Here is a player-by-player preview of the new handful of freshmen for the Red and Blue.

Penn basketball has changed immeasurably for the better by staying the same. Fran is back. Miles is back. Sophomores Tony Hicks and Darien Nelson-Henry are a year older and wiser after coming on strong late in their rookie campaigns last season.

After a 9-22 season, the Red and Blue are back in the lab to find the right chemistry to make 2013-14 a winning season.

Saturday, the Quakers take on rival Princeton on Homecoming, in a must-win game for a shot at the Ivy title on senior night. What else could you ask for?

Despite dropping last year’s matchup with Temple, the Quakers are looking forward to turning their fortunes around, and improving this season.

For the first time in four seasons, Penn will play Princeton without a chance at an Ivy League title. But the Quakers still have a lot to play for.

Saturday at noon, Penn (13-3, 5-1 Ivy) takes on No. 9 Princeton in the de facto Ivy League Championship game in which the winner takes the crown.

137 years. That’s how long it’s been since Penn and Princeton began playing each other in football. Now, with everything on the line, Princeton returns for a battle that may have more meaning than any of the 104 before it.

Penn returns an almost identical squad from last year’s third-place Ivy team to take on the Terriers, who have 0-8 overall record against Penn, including last year’s dramatic contest where the Red and Blue edged out St. Francis, 61-60.

Through the eyes of both the old and the young, Franklin Field still holds many wonders to behold.

The toast toss may not drive loads of people to the stands, but it does create lasting memories.

Administrators, players and donors weigh in on how to keep Penn Athletics afloat with philanthropy.

We recount the top five moments from Penn women’s basketball 2012-13 season including an 18-point comeback against St. Francis and a three pointer at the buzzer by Alyssa Baron against Fairfield.

Princeton has taken the last four Ivy League titles and lost just twice in conference play during that time. This year, Penn and Harvard are looking to dethrone the Tigers.

After tearing her ACL in the third game of the 2012-13 campaign, Megan McCullough is back in full form and ready to start at point guard thanks to hard work and the help of her teammates.

Penn women’s basketball started from the bottom but after four years of the Mike McLaughlin era, the Quakers are ready to make the rise and challenge for the Ivy League championship

The Quakers will encounter tough competition before Ivy play even starts as the Red and Blue face a tough nonconference schedule, including a matchup with 2013 Final Four participant Notre Dame.