Princeton (3-5, 2-3)
You know who they're talking about -- Mike McLeod.
Last week against Brown he broke Yale's career rushing record as he gained 185 yards on 32 touches - and with a broken toe.
It remains to be seen if McLeod's injury will hamper his production this week. He was replaced in the third quarter last game and came out for two carries in the fourth.
Princeton is actually second in the League in yards on the ground. But its 168.9 yards per game pale in comparison to the 306.9 that the Bulldogs regularly put up.
Yale should have no trouble dismantling the Tigers if they play anything like last weekend at Penn.
Princeton couldn't get much together on offense, as it picked up just 14 first downs and didn't make it into Penn territory at all in the first quarter.
Princeton coach Roger Hughes said he would label quarterback Greg Mroz as questionable after he was injured last week. Bill Foran played last week after suffering a concussion the game before.
Columbia (0-5, 1-7 Ivy) at Cornell (1-4, 4-4)
The quarterback situation is the biggest question for the Big Red this weekend.
In a 59-31 thumping by Dartmouth last week, Cornell sent quarterback-turned-wide receiver Stephen Liuzza in behind center after Nathan Ford was injured.
He performed well, completing 26 of 40 passes and picking up 131 yards on the ground.
Coach Jim Knowles told The Ithaca Journal that Ford was questionable for this week and either Liuzza or Ben Ganter will start.
With the dual threat of Liuzza looming, the Lions' rush defense, which is last in the league and allows over 250 yards per game has to be worried.
Columbia is virtually one-dimensional on offense. It can barely move the ball on the ground and heavily relies on wide receiver Austin Knowlin to get the job done through the air. Last weekend Knowlin caught 10 passes for 123 yards as the Lions fell 27-12 to Harvard.
But the Lions are still looking for their first League win. They may have hope as Columbia beat the Big Red, 21-14 last season.
Dartmouth (3-5, 3-2) at Brown (3-5, 2-3)
Anyone who still saw Dartmouth as a pretender got a Hanover-cold blast of reality last week, as the Big Green dropped 59 on beleaguered Cornell.
But that was at home, where the Big Green have picked up all of their wins this year. They've been far less successful away from New Hampshire, and Providence is no good place to start a winning streak.
Brown looked destined for a shaky season when starting tailback Dereck Knight went down for the year. But quarterback Michael Dougherty has stepped up and the Bears' pass-happy offense of old has emerged.
Expect a wild one, as neither defense is anything to write home about.
The Big Green are dead last in the league in scoring defense and Brown is at the bottom of the pack in defending the pass.
