Jackson Nabs Another Preseason Accolade, And More Press

In other words, the College Sporting News (the news outlet I write for) has released a slew of information, including their preseason all-America team. Senior DL Brian Jackson made it on the second team.

For those that don't know, tonight is when the 2008 college football season kicks off, and I've written a CSN Way article about it - imploring Appalachian State fans to, well, not get hurt when LSU pounds them this Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Included is also my predictions of the only game this week involving a Patriot League school, Colgate:

Colgate at Stony Brook. What seemed like just another opening-day matchup becomes much more interesting when Raider runningback Jordan Scott was suspended for this particular game for an offseason incident. The Seawolves, eager to show off their team now teeming with 63 scholarships, have the goal of an at-large playoff spot and will have a running threat of their own in runningback Conte Cuttino. Who takes this one? I think Colgate’s going to prove that they are not simply Jordan Scott and a cloud of dust. Colgate wins. “STEVE HANSEN and a cloud of dust?” 30, Southern-Fried Seawolves 27.

While I'm at it, let me point you to some of the other Lehigh-related press that's been coming out. Incidentally, how annoying is it that Lehigh and Penn State have QBs with the same last name? Every time I see an article with the name "Clark" on it from The Morning Call I keep thinking it's something special about Lehigh... and what a disappointment that it's about some school in the cow pastures of central Pennsylvania... and no, I don't mean Bucknell.

Morning Call: Mountain Hawks Name Clark Starting QB

''J.B. had the strongest arm and is the most athletic of the candidates. Those are tangible things, but there were other things about him that we liked. He just has a very good way about him. He's respected by his teammates. This is an opportunity to see where we can go with him.''

Morning Call: 5 Things to Watch for Lehigh Football

3. Can an offensive line, featuring three sophomores, jell and protect?

All-American center John Reese and all-league tackle Jimmy Kehs are gone, and sophomores Ricky Clerge, Will Rackley and Keith Schauder will have to grow up fast as starters. Whether the QB is Clark or Bokosky, the line will have a less mobile QB to protect this year.

Easton Express-Times: Q&A with Lehigh QB J.B. Clark

E-T: Do you feel at any disadvantage since opening day is less than two weeks away?

JB: I think that extra week (last week) pushed me and Chris to get better every day. Coach Coen had us on our toes and working hard every day. Summer and off-season is more physical. Now it's a lot more mental, especially for a quarterback.

Allentown Morning Call: Lehigh Counting On Diamond, Defense to Lead the Way

''The big thing is we have a lot of leadership throughout the whole team,'' Coen said. ''Some guys are vocal, some are quiet. It's a nice mix. We've got a lot of younger guys ready to step up and we'll try to get the best out of each other and try to put up a few more wins.''

Finally, Drake, Lehigh's opponent on opening day next week, overcame a sluggish start and struggled to put away D-II Upper Iowa 17-13 at home. Senior S Andy Green intercepted the ball at the goalline with 35 seconds left to preserve the win for the Bulldogs.

How The Ivy League Is Able To Break the NCAA's Scholarship Limits and Still Consider Themselves FCS

By now you've seen the results. In 2018, the Ivy League has taken the FCS by storm. Perhaps it was Penn's 30-10 defeat of Lehigh a couple of weeks ago . Or maybe it was Princeton's 50-9 drubbing of another team that made the FCS Playoffs last year, Monmouth. Or maybe it was Yale's shockingly dominant 35-14 win over nationally-ranked Maine last weekend. The Ivy League has gone an astounding 12-4 so far in out-of-conference play, many of those wins coming against the Patriot League. But it's not just against the Patriot League where the Ivy League has excelled. Every Ivy League school has at least one out-of-conference victory, which is remarkable since it is only three games into their football season. The four losses - Rhode Island over Harvard, Holy Cross over Yale, Delaware over Cornell, and Cal Poly over Brown - were either close losses that could have gone either way or expected blowouts of teams picked to be at the bottom of the Ivy League. W

Made-Up Midseason Grades for Lehigh Football

We are now officially midway through the 2023 Lehigh football season. The Mountain Hawks sit at 1-5 overall, and 0-1 in the Patriot League. I thought I'd go ahead and make up some midseason grades, and set some "fan goals" for the second half. The 2023 Mountain Hawks were picked to finish fifth in the seven team Patriot League. In order to meet or exceed that expectation, they'll probably have to go at least 3-2 the rest of the way in conference play. Their remaining games are vs. Georgetown, at Bucknell, vs. Holy Cross, at Colgate, and vs. Lafayette in The Rivalry. Can they do it? Culture Changing: B+ . I was there in the Bronx last week after the tough 38-35 defeat to Fordham, and there wasn't a single player emerging from the locker room that looked like they didn't care. Every face was glum. They didn't even seem sad. More frustrated and angry. That may seem normal, considering the agonizing way the Mountain Hawks lost, but it was a marked chan

Fifteen Guys Who Might be Lehigh's Next Football Coach (and Five More)

If you've been following my Twitter account, you might have caught some "possibilities" as Lehigh's next head football coach like Lou Holtz, Brett Favre and Bo Pelini . The chance that any of those three guys actually are offered and accept the Lehigh head coaching position are somewhere between zero and zero. (The full list of my Twitter "possibilities" are all on this thread on the Lehigh Sports Forum .) However the actual Lehigh head football coaching search is well underway, with real names and real possibilities. I've come up with a list of fifteen possible names, some which I've heard whispered as candidates, others which might be good fits at Lehigh for a variety of reasons. UPDATE: I have found five more names of possible head coaches that I am adding to this list below. Who are the twenty people? Here they are, in alphabetical order.

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