Hold on: Build 24-point cushion, survive Penn push. Domination is the leading team's quarterback taking a knee on three consecutive plays to affect a peaceful end. Not the end of the game, mind you; just the first half. Desperation is the losing t… more »

EASTON, Pa. - Robert Irvin dropped back and let it fly over the middle. Looking to extend the Quakers' furious second-half rally with a fourth-down conversion, Irvin fired a wayward pass to David Wurst on a slant, missing high and setting up Wurst fo… more »

After the post-game press conference at Lafayette on Saturday, Leopards coach Frank Tavani offered some words of encouragement. "You guys got a good football team," he said. "They're gonna be all right. It's two tough games, I know, but believe me."… more »

The linebacker has overcome injuries. Neil Goldsmith has two dates written on his arm in permanent marker: 9-27-06 and 9-28-07. Most athletes wouldn't care to celebrate the anniversary of a season-ending knee injury -- and certainly not two knee i… more »

Defensive battle brewing. Game will give Leopards an idea of how good they are. EASTON - Two relatively easy matchups before an off week may not be the ideal way to start a season, which is why the past two weeks have been a little different for the… more »

Former backup QB playing a role in Penn's secondary With so much attention bestowed on Penn quarterback Robert Irvin and his backup-slash-punter Kyle Olson, most people have probably forgotten about junior Brendan McNally. McNally saw some snaps i… more »

Defense Stays Stout in League Opener. In the Hoyas’ sole night game of the season, Lafayette turned the lights out on the Hoya offense and capitalized on significant Georgetown miscues to tally a 24-6 victory in Easton, Pa. In the Patriot League o… more »

The Leopards will work harder before facing Penn Sept. 27. Football teams often welcome an in-season bye week. A time to heal. A time to take a breath. A time to prepare for what lies ahead, but at a more leisurely pace. For Lafayette, which won i… more »

A 2-0 start: Team has plenty to work on after win over Hoyas. Frank Tavani said Rob Curley is a voracious film watcher. Well, the Lafayette quarterback will have plenty to watch today – and he may not like all of it. The quarterback did some go… more »

I wonder how many athletes were denied the opportunity to play at the highest possible level simply because coaches never came calling. When I was in high school, one of a coach’s best pipelines consisted of former players who maintained their intere… more »

Hoyas coach has a lot in common with Lafayette's Tavani. Kevin Kelly is in only his third season as head football coach at Georgetown. But if you're thinking that makes him relatively inexperienced, think again. Kelly epitomizes the journeyman con… more »

Statistically speaking, what Joe Russo does for the Lafayette College football team doesn’t look like much. On paper, he’s a running back who has started all 23 games the last two seasons and has a grand total of 53 carries to show for it. What th… more »

Two digital ''countdown'' clocks have been added to the decor in Lafayette's plush Bourger Varsity Football House locker room. It is impossible for the players to miss them. One clock ticks down the days, hours and minutes to the start of the Leopard… more »

Paul Reinhart from the The Morning Call weighs in with the five things to watch about Lafayette football in 2008. 1.The tailbacks -- Because of injuries, Lafayette was forced to its No. 6 TB by the end of the 2007 season. Maurice White, hurt in t… more »

Returning players on a mission to return team to the top of the Patriot League. Rob Curley's circuitous route to becoming the starting quarterback for the Lafayette College football team began with near-enrollments at Temple and Princeton and an actu… more »