Lehigh Football Nation

This week's LFN Players of the Week awards should look real familiar. Theygo to: Offense: Junior QB Chris Lum (21-38 passing, 299 yards passing, 2 TDs, 1 INT's) Defense: Junior LB Mike Groome (15 tackles, 2 QB hurries) Special Teams: Junior P Alex Smith (5 punts, 40.0 yard average, 4 punts kicked into a 30 mph headwind played key role in victory) Underclassman: Sophomore WR Ryan Spadola (14 catches, tying a school record, for 206 yards and 2 TDs, huge TD to go ahead with the wind in the 3th quarter) Congratulations to the winners!

This week's LFN Players of the Week awards go to: Offense: Junior QB Chris Lum (14-23 passing, 146 yards passing, 2 TDsm 0 INT's) Defense: Junior LB Mike Groome (11 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble) Special Teams: Junior P Alex Smith (6 punts, 36.8 yard average, 2 punts downed inside 20 yard line) Underclassman: Sophomore WR Ryan Spadola (3 catches, 30 yards, heady play to score first TD of game) Congratulations to the winners!

This week's LFN Players of the Week Go To: Offense:  Junior WR Jake Drwal   (9 catches, 72 yards) Defense:  Junior LB Mike Groome   (8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble) Special Teams:  Junior P Alex Smith   (7 punts, 44.1 yard average, longest punt 52 yards) Underclassman:  Sophomore WR Ryan Spadola   (8 catches, 88 yards, led Lehigh in receiving yardage for second straight week) Congratulations to the winners!

This week's LFN Players of the Week Go To: Offense: Senior RB Jay Campbell (112 all-purpose yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Senior LB Al Pierce (9 tackles, 2 1/2 tackles for loss including 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble to clinch the game) Special Teams: Junior P Alex Smith (4 punts, 37.8 yard average, all punts landed inside the 20) Underclassman: Sophomore WR Ryan Spadola (6 catches, 99 yards, led Lehigh in receiving) Congratulations to the winners!

Some quick notes before we enter the preview of the Georgetown game. First of all, here are this week's LFN "Players of the Week": Offensive Hawk: Freshman QB Michael Colvin (career-high 74 yards rushing vs. Harvard, including a 55 yard scamper that set up Lehigh's first TD) Defensive Hawk (tie): Senior LB Al Pierce (10 tackles, 1 sacks, 2 QB hurries) and sophomore DB/LB Colin Newton (10 tackles, 1/2 sack, 2 pass break-ups) Special Teams Hawk: Sophomore P Alex Smith (6 punts, 39.8 yard average) This week, some more bad news came down the pike in a season filled with it: news from the Express-Times that senior DT Phil Winett and senior LB Heath Brickner are officially done for the year with their injuries , and senior LB Troy Taylor is questionable as well. It seems like eons ago that we were worrying whether Lehigh could play all their senior talent at linebacker; now we're wondering which underclassmen will be suiting up on Saturday. With the notable e...

I made the rules, and I'm living by them. This week's Player of the week, as voted on by you, the fans is, sophomore P Alex Smith . His 4 punts for 39 yards, including a booming 47 yarder, was excellent against a CAA team that prides itself on special teams excellence. Two landed inside the 20 yard line. Congratulations! Other Players of the Week this week include: Fans: Sophomore P Alex Smith Offensive Hawk: Junior WR Craig "Braveheart" Zurn (6 catches, 72 yards, 1 kickoff return of 10 yards) Defensive Hawk: Senior LB Matt Cohen (8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 touchdown-saving tackle of Villanova senior WR Matt Szczur ) Special Teams Hawk: Junior DB/RS John "Fear Itself" Kennedy (100 yards of kickoff returns, 4 tackles) Lehigh's bye week is this weekend. Tune in this weekend for a special "Bye Week" word, and a Friday water cooler looking over the upcoming Patriot League weekend.