With the close of Lafayette College’s preseason football camp on Sunday, coach Frank Tavani prepared to throw the real shocker, the main mind-blower, the gut-wrencher, at his freshmen today. So are the Leopards’ cubs running gassers? Jogging up the m… more »

Men of action don't like to sit and watch. Nate Dixon and Ben Eaton are linebackers -- by definition men of action -- who had to do just that this spring as their Lafayette College football teammates went through drills and their spring game. A bu… more »

Hazleton's Nate Eachus rushed for more than 2,100 yards his final year in high school. He racked up 28 touchdowns and was an all-state first team running back. At Colgate University, Eachus has made a name for himself as being a hard-nosed runner and… more »

For now, Lafayette College's starting quarterback is Ryan O'Neil. For now. With preseason camp set to finish up this weekend with the start of classes on Monday, Leopards coach Frank Tavani said the 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior from White Plains, N.… more »

Pete Bross would run a 20-yard sprint and find he then needed a five-minute rest. A workout might be followed by a one-hour nap. That might not be unusual for a 70-year-old. But Bross was just 18. When he got fatigued, he pushed himself a littl… more »

Nine months after the fact, during the Patriot League's annual football media day earlier this month at Green Pond Country Club, the losing Colgate Raiders were still lamenting their 56-49 defeat to Lafayette, a back-and-forth, whiz-bang affair at Fishe… more »

When Lafayette College's football team went through its first full preseason practice Friday afternoon, senior quarterback Marc Quilling could be excused if he treads a tad lightly for a few practices. Quilling, a Parkland High School graduate, playe… more »

Kyle Simmons takes to the field today, as the Lafayette College football team begins preseason camp. The Leopards junior cornerback, a Plum graduate, completes a journey back to the field that began last November, when a serious knee injury premature… more »

A December decision is expected The Patriot League held another football media day this past week and along with assessing the strengths, weaknesses and relative health of their programs, the coaches had to address the potential of athletic scholarsh… more »

The Patriot League announced the 2010 football coaches preseason poll Tuesday, and Colgate, led by quarterback and Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Greg Sullivan, was pegged to finish No. 1. Lafayette was selected for second with rival Lehigh t… more »

Senior, coming off injury, trails O'Neil on depth chart. The guy who is listed No. 1 on the Lafayette College football depth chart at quarterback has spent most of the summer at his White Plains, N.Y., home while about 40 of his buddies have elected… more »

Coach happy with Maroon and White game despite an early end due to bad weather. Lightning interrupted Lafayette's Maroon and White football game Friday night after just 35 offensive plays. But in that short time, a number of players were able to c… more »

EASTON - Mother Nature ultimately got the best of Lafayette College's annual Maroon and White football scrimmage Friday night at Fisher Stadium. However, veteran coach Frank Tavani still found plenty of reasons for optimism despite a prolonged rain s… more »

Injury to Parkland grad Marc Quilling temporarily takes him out of battle with 2 others. Marc Quilling smiled at the question: Are you ever going to catch a break? Instead of taking his share of reps with the other two players who are competing fo… more »

Parkland High School graduate Mark Quilling is a candidate to start at quarterback for Lafayette. Ryan O'Neil and Andrew Shoop are also competing for the job. A quick glance at the Lafayette football team's two-deep chart reveals a good news, bad new… more »