Lehigh Football Nation

While I've been taking an impromptu vacation from blogging (I believe it's the longest blog break I've had in ages - 17 days between posts?), Lehigh Sports chose to announce that season tickets for the 2009 season are now on sale . With seven home games, Lehigh is trying something new by adding season ticket "mini-plans" to the mix. Now fans don't only have the option of spending $95 for a full chairback season ticket (or a $75 general admission ticket), there will be a chance for fans to buy a $60 "Ivy League Plan" (Princeton, Harvard, Yale), the $60 "New England Plan" (Central Connecticut State, Yale, Harvard), the $50 "Patriot League Plan" (Georgetown, Holy Cross) and $50 "Monthly Plan" (Princeton, Yale). Best of all, though - buying one of the "Plans" also gives you a ticket to The Rivalry - that legendary game in the third week in November against "that school in Easton". This can be a great de...

Forgive the lack of posting this week, as I've been dispatching a lot of writing for the FCS Yearbook (to be released very soon). But I needed to clear out my inbox with a bunch of Lehigh-related news that hit the wires this week, starting with the fact that Lehigh season tickets are now on sale . They are a bargain by any standard: $55 for general admission season tickets and $75 for chairback seats - plus, you're guaranteed a Lehigh/Lafayette ticket (this year, played at Easton) if you buy now. If you are from Pennsylvania, you probably know what the "Big 33" all-star game is, where the best high school football recruits from talent-rich Pennsylvania and Ohio play as high school players one last time. This year, the "Big 33" game featured four incoming Patriot League players: RB/LB Nate Eachus (Colgate), LB Corey Watts (Lafayette), OL/DL Dan Kessler (Fordham), and one of ours: freshman OL/DL Cody Connare . I did not see the game, but there are some g...