Yale and Harvard's losses on Saturday - at Cornell and at Brown, respectively - weren't just notable because those squads were pegged as the Ivy League's top two teams heading into the season.
It was also the first time since Nov. 11, 2006, that the Elis and Crimson lost Ancient Eight games on the same day.
Almost as remarkable was the fact that in Ithaca, N.Y., the Big Red held Yale to zero net rushing yards on 28 attempts. All-Ivy back Mike McLeod gained just 57 yards, while the Elis' quarterback tandem of Brook Hart and Ryan Fodor combined for negative 55 yards on the ground.
Through two games, Yale is ranked last in the Ivy League in rushing yards per game.
But can he throw a 30-yard bullet pass? Three years ago, then-Harvard quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick wowed NFL scouts with his 99th-percentile score of 38 on the Wonderlic test, a pre-draft standardized intelligence assessment.
Fitzpatrick got his first NFL start since his 2005 rookie campaign on Sunday, as his Cincinnati Bengals took on the Cleveland Browns. But reading defenses proved to be harder than reading an Econ 101 textbook.
The hapless Harvardian threw three interceptions and just one touchdown, earning a pitiful 44.5 quarterback rating and a 20-12 Bengals loss. For his career, Fitzpatrick has accumulated 11 picks, five touchdowns and a passer rating of 55.3.
Not everybody loves Raymond. Former Brown wide receiver Paul Raymond defied odds by even getting looks from the New York Jets, but his journey as a pro football player may have ended yesterday.
Raymond, who graduated last year, was released from the Jets' practice squad less than a month after signing on as an undrafted free agent.
The former Bears standout may try to catch on with another NFL team, but he won't be on the receiving end of any Brett Favre passes.
Slip-n-slide. Maybe the gods really do have it out for Columbia's football team.
The storms that plagued the Northeast didn't spare the Lions, as they fell, 31-24, to Towson in Maryland. After six fumbles (four of which were lost), two interceptions and a 46-minute lightning delay in the first quarter, Columbia ended up worse for the wear.
Both teams gave the ball away three times, but when the attack naturally shifted away from the passing game, the Lions couldn't adjust, mustering just 88 yards on 27 carries.
Columbia coach Norries Wilson has never been one to shy away from finger-pointing, but he wouldn't put the blame solely on Mother Nature's shoulders.
"Rained on both sides," he told The Columbia Spectator. "You had to be secure with the football, which we weren't. . It wasn't like it was just raining on our side."
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