Category: Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Mountain Hawks looking for a turnaround
Freshman Matt Lippincott, a Wilson grad, hopes he enjoys the same success in college as he did in high school.
Matt Lippincott enjoyed his fall Saturday afternoons at Wilson Area High School where the Warriors often pleased home crowds with offensive… more »
Eachus, others find Patriot League a good football home
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 »
Patriot League football season plans to be close battle again in 2010
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 »
Wait for Patriot League football scholarships continue
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 »
Colgate University picked first in Patriot League football coaches preseason poll
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 »
Quarterback decision won't be distraction at Lehigh
Coen looking for consistency at the key position.
The question, as it seems to be almost every year at Lehigh, is: Who's going to be the quarterback?
Just as was the case in 2008, Mountain Hawks coach Andy Coen will begin training camp next week w… more »
Some good, some bad at Lehigh's annual Brown and White Game
When we last saw the Lehigh University football team at Goodman Stadium, linebacker Al Pierce was intercepting an underthrown Lafayette pass to preserve a stunning 27-21 overtime victory.
On Saturday morning, another ''game'' ended with an intercepti… more »
Lehigh Ready for Saturday's Brown and White Game
It's an early start time for Saturday's annual Brown and White Game, the intrasquad scrimmage that closes Lehigh University's spring football drills.
To make way for an alumni golf event later in the day, the action at Goodman Stadium begins at 10:30… more »
Lehigh Spring Season Ends
The football team returns to the gridiron Saturday at Goodman Stadium, when all of its hard work in the spring segment culminates with the Brown and White scrimmage. For fifth year Head Coach Andy Coen, expectations remain high after a woeful 2009 campa… more »
Lehigh Focusing on Starting 2010 Season on Right Foot
BETHLEHEM - The Lehigh University football team is looking for a strong start to the upcoming season, something the Mountain Hawks haven't had since going 3-1 to open the 2007 campaign.
Lehigh went winless in the month of September last year and fina… more »
Lehigh Is Seeking A Heat Wave This Fall
Mountain Hawks begin spring football drills with "212 degrees" as new team theme.
On a crisp, late March night when 60 degrees would have been welcome, the Lehigh football team was talking about 212 degrees.
For the time since he has been in charg… more »
Lehigh's 2010 Schedule Includes Reigning D-I Champion Villanova
Three contests against 2009 Football Championship Subdivision playoff teams, including defending national champion Villanova, highlight Lehigh University's 2010 schedule.
The Mountain Hawks open Sept. 4 against Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. Lehigh defea… more »
Lehigh program reflects on 2009 season
This year’s end of the year football banquet was held Saturday, February 13 at Lehigh’s Iacocca Hall on the Mountain Top Campus. This year, 13 football stars were presented with awards for their outstanding participation in the 2009 season by the team’… more »
Recruiting: a year-round trial, error for all teams
Each varsity coaching staff must plan thoroughly before adding an incoming class.
Just days after announcing his signing class of 2014, head football coach Andy Coen has already begun working on his next class.
"Recruiting is a whole-year process,… more »
Cecchini Returns To Lehigh As Offensive Coordinator
Dave Cecchini may have been coaching at Harvard and The Citadel for the past seven years, but his heart never left Lehigh.
When he got a free moment on a fall Saturday, Cecchini always checked to see how his alma mater was doing.
Now, Cecchini won… more »